Stripping Paint from the Jag alloys.
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I did a refurb on the alloys from my donor car, before swapping them over to my daily driver. I used a normal paint stripper, although not sure of the brand. I'll have to take a poke around the shed to see if there's any left, though it could well have been Nitromors. It took several applications, stripping between coats, before finishing off with a small wire brush (brass) and then very fine grit emery paper. I posted the before and after, on here, with pics, some time ago.
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As Jim mentions, you typically don't have to strip all the paint (or powder coat) from the wheels - just sand it smooth, fill in any deep scratches, feather the edges of any transitions between paint and bare metal, then prime, fine sand, spray your color, then clear coat.
If you really think you need to strip the paint, which is probably baked-on powder coat, the best stuff I've found for tough paints is called Aircraft Remover, by Kleen Strip. It comes in quart cans and aerosol spray cans. Follow the instructions carefully because they really do matter. You may need to use something like a coarse Scotchbrite stripping pad to scrub the paint off and it may take several applications of stripper to remove all the paint. You may still have pockets of original paint that just don't want to come off, so you'll have to feather those in with fine sandpaper.
Paint strippers containing methylene chloride (also known as dichloromethane) are the strongest, but I believe that in some areas (California for one) it is not legal to sell due to known health risks if it is misused.
There are lots of YouTube videos and other online resources on refinishing wheels.
I'm preparing to refinish the 19's on our XJR, all four of which were badly curb rashed by the PO who was in his 80s and apparently never met a curb he didn't want to caress!
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Don
If you really think you need to strip the paint, which is probably baked-on powder coat, the best stuff I've found for tough paints is called Aircraft Remover, by Kleen Strip. It comes in quart cans and aerosol spray cans. Follow the instructions carefully because they really do matter. You may need to use something like a coarse Scotchbrite stripping pad to scrub the paint off and it may take several applications of stripper to remove all the paint. You may still have pockets of original paint that just don't want to come off, so you'll have to feather those in with fine sandpaper.
Paint strippers containing methylene chloride (also known as dichloromethane) are the strongest, but I believe that in some areas (California for one) it is not legal to sell due to known health risks if it is misused.
There are lots of YouTube videos and other online resources on refinishing wheels.
I'm preparing to refinish the 19's on our XJR, all four of which were badly curb rashed by the PO who was in his 80s and apparently never met a curb he didn't want to caress!
Cheers,
Don
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That's the thing, it's nearly impossible in UK nowadays to get half-decent working product, even nitro-mors used to be a lot stronger... Although I've just found this, might be worth trying out
Peelaway 7 | Peel Away 7 Paint Stripper for Modern Finishes
Peelaway 7 | Peel Away 7 Paint Stripper for Modern Finishes
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As Jim mentions, you typically don't have to strip all the paint (or powder coat) from the wheels - just sand it smooth, fill in any deep scratches, feather the edges of any transitions between paint and bare metal, then prime, fine sand, spray your color, then clear coat.
Cheers,
Don
Cheers,
Don
Its really not necessary to achieve perfect results.
Stripping the paint may be a lot quicker ( if you have the correct product ) but it seems like its more time / labour intensive in this scenario.
Spend some time with some sandpaper and sand sand sand and they'll come up beautifully
Prime, fine sand, couple of coats of colour and maybe 2-3 of lacquer......all good, job done!
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