Wheels ... bead lock ring green finish removal

[Locked Up]

So I want to get the green off the bead lock rings and was wondering if anyone else had stripped them and found an easy way.

Paint stripper? nail polish remover? ... brake fluid?

[sloyota]

use oven cleaner

[2JSC]

Greased Lightning seems to do the trick rather well. I saw a video of it somewhere and it came off with a little rub from a tooth brush.

[mtnyote]

hey!! i read this on another thread





As a retired 15 yr autobody repair tech and painter. If you want the paint to stick better to the aluminum parts, go to your local automotive parts store that sells automotive paint supplies. Find a rattle can of self etching primer. This is what we used to call "Green Death" because of the smell and color. It's an acid based primer that etches into the aluminum which helps your paint stick so much better than with out it. Duponts version was call Variprime, but there are many versions out there some are gray in color. It only takes a very light transparrent coat to work.

[Locked Up]

Thanks for the replies guys.

mtnyote,
I don't want to paint over them, I just want to remove what is there

[Jonnie Fraz]

I found this link in the tools section. "Home anodizing" Lots of cool info, including striping old anodizing.

[Greg337]

I used Greased Lightning to get the green off. I chose that route because it gets the job done and is a hell of a lot less toxic than oven cleaner. Get a glass bowl, pour some in and slosh your parts around until free of green. If you try spraying the G.L. on a rag and wiping, plan on being there for a long time. Then as the G.L. turns yellow from the anodize pour it out and and start fresh again.

[Locked Up]

I actually decided to try some heat from a propane torch. Not sure what it did but the green is gone and a very nice gold is left. Probably gonna leave that on there.