MX Dad #27
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11/18/2009 5:00 PM So I bought a '03 CR 125 to play with, it has excel wheels that USED to be RED but now are PINK any idea how I can get rid of the color?
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loftyair
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11/18/2009 5:12 PM Yeah, its easy, use EASY-OFF, oven cleaner, not the wimpy stuff, the strong original or extra-dirty type. Spray it on, wait for a while, then wipe off, that easy. But, might make the aluminum not so shiny, then use mothers aluminum polish or what-not.
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project racer
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11/19/2009 12:06 AM If you use oven cleaner, don't get it on the spokes. It will take the finish off them, leaving you with black looking spokes.
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526
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11/19/2009 8:26 AM Good Luck With That
Anodizing soaks (bleeds) into the surface or pores of the Alum. Warmed Muriatic acid will remove some of it. Take off silver rims are dirt cheap. |
indy_maico
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11/19/2009 10:40 AM The safest way is just to take it to an anodizer for stripping, then you can have them re-anodized clear if you want just 'silver'
You'll have to disassemble though, as you can't have any steel present when going thru the process. |
Deployer78
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11/19/2009 12:31 PM Edited Date/Time:
11/19/2009 12:31 PM I second the Heavy Duty Easy Off oven cleaner suggestion. It's nasty stuff, but it will take off anodize. The aluminum will look look like a blackish mess afterward so polishing or painting will be necessary. |
MX Dad #27 wrote: So I bought a '03 CR 125 to play with, it has excel wheels that USED to be RED but now are PINK any idea how I can get rid of the color?