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Hawkperformance
| Posted on Sunday, September 21, 2008 - 08:55 am: |
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I am looking for a easy way to stripe the gold off my XB wheels??. (Message edited by hawkperformance on September 21, 2008) (Message edited by hawkperformance on September 28, 2008) (Message edited by hawkperformance on September 28, 2008) |
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Glitch
| Posted on Sunday, September 21, 2008 - 09:18 am: |
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Painting over them is much much easier. |
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Jeffroj
| Posted on Sunday, September 21, 2008 - 10:18 am: |
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Gasket remover works and so does aircraft stripper, I'm not sure which works better. That stuff is highly toxic so be careful if you try it. A plastic paint scraper helps a lot. |
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Ar15ed
| Posted on Sunday, September 21, 2008 - 10:18 am: |
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bead-blasting is about the only option. good luck, ed |
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Jimduncan69
| Posted on Sunday, September 21, 2008 - 10:33 am: |
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i used the aircraft stripper to take the powder coating on my primary cover and timing cover off. it work extremely well. but be careful with it. it is some seriously nasty stuff. |
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Sethbuchbinder
| Posted on Monday, September 22, 2008 - 04:40 pm: |
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Give Pete a call over at http://www.grandstanddesigns.com He can easily remove the stubborn gold coating and re-coat them in the color/colors of your choice. 732.722.2955 Seth |
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Xbniner
| Posted on Wednesday, September 24, 2008 - 04:00 pm: |
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Or you could trade for a different color. For example, I would trade white wheels for your gold if they are in good condition. ![; )](http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/clipart/winker.gif) |
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Tork
| Posted on Wednesday, September 24, 2008 - 11:02 pm: |
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When I had my amber wheels powder coated, the guy who ran the business said that the factory amber coating was one of the most robust finishes he's had to remove from motorcycle wheels. I asked if I could have saved some money by stripping them myself. He said 'Yes', but a common mistake is that guys use chemical strippers that sometimes leech into the wheels and can affect the final finish in appearance and/or longevity. |
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Whitetrashxb
| Posted on Thursday, September 25, 2008 - 11:28 pm: |
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xbniner you got pm ![](http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/clipart/eyebrow.gif) |
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Jerseyguy
| Posted on Friday, September 26, 2008 - 09:57 am: |
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+1 on what Seth said. Pete did a great job powder coating my XB wheels yellow.
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Scrapin
| Posted on Friday, September 26, 2008 - 12:41 pm: |
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You'll laugh...but brake fluid will take off the coating quite easily and doesn't damage the aluminum. Just brush it on over a catch pan and let it soak awhile and go back and wipe...dispose of used fluid properly. I'd wash them with soapy water a few times afterwards. |
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Xbcrazy
| Posted on Friday, September 26, 2008 - 01:17 pm: |
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As Seth said, I have removed the coating on many, many XB wheels in the last 4 years. I have industrial stripping chemicals and a very powerful media blast room that uses Aluminum Oxide media and I still have trouble getting the trans colored finishes off. The first lot of amber wheels are easy to work with because they were not cured properly from the factory, but since then the OEM coater got the film build and cure times right. Now it is a royal PITA! Anyway a methylene chloride based stripper like Aircraft Paint Remover seems to work the best. Be prepared for multiple applications and lots of elbow grease. Pete |
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Hawkperformance
| Posted on Sunday, September 28, 2008 - 10:06 am: |
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I would trade my GOLD wheels for a set of BLACK wheels. (Message edited by hawkperformance on September 28, 2008) (Message edited by hawkperformance on October 02, 2008) |