removing paint layer?

[Dom_capper]

Not a car. I have just bought a bmx with a really nice front wheel. For some reason the previous owner has decided to attack it with a rattle can and it's not the best paint job i have seen. I have started heating the paint and scratching it off the hub but my nails are getting painful. Credit card etc. don't cut it.

If i use white spirit will it strip the colour from the blue anodising on the hub?

 

[Brand86]

If it's annodised the blue SHOULD be ok but I've not tried this myself so can't guarantee I'm afraid. Spray paint is quite hard to remove without damaging whatever is undeneath

 

[Dom_capper]

I started heating it with a hairdryer and picking it with my nail. Got most of the way but then it got painful so i've just left it and decided to build a new wheel.

 

[Bluebeard]

Try some tar and glue remover. If left on long enough (30 mins) it will start to soften paint.