Re: [MV] Stripping alloy M151 rims

don loucks (dloucks@DonLoucks.org)
Mon, 12 Apr 1999 13:50:42 -0500

>From my experience with F-111 fighter wheels, the main thing to be
avoided is leaving the wheels uncoated for more than a few hours. If that
happened, they were condemned.

I doubt vehicle wheels would be held to the same standard, but I would
hasten to properly repaint ASAP.

Don Loucks
Fighter Pilot, Politician, Patriot.

fackovec@nycpd.com wrote:

> Hey all:
>
> Has anyone had experiance in chemical stripping paint off of magnisium
> m151 wheels? I need to strip mine, but want to make sure that the
> stripper is mot going to melt the wheels themselves
>
> the alternitive is sand blasting, will that harden the wheel and make
> them fragile?
>
> (Probably just being paranoid)
> Hank
>
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