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Hi all

Has any one ever tryed to get a nice chrome affect on there schumacher wheels (like the cat xls) Ive just bought a set of used but good condition xls wheels and wondered could I strip the old chrome paint of the old wheels and spray with a new chrome paint to get that shinny new finish, any advice on products and a how to would be appreciated

Scott

I can tell you what I have used for stripping wheels in the past, it will even strip the chrome plated wheels which are extremely tough to strip as far as getting a new chrome effect I personally have not really tried any but this should get you part of the way there. The fronts were alot easier to brake down the plating I left them in for roughly 12hrs the rears took a bit longer. Previuosly painted wheels strip real easy and so far I have found no effects to the plastic hope this helps

Acetone does the job as well and it works on the Schumacher wheels with no side effects...leave them in there for about 15-20 min and just wipe it off....wash with water after. I did think of trying to do the chrome but thought otherwise in case I screwed it up.

that stripper works great! I have tried it a few times and worked just like it should.

Ok, sounds cool I will try and strip at the weekend. Now anyone tryed to re-chrome them????

CATS wrote:Ok, sounds cool I will try and strip at the weekend. Now anyone tryed to re-chrome them????

something like this you mean?

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OH OH NO FACE MASK, is that guy mad!!! bet he was coughing afterwards What a amazing finish though!!!

Hi, will that stripper remove black bodyshell marker pen from old Procat rims? Also, is there a way to "bleach" them back to white when they've discoloured and gone "off white"? Thanks

kaszal wrote:Hi, will that stripper remove black bodyshell marker pen from old Procat rims? Also, is there a way to "bleach" them back to white when they've discolored and gone "off white"? Thanks

I know that acetone will remove Sharpie marker, but depends if it soaked into the plastic. Also acetone will melt some types of wheels, so be careful!

Nitro fuel will also remove sharpie pen marks and tyre scuffs.....put some on a rag and just rub onto the said area.

wts873 wrote:

kaszal wrote:Hi, will that stripper remove black bodyshell marker pen from old Procat rims? Also, is there a way to "bleach" them back to white when they've discolored and gone "off white"? Thanks

I know that acetone will remove Sharpie marker, but depends if it soaked into the plastic. Also acetone will melt some types of wheels, so be careful!

How about isopropanol? A lot more gentle than acetone.