Removing Anodization?

[davey1991]

I really hate having a gold front rim and i want to take everything off it to make it silver.

I've heard caustic soda (sp?) works is this true?

Nitromors does not work i've tried it already.

Any help?

[Borat]

Mr Muscle oven cleaner mate. Did both my gold rims in under an hour.

Thread end!

Edited December 5, 2009 by Borat

[davey1991]

Ok well, i'll give it a go, its all well and good telling me what to use but how long and do i need to use a brillo or anything?

[Matt Vandart]

Are you talking about Mr muscle foam or liquid?

[davey1991]

Are you talking about Mr muscle foam or liquid?

Yer this is the kinda info i need, i've got the oven cleaner but is it the right stuff.

[Jan Tore]

Yer this is the kinda info i need, i've got the oven cleaner but is it the right stuff.

Throw it on, and see if it works?

I'd use one of these to apply it with, and let it work for an hour or so, as he says.

Good luck!

[Rob/Mitch]

Caustic soda + water in a painting/rolling tray, wear gloves , spin the rim round in the solution untill it has has all disolved, hose off with water,,.... job done!

Get the caustic soda in B&Q in crystal form.

Nasty stuff but amazing results!

[davey1991]

Trying with oven cleaner first

if that doesn't work i'll use caustic soda, we have some but not much.

[Borat]

This is the foam stuff.

Do it outside or in the garage (or a ventalated room), with some gloves on. It would be better to debuild the rim (if you can't build wheels, take each spoke together and undo the nipples and take the rim off.) Then get an old rag and spray a hefty amount on, then work it in with the rag (doesn't take much work/effort). And go from there to be honest.

Hope I have helped, in the slightest.

Edited December 5, 2009 by Borat

[davey1991]

This is the foam stuff.

Do it outside or in the garage (or a ventalated room), with some gloves on. It would be better to debuild the rim (if you can't build wheels, take each spoke together and undo the nipples and take the rim off.) Then get an old rag and spray a hefty amount on, then work it in with the rag (doesn't take much work/effort). And go from there to be honest.

Hope I have helped, in the slightest.

I can build a wheel

but it seems to have had little or no effect after 2 hours...

Caustic soda tomorrow probably.

[monkeyseemonkeydo]

I can build a wheel

but it seems to have had little or no effect after 2 hours...

Caustic soda tomorrow probably.

Try roughing the surface up with a bit of sandpaper first to give the stuff more of a surface to get in to.

[Scott Gibbs]

Sand blasting safest way.

[Revolver]

If it's an echo rim, then remember they're anodized really hard so it'll take an extra bit of effort getting it off.

[davey1991]

Sand blasting safest way.

This will pit the rim so i'll leave it.

If it's an echo rim, then remember they're anodized really hard so it'll take an extra bit of effort getting it off.

Naah its a try-all rim.

I'll give it anohter go at some point.

[Matt Vandart]

Well I did use the foam shiz on my bashplate and it did a fairly good job, bit o cleaning with the brillo and hooray!

Thanks dudes

[davey1991]

Well I did use the foam shiz on my bashplate and it did a fairly good job, bit o cleaning with the brillo and hooray!

Thanks dudes

Still had no results, ahh well gold it will stay.

[Rob/Mitch]

Still had no results, ahh well gold it will stay.

With caustic soda?......seriously?

You need more, the stuff is violent how could it not work?, use more crystals in your solution.

I left a middleburn bash in caustic soda, it turned into what looked like stone, and completeley f**ked the plastic container it was in.

[Ben John-Hynes]

Get a link to the stuff you're using up. It must be the wrong product. Mr. Muscle Oven Cleaner with caustic soda does everything!