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Aug 10, 2011 | 01:46 PM

lifeisgood

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stripping stock wheels

I have a set of stock z wheels for my 99. There messed up though, the original owner tried to have them chromed and it was a crappy job. Now its peeling and pitted. What's the cheapest way to strip them down and have them painted or coated?

Aug 10, 2011 | 02:45 PM

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the same thing happend to my chrome ABS wheels. i tryed to strip them and get them sprayed black but every tire shop i went to say the wouldnt hold air since i stripped the chrome off. But i just sanded the **** out of them and got most of it off.

Aug 10, 2011 | 04:32 PM

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Well these were originally silver, the owner then chromed them and the did a shotty job, I was thinking sand Blasting

Aug 10, 2011 | 07:20 PM

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You'll need to use aircraft grade paint stripper. I know that some guys have used it to strip down 10 spoke SS's and polish them into 35th ann. wheels. You can find it at hardware stores.