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Aaron - 04 Mar 2004 03:06 GMT

I am cleaning up a set of conetssa mags, my question is will paint stripper
react with the alloy, as i am trying to clean off the old paint so that they
can be recoated. Is this possible or what do you guys suggest to clean them
with? I will be repolishing the outer rim and that seems easy enough other
than being very boring and time consuimg. i guess i just don't want to pay
someone 100aussie dollars each to do it for me. any help would be
appreciated.

Cheers

Aaron

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Don Brown - 04 Mar 2004 15:40 GMT

Hi,

I've tried the following on one of my Revolutions with polished rim.

1) Strip and paint or lacquer off with a strong paint stripper such as Nitro
Mors.
2) Repeat to ensure all paint is removed.
3) Clean with wire wool and then a detergent to ensure all paint stripper
removed.
4) Apply Solvol Autosol with very fine grit wet & dry sandpaper (1400 -
1700)
5) Clean with a soft cloth

It is very labour intensive and you might need to repeat some of these
steps, but the results are excellent.

Regards,

Don

> I am cleaning up a set of conetssa mags, my question is will paint stripper
> react with the alloy, as i am trying to clean off the old paint so that they
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> Aaron

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