Does anyone know if its possible to remove anodising from wheel rims bought some  black ones they don't look right on a classic bike

 

try polishing it? we had some sherco rims which someone has done and we started to polish and it wore down to what was underneath

sanded or shot blasted. If you are to re anodise them they will shot blast them anyway.

You need Sodium Hydroxide or Potassium Hydroxid which you find in oven cleaner.

If done this with fasteners fort the front mudgatd from GasGas which were plated gold to fit to my Bultaco.

Worked great, but you have to rinse quickly to stop corrosion then the item should be polished to get the surface hardened.

I haven't done such a big part probably it's better done by a player.

There are some videos in YouTube too that shows how it works. Even a vid from Mr. Fredinghouse form West Coast Customs has a vid about plating removal from aluminium.

Edited August 2, 201511 yr by pschrauber

thanks for the advice pschauber used oven cleaner put rim in plastic bag and kept turning it over to keep it coated rinsed it off after 4 hours worked a treat polishing it now its hard going but coming up a treat .

 

When you have polished it give it a coat of clear lacquer. They make modern rims from 7075 alloy and it corrodes quickly  

 

Despite preperation the laquer will peel off bit by bit leaving it looking tatty in a few months. It's best to autosol the wheels every now and again. Doesn't take long

I agree with the regular polishing rather than lacquer, but I use a product called Belgom Alu this is a very mild abrasive with a built in polish so lasts for longer than just Autosol.

hey collyolly, never used that belgom, but heard it it very good. if you only got autosol...just polish/seal it after with a good wax polish used for car paint.

x2 on the oven cleaner, buy the heavy duty stuff  not sure if you can get the yellow cap EZ OFF there in the UK. Soak it on there and let it do its job. stiff brush to scrub and rinse off with the hose then polish until your hearts content.

 

I've been doing this with aluminum anodized and hard anodized bmx parts for years.