Alloy Wheel Stripping

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alloy Wheel Stripping from Fuze Products

Fast, safe and tough. Strips all types of paint, including OEM primers simply, safely and speedily.

Biostrip Wheelstrip is a new, safer technology that is:

• easy to use – all you need is a single heated tank
• water based
• can be used in a drum (like the old acid strippers)
• not regulated for transport
• cost competitive both in terms of purchase cost and running costs
  

You don't need:

• agitation in your tank
• expensive filtration equipment
  

Compared to traditional acid strippers, our customers claim that:

• Biostrip wheelstrip takes one hour longer on average to strip a German OEM wheel
• Biostrip Wheelstrip has a  much longer life time (if used as recommended by ourselves)

Wheel stripping tanks should be manufactured from 304 stainless steel. It is possible to use polypropylene or high density polyethylene, but these materials will restrict the maximum temperature at which the stripper can be run. The tank should be lidded to prevent evaporation, lagged to prevent heat loss and equipped with some means of thermostatically controlled heating. If the heating system is properly designed then it should not be necessary to include agitation in the tank. Biostrip wheel stripper needs to be heated to between 60 and 80C for reliable removal of paint. Stripping time depends on temperature, the hotter the tank the faster it strips.
Wheel stripper should not be heated above 90C
Expect a typical non German wheel to take around 2 hours, a German OEM wheel around 4 hours. Some wheels may need overnight stripping, but this will be rare.
Biostrip Wheelstrip does not attack the alloy wheel, and hence wheels can be left in for extended periods if necessary e.g. for economy run at lower temperatures and strip overnight.
Once the wheel has been stripped, it should be power washed to remove residual paint stripper, which, if left on, will adversely affect subsequent paint.
Whilst Biostrip wheel stripper gives an excellent performance on most substrates, loads whould never be mixed in the strip tank, ie. only strip alloy wheels with other alloy wheels, never with steel wheels.

Contact Us by telephone on 01543 226449, or email on info@natech.co.uk for further information