EZ2FLEE Posted July 10, 2011 Report Share Posted July 10, 2011 Was wondering if you can strip gold off the stock rims and what to use for best results.... Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheezFast02 Posted July 10, 2011 Report Share Posted July 10, 2011 Get some wheel acid from an auto detail shop or car dealership.. Spray it on the anodized surface, let sit for a minute, rinse off the wheel while scrubbing it with a soft sponge. The anodizing should come right off with ease. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EZ2FLEE Posted July 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2011 Can't I just get it from advanced auto parts or Walmart? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheezFast02 Posted July 10, 2011 Report Share Posted July 10, 2011 You could try, but you're likely going to end up with a sub-par acid that may not work. Just get a 1 gallon jug of wheel acid from a detailer supplier and do your wheels. When you're done, you'll have a bunch left over to keep brake dust off your car's wheels. BTW, try not to breathe it or let it blow back onto your skin. It's a major irritant and not so pleasant. I use it everyday. I've never actually used it on Banshee wheels, but I used it to get ugly red anodizing off a cold-air intake one time. The end result was a nice polished/chrome look. I have an old set of gold Blaster wheels outside that I'll try tomorrow morning and will post pics of how it worked out. Wait til you hear back from me before spending any money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06specialedition Posted July 10, 2011 Report Share Posted July 10, 2011 If you have access to a sand blaster that would probably be the best. I have never had stock wheels dones, but have had good luck with douglas wheels before powder coating them. Or even most powder coat shops should have an acid they use for some parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EZ2FLEE Posted July 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2011 I'm not pcing them I was looking for a shine, goin to silver lake next weekend, want her to look good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheezFast02 Posted July 11, 2011 Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 I tried some of my wheel acid on an old Blaster rim today and to my surprise it didn't remove the gold anodizing. I guess Yamaha has much better anodizing on their wheels than that intake I stripped so easily. Sorry bro, I tried lol. If you just want to clean them up really well and make them shine, the wheel acid would be key. The wheel I tried may not have stripped it's anodizing, but it sure cleaned up nice! In this case, any wheel cleaner/acid you can find at an auto parts store will suffice. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camatv Posted July 11, 2011 Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 if you want them to look good before your trip remove them and order some new polished alluminum wheels and tires from rockymountain atv... best way to ditch the gold color is either sand blast them adn then powdercoat them or sell them and buy polished wheels.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashby6815 Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 easy off oven cleaner strips anodized rims in about 10 min spray it on let it sit scrub with scotchbrite pad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
official_style Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 just order new flip rims and sell yours, there cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakar Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 easy off oven cleaner strips anodized rims in about 10 min spray it on let it sit scrub with scotchbrite pad i think it the easy off with lye. but still takes scrubbing.....goodluck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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