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bearrickster wrote:that rim was dyed the super clean wont change the color. I soaked this whole car in it. everything is nice and white

Are those wheels aluminum or did you paint them?

their aluminum, but the rest of the car was cleaned in super clean

HI!... Well ran over to the U.S today to pick up some more RC10 related items from the UPS Store. While I was over there I stopped over at Home Depot and picked up a jug of CITRISTRIP. A bit pricey at $20 for the small jug. Got home and pored about 1/3 of it in a old cut off plastic milk jug bottom. I submerged several painted wheels (silver, several coats) into it. I checked back in like 15 minutes. This stuff is awesome!!!! Plus it smells nice too, which is good since I'm doing it in my RC room down in the basement. Just the 15 minutes stripped 95% of the paint off, all in the little intricate parts too. I cleaned them off using a old tooth brush and soap&water. Then I submerged them again. Going to let them sit for a few hours. They should look like they were never painted by tonight. Then they go through the whitening process. I luv it when I can save old RC parts from going in the garbage. I'll post up some pics later.

Cool.

I'm glad that it is working out for you.

Good smelling cleaning products are always a plus...

Pics would be great when you're done.

HI!... Well couldn't sleep (4:30a.m) so putz on cleaning some stuff. Here's some before and after pics of the wheels. They are currently being whitened right now.