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    Posted: 11 May 2021 at 1:02am
I have 5 original wheels on my #10536 and the original paint is under several coats of repaint. I would like to try & save the original Sunset Red that is on the wheels. Anyone have a clever way to remove the top coats without loosing or damaging the original paint & stripes?

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I suspect the original paint and stripes were already damaged with the first repaint.

I think you would spend an awful lot of time and effort trying to remove layers of paint and then find out it was a big waste of time.

Best bet is to sand blast the wheels and repaint them the original Sunset Red with new pin stripes.
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If properly painted the adhesion between coats of paint should be extremely hard to separate.
Most likely there was a good reason why it was top coated anyway.
I fully agree, blast and start over.
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Saving the original paint is an obsession with some members of the vintage VW community, so maybe check in with some of those forums, e.g. Samba.

It's possible to save/recover the original paint but it's usually a time consuming process. Depending on what paint was applied over the initial finish, mild chemicals and weaker paint strippers may help but you need to be careful and adjust your expectations. The upside is that later applications over the original finish are usually poorly prepped compared to the factory paint and may come off. I've also had good success with dull metal scrapers and/or razor blades scraping dry without chemicals.
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Soda blasting is meant to be able to strip layers of paint Smile
Not done it yet so I can't tell you from first hand experience.

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That's what I'm talking about! Hey Chad, what did you use to strip the top coat?
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As per the original post.....
"Neglected to mention in the wheel post....I was using Aircraft stripper.

Since WallyWorld automotive department doesn't carry that anymore (I wonder why? Probably had a complaint, "oh, that burns when I get it on my skin")

So I stepped up to the 'oh so nice smelling CitriStrip'.

No harsh fumes
Removes latex and oil based paints
    and then.....

No NMP or Methylene Chloride.

Well evidently that's what makes it work.....DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY ON CITRISTRIP !! "
 
 
 
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Spray it on, let it bubble 'a little' then wipe it off (with some elbow grease)
 
If you let it work too long it will start eating on down. What I did notice though is that it takes spray paints off a lot quicker (as I imagine the original wheel paint was baked on)
 
So I guess it really depends on what you are stripping off as to how much work you are looking at....it's ALOT of rubbing regardless!
 
 
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