barnettbob Posted August 1, 2015 Report Share Posted August 1, 2015 Does anyone know if its possible to remove anodising from wheel rims bought some black ones they don't look right on a classic bike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shercoben12 Posted August 1, 2015 Report Share Posted August 1, 2015 try polishing it? we had some sherco rims which someone has done and we started to polish and it wore down to what was underneath Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrsunt Posted August 2, 2015 Report Share Posted August 2, 2015 sanded or shot blasted. If you are to re anodise them they will shot blast them anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pschrauber Posted August 2, 2015 Report Share Posted August 2, 2015 (edited) You need Sodium Hydroxide or Potassium Hydroxid which you find in oven cleaner. If done this with fasteners fort the front mudgatd from GasGas which were plated gold to fit to my Bultaco. Worked great, but you have to rinse quickly to stop corrosion then the item should be polished to get the surface hardened. I haven't done such a big part probably it's better done by a player. There are some videos in YouTube too that shows how it works. Even a vid from Mr. Fredinghouse form West Coast Customs has a vid about plating removal from aluminium. Edited August 2, 2015 by pschrauber 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barnettbob Posted August 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2015 thanks for the advice pschauber used oven cleaner put rim in plastic bag and kept turning it over to keep it coated rinsed it off after 4 hours worked a treat polishing it now its hard going but coming up a treat . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzuki250 Posted August 5, 2015 Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 When you have polished it give it a coat of clear lacquer. They make modern rims from 7075 alloy and it corrodes quickly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasgas249uk Posted August 5, 2015 Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 Despite preperation the laquer will peel off bit by bit leaving it looking tatty in a few months. It's best to autosol the wheels every now and again. Doesn't take long 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collyolly Posted August 5, 2015 Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 I agree with the regular polishing rather than lacquer, but I use a product called Belgom Alu this is a very mild abrasive with a built in polish so lasts for longer than just Autosol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bashplate Posted August 6, 2015 Report Share Posted August 6, 2015 hey collyolly, never used that belgom, but heard it it very good. if you only got autosol...just polish/seal it after with a good wax polish used for car paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheesepreetza Posted August 8, 2015 Report Share Posted August 8, 2015 x2 on the oven cleaner, buy the heavy duty stuff not sure if you can get the yellow cap EZ OFF there in the UK. Soak it on there and let it do its job. stiff brush to scrub and rinse off with the hose then polish until your hearts content. I've been doing this with aluminum anodized and hard anodized bmx parts for years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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