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Re: Stripping off old paint
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Originally Posted by Huskymaniac
I did wheel 1 yesterday with the 3M product and some wire brush wheels. Based on how long it took, I think the original powdercoat is still pretty well bonded to the base metal. By the time I got down to the base metal I began to realize that the base metal is not very smooth. It looks like there are ripples from the casting process. It is going to take a lot of paint to fill in and smooth out those ripples. I think I will go with the sanding process on the next rim and see how that goes.
Can anyone suggest a primer to help fill in those ripples prior to painting?
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Is there a reason why you wouldn't simply have them powdercoated? Around here based on other things I've done you'd be looking at $200 or so. Since the wheels themselves get quite warm I wouldn't use any fillers that aren't rated for at least 200 degrees.
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