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Offline cabbydub

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removing paint from alloys
« 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???
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Offline shepgti

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Re: removing paint from alloys
« Reply #1 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
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Offline cabbydub

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Re: removing paint from alloys
« Reply #2 on: 01 February 2009, 15:35 »
oh the blisters!!!!!!!!
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Offline boneybradley

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Re: removing paint from alloys
« Reply #3 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
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