Stripped the Sawblades! Pics

[SrBigbutt]

I was at home depot buying some paint for the house and saw a can a paint stripper and thought what the hell. Might as well try this until I get some wheels. Couldn't look any worse than what it looked like before. It was very simple and straight forward. Spray, rinse, repeat. I used just under two spray cans. I can't imagine why more people don't do this. It totally changed the look of the car. Don't know how long it will last unprotected. But for now it looks great.

Before.

After

 

[7EMPIRE]

did you use the stuff that burns the shit out of your skin as soon as it comes in contact with it?hahahaha and did you polish the rims or did the paint stripper make them look that good?

 

[SrBigbutt]

Yeah the stuff I used burns like hell if you get it on. Didn't get much on me. A little sprayed me when I hit it with the water hose. Quickly learned to stand back and at an angle! I didn't polish them, thats just what was under the paint.

 

[7EMPIRE]

oh cool so if i have regular plain old sawblades and i use the paint stripper should i expect it to look like that?reason im asking is because they look so good that i think someone polished them like 5 years ago and the stuff the paint stripper took off was just dirt and grime.
oh yeah that shit will eat through plastic worse than it burns your hands so dont do the center caps.but you probaly already know that.

 

[SrBigbutt]

I can't see why they wouldn't. It ate through the paint fairly easily. I should have taken a picture. It looked pretty cool. It was definately easier than if I had to actually clean them. It was nice to see the dirt and grime come off with the paint. No scrubbing required.

 

[Flateric]

The majority of mag wheels are powder coated, not painted. Even the aviation grade stripper has very little effect on this type of surface. Hard to tell from the pic, but did they look flat mirror like chrome or where they machined in appearance? I'm thinking they may have been spun on a lathe perhaps to remove the powder coating. This is also why they appear to have a sort of "radial" sheen to them. Also note that inside the small spokey areas that they are not shiny. Also making me lean towards them being machined.

But perhaps all the saw blades have that appearance under the "coating".

 

[honestabe]

Aircraft paint stripper FTMFW! I used it on my valve covers and boy is that stuff strong!

 

[Wayne G.]

The majority of mag wheels are powder coated, not painted. Even the aviation grade stripper has very little effect on this type of surface. Hard to tell from the pic, but did they look flat mirror like chrome or where they machined in appearance? I'm thinking they may have been spun on a lathe perhaps to remove the powder coating. This is also why they appear to have a sort of "radial" sheen to them. Also note that inside the small spokey areas that they are not shiny. Also making me lean towards them being machined.

But perhaps all the saw blades have that appearance under the "coating".

Yes, blades will have that look under the PAINT. I am doing mine now. They are turned on a lathe when manufactured and are very shiney under the paint but no powder coating which was not used 25 yrs ago.

 

[fixitman04]

before they oxidize id put some flitz metal shield on them. looks good. there is a powder coat that resembles chrome pretty good, id see about coating the centers.

 

[slow_yota]

Looks very nice, I'd polish them and then have them powder clear coated.
I may do this myself this winter.

 

[Nick M]

They look good.

 

[SrBigbutt]

Thanks, I will probably do a quick polish on them and put some clear on them. I'm waiting for my tires to wear down and then I will go wheel shopping.

 

[suprarx7nut]

Ya Aircraft remover!!! Wheels looks good!

I still have some of that, but I should REALLY get rid of it. It states on the bottle to dispose of within 6 months or you risk the container becoming comprimised.

I think I'll use it on my valve covers and then get rid of it.

 

[Heavy D]

we did that 3-4 years ago on my buddys supra and it came with the chrome polished finished on its own, looks good too

 

[hvyman]

Damn. Looking good on blades.

 

[A. Jay]

I'm suprised by how much I like this, cool idea. Anyone know how 91/92 five spokes look after doing the same? How about MKIV TT wheels?

 

[whitemike]

I'm suprised by how much I like this, cool idea. Anyone know how 91/92 five spokes look after doing the same? How about MKIV TT wheels?

My 91's looked like this after I stripped them..
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh22/whitem1ke88/Supra Log/IMG_3467.jpg

So I decided to paint them.
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh22/whitem1ke88/Supra Log/IMG_3472.jpg

I guess it was because they were in such poor shape. Basically only the outer edge had that chrome effect.. chrome lip basically.

 

[7EMPIRE]

im so about to do this to mine and my moms sawblades how many cans did you need to do all four wheels.

 

[Suprapowaz!(2)]

Uh oh, this is exactly how lamarosa got started. :ugh:

They do look good though.

 

[SrBigbutt]

I'm suprised at how much I actually like them too. I used just under 2 cans. I had a 3rd can ready, but didn't need it.

How long do you think they will last before they oxidize?