Removing Hammerite from aluminium

[rogerzilla]

Some heathen has painted the rare alloy mudguards of this Moulton Speed with silver Hammerite.  What's the best way to get it off so I can polish and lacquer them?

[Jurek]

Some heathen has painted the rare alloy mudguards of this Moulton Speed with silver Hammerite.  What's the best way to get it off so I can polish and lacquer them?

I've used Nitromors in the past. But these days it apparently lacks the active ingredient.

[salar55]

If your mudguards are not dimpled this is way to remove paint . Watch the paint removal on the wood. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czAes2SDufw

[rogerzilla]

Hmmm.  These are about as thick as s baking tray!

[robgul]

Paramose Industrial Paint Stripper works so I'm told . . .  but sale is restricted to "trade/professionals"

I've also heard that a liberal dose of the oven cleaner that you enclose in a bag and leave to work does the job (that was on some car parts)...

I'd be inclined to ask a blasting company first - perhaps with a softer grit and lower air pressure?

[rogerzilla]

Oven cleaner on aluminium 

Think of dissolving out a seatpost.

I think the car alloy wheel refurbishers use strong acid, but it's not a home option.  Will try generic paint remover first.

[rogerzilla]

Update: turns out the painter didn't use the special metals primer, so one treatment with Wilko paint stripper took it off.  I have no idea why they were painted, as they don't rust and could hardly look worse than thick brushed Hammerite with paint runs.  A few small dings to push out, but they'll look good.

[mzjo]

Update: turns out the painter didn't use the special metals primer, so one treatment with Wilko paint stripper took it off.  I have no idea why they were painted, as they don't rust and could hardly look worse than thick brushed Hammerite with paint runs.  A few small dings to push out, but they'll look good.

As an aside if all else conventional failed I would have been tempted to try brake fluid. Don't know if it works on hammerite but it will lift most other paint!