Need some chemical stripping done, who knows who?

[nisils14]

I got a set of wheels I need to stripped to bare metal, and I feel too lazy to spend 4+ hours with media blast. Would like to get it chem. stripped, so I can go on with refinishing them. They're alloy wheels so caustic soda is a negative. So does anyone know someone? Would be much appreciated.

[The Norseman]

Shotgun Willie's and a fifth of vodka?

[rondog]

Take 'em to Blast Tech in Englewood. They can blast them without damage, and for a helluva lot less that any stripping place.

I priced a stripping job on a tiny little 3-legged hall table once, and I nearly choked. Dip 'N Strip wanted $250 for it! Just to dip strip it, not restore/refinish! Pissed me right off, I used to work in one of those places and know exactly how quick and easy it is to do it.

[Tinelement]

Second Blast Tech.
Use them exclusively.

How are thinking about finishing them? Good blast job can easily go to powder coat.

[nisils14]

Second Blast Tech.
Use them exclusively.

How are thinking about finishing them? Good blast job can easily go to powder coat.

They're getting powder coated. I have a blasting cabinet. Just can't seem to find a media that's aggressive enough on wheel finishes and powder coats.

[tmleadr03]

Shotgun Willie's and a fifth of vodka?

Damn. I was coming here to post something along these lines. But I would think a lower class joint and a meth head would be more in line...

[ben4372]

Damn. I was coming here to post something along these lines. But I would think a lower class joint and a meth head would be more in line...

Paper Tiger?

[buffalobo]

Paper Tiger?

Bout as low as it gets.

[rondog]

They're getting powder coated. I have a blasting cabinet. Just can't seem to find a media that's aggressive enough on wheel finishes and powder coats.

You don't want to try blasting them yourself in a blast cabinet, believe me! You'd be hatin' life.

[BPTactical]

You don't want to try blasting them yourself in a blast cabinet, believe me! You'd be hatin' life.

Yup.
I have a commercial grade blast cabinet and compressor with aggressive media. No way, no how I would blast wheels. Powder coat is a #10 mofo to to blast and unless you have a screw style compressor your gonna run out of air real fast.
Pay the price, let somebody who does it for a living do it.
Check with the powder coater, they should offer blasting as part of the powder coating service. I had the same thought when I was building a couple of bikes and needed the frames powder coated, I could save a few bucks if I blasted them. Nope, the powder coater (Taint Paint out of the Springs) said they blast it anyway prior to coating and the price was the same.
As a matter of fact, I don't think I would use a powder coater that didn't blast them prior to coating them. You want them coated immediately after blasting to minimize any possibility of contamination.