Can aluminum rims be sandblasted??????

Jayrock25

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Apr 29, 1998, 3:00:00 AM4/29/98

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I have a 1986 Kawasaki Ninja RX1000 and am rebuilding it, the rims are painted
and I need to remove this paint. Will the sandblast be to harsh for aluminum?
Also if the aluminum is in good shape, should I have them polished or should I
paint them again?
Thank you, Mike

Lonnie

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Apr 29, 1998, 3:00:00 AM4/29/98

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use paint stripper.....it works great......

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Alley Kat

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Apr 29, 1998, 3:00:00 AM4/29/98

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Or bead blasting or vapour bead blasting if they're powder-coated...

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Dan

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Apr 29, 1998, 3:00:00 AM4/29/98

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Alley Kat wrote:

There's also plastic media or baking soda blasting. DON'T Sand Blast...
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JustBugg

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May 1, 1998, 3:00:00 AM5/1/98

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Do not sandblast!!!

either have it chemically taken off, or glass bead blast it.

I would glass bead blast it.

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Gregory Fedoruk

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Jun 20, 1998, 3:00:00 AM6/20/98

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JustBugg wrote:
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> Do not sandblast!!!
>
> either have it chemically taken off, or glass bead blast it.
>
> I would glass bead blast it.

Yes, definitely glass bead. I use to glass bead aluminum intake
manifolds for cars. It works great and even looks good as is.

Fpzxten1

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Jun 24, 1998, 3:00:00 AM6/24/98

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JustBugg is right. If blasting is gonna be done, use glass beads or some other
type of soft media. Sand will tear up the aluminum and make it look wavy or
pitted. I had the rims on my old ZX10 glass beaded and they came out great.
Frank
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Jun 25, 1998, 3:00:00 AM6/25/98

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Glad someone mentioned this, I was going to ask the same questions re:
sandblasting myself. I was planning on sandblasting my wheels over the
winter, because my friend has a blaster so it wouldn't cost me anything
(except for paint and/or overcoat). I know nothing about the technology
so maybe someone could anser this for me:

Do you need completely different equipment or adaptors for glass bead
blasting, or can you use a sandblaster, but use glass bead in it instead?

If I removed the wheels from the bike and the tires from the wheels, and
thoroughly cleaned the wheels so they were completely prepped for
blasting, How cheaply could I have them stripped by the cheapest means
possible (assuming I don't wind up doing it myself)?

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: JustBugg is right. If blasting is gonna be done, use glass beads or some other

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