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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: cabbydub on 01 February 2009, 15:23

Title: removing paint from alloys
Post by: cabbydub on 01 February 2009, 15:23

hi,

just got a new gti to go with the cabrio, now the gti has a set of wait for it..........MOMO's arrows!! HE HE tho i quietly like them for sum reason, now there are covered in black paint i was thinking of stripping them back and polishing them up, whats the best way to get that paint off, getting them blasted???

Title: Re: removing paint from alloys
Post by: shepgti on 01 February 2009, 15:26

sand blasting would be easiest but if you wantewd to put in some elbow grease then just sand them with various grades of wet and dry

Title: Re: removing paint from alloys
Post by: cabbydub on 01 February 2009, 15:35

oh the blisters!!!!!!!!

Title: Re: removing paint from alloys
Post by: boneybradley on 01 February 2009, 15:46

a bit of nitormores and an electric sander.....job done within the day (for the set). then you'll need some really fine wet and dry and lots of autosol etc