removing paint off a arms

[Paddleboy]

i got some kind of paint thinner not sure what brand and a small wire brush. will this remove the paint off my stock arms? also can i get the paint thinner on the ball joints or will it eat the rubber too fast? let me know how you all did it

[wednot5]

i got some kind of paint thinner not sure what brand and a small wire brush. will this remove the paint off my stock arms? also can i get the paint thinner on the ball joints or will it eat the rubber too fast? let me know how you all did it

well i just got through with a complete color change on my shee .what we did was sand blast everything.if you r looking for a inexpensive way of doing it you could sand it with a sander.a wire brush might not be the best idea the best way i know is to sand blast it

[2001Stroker]

The best/fastest/easiest way would be to do it in a bead blaster cabinet, and tape off the ball joints so sand doesn't get in them.

[polkaudio]

Regular paint thinner will not do anything for you. It only works when paint is wet.

 

Paint stripper is easier, but a bit messy. Most will list on the can what they are harmful to.

Just be careful around ball joints when you apply it. I assume you're just going to rattle can them.

 

If you were going to powder coat them, you'd have to remove the ball joints. Which I would do anyway.

It's not a big deal to reset the caster, camber, and toe-in after re-assmbly.

Edited November 19, 2008 by polkaudio

[tallpaintball253]

Use break cleaner take the paint right off

[Paddleboy]

yea i was just planning of rattle canning them. my left side was bad so MikeNick gave me a set and mine are gray and the one he gave me is black so i was just going to can them blue or something. i plan on getting new extended a arms sometime so i'm wondering if it is even worth the effort to sand or should i just paint over the paint untill i get new ones?

[98_shee]

Just lightly sand the paint thats on them and paint over them.

[MikeNick]

If your gonna get new ones later man I would say fuck it and just run them bitches 1 side gray 1 side black..

[vulvafan537240]

Just lightly sand the paint thats on them and paint over them.

 

 

thats what we did for mine. no need to go to bare metal. especially if youre gonna spray paint em.

[BansheeRider87]

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I have one of these but for my compressor and its a lot longer. It took about 15mins for each arm and it took it to the bare metal. I love my sander

[bansheejoel]

paint over the old paint. Just make sure you clean them good with brake cleaner or something. What brand a-arms are you going to get? Keep a look out for shocks to because that thing is going to blow with stock shocks with extended arms

Edited November 20, 2008 by bansheejoel

[1.6i]

i would use aircraft remover, has worked wonders for me..

[2001Stroker]

I just remembered. Back when I worked on cranes, we used Permatex Gasket Remover to strip 20 years worth of 10 different layers of paint. It comes in a spray can, and comes out like liquid ear wax. Just spray it on, let it sit for about 10-15 minutes, rinse with water, and wipe dry. It bubbles up when you spray it on. Try not to get any on your skin. It will irritate it.

[sinisterboo]

If you follow me around little sahara I will sandblast em for free. If you can keep up......My whole group says I need mudflaps.

[wayfast1500]

aircraft stripper works well, If you decide to sand it be careful you can leave sandmarks in the base metal which will show through. A scotch brite pad on a die ginder always worked for me and didnt leave marks. But its been said you dont need to get to the base metal, just scuff all the loose stuff off, prime, paint.