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  1. 04-02-2009, 08:22 AM #1
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    Default A rota question!

    ok guys im needing a little help. i have some 17" rota slips and they only come in flat black. i was wondering if all rotas can be stripped and polished? i polished a set before but i would like to make sure if they can all be polished before it strip these. thanks ahead of time.
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  2. 04-02-2009, 09:01 AM #2
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    yes you can
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  3. 04-02-2009, 09:08 AM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by bowdown201
    yes you can
    ok. just making sure before i ruin a set of slips with aircraft remover. lol.
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  4. 04-04-2009, 07:17 PM #4
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    yeah you can i think theres a guy wit a set of slips for sale polished in the for sale thread
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  5. 04-06-2009, 04:17 PM #5
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    yeah from my experiance stripping wheels. its best to use aircraft paint remover and a heat gun. ....heat gun to slightly heat the wheel then apply the paint remover and it stripps better . just my 2cents..
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  6. 04-09-2009, 07:38 AM #6
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    ok sounds good. i've done a set of slips before with just aircraft remover but i'll try a heat gun also.
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  7. 04-09-2009, 07:55 AM #7
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    before


    after
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  8. 04-10-2009, 07:46 AM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bruce Leroy
    before


    after
    looks good! this will be my 2nd set that i've done. starting them today. i'll post pictures before and after.
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  9. 04-10-2009, 11:07 PM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by blown_ss
    ok. just making sure before i ruin a set of slips with aircraft remover. lol.
    rotas are ruined straight from the factory..
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  10. 04-10-2009, 11:19 PM #10
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    i've heard something on, "most" or "all", rotas, are "polished" underneath the finish. I had a set of sub zero's, and stripped them, and there were shiny polished underneath.

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  11. 04-12-2009, 09:55 AM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nashville
    rotas are ruined straight from the factory..

    YES!
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  12. 04-16-2009, 02:30 PM #12
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    I love my bronze sub-zero's.....can never tell they're dirty
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