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Location: Tampa, FL | For those who have stripped their wheels, what's the best media to use without damaging the bead area? Looking to remove both paint and surface rust. |
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Expert 5K+
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| zip strip? |
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Expert 5K+
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Location: Newark, Texas (Fort Worth) | Glass beads are pretty harmless. Sandpaper and wire brushes will work too. The scotchbrite pads/discs will remove it also. I'm talking about the bead area. Normal sandblasting media will be fine for the wheel. |
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Member
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Location: Atlanta, GA | A local media guy did mine and he used crushed glass. |
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Veteran
Posts: 174
Location: Camptown PA | I have a cabinet and use the finer grade ( around 80 to 100 grit) Al Oxide for just about everything |
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