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December 9, 2004: For light entertainment, try reading the warnings on the back of a can of aircraft paint stripper sometime.
Yikes. I put on my brave pants (and solvent-proof gloves) and decided to go ahead anyhow. The first indications were promising with lots of bubbling paint that easily scrubbed off. But if you look carefully at a Miata wheel, you'll see that the rim and a face on the spokes is machined while the rest has a sand texture. The paint/powdercoat/whatever on the wheel is very well adhered to this textured surface. Four rounds with the stripper and I still couldn't get it clean. It may be time for some sort of media blasting. At least I did manage to remove a fairly copious amount of paint. Ever wonder why you never see a Miata with peeling paint on the wheels? It's obvious to me now!

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