Black painted towball.

[Thingy]

Have new towbar on car, and that darned black painted towball. So come on, what the secret of the best way to get the paint off. 😉
Clean suggestions only if you please and no references to Eskimo Nell

 

[WoodlandsCamper]

Wet emery paper and elbow grease. 😉

 

[Sproket]

If you have a battery drill you can use a scotchbrite stripping wheel it will remove the paint and polish the ball at the same time it won't remove metal like emery paper will ....

 

[Gagakev]

The one on the right was cleaned as per Sir sprockets link, it is not an Alko tow ball the one on the left is!!!
Why did I clean the non Alko one? well when I bought the truck the tow bar was there with no ball, I asked the dealer to supply alko one and that is what he fitted, I realised after I cleaned it!! 🙁

 

[RayS]

Steel wool and brake cleaning fluid

 

[Thingy]

All good ideas, will have a go with the wire wool as I already have some. Not so sure about the elbow grease, I think I ran out of that..........................about twenty years ago. 🙁

My first demountable bar, so far Im very impressed. Always used fixed flange before but on the Shogun with back door open, the flange type attack the shins with relish.

 

[Parksy]

The paint is easy to remove, I think it may be a water based type and it comes off in no time with a bit wire wool or fine grade wet & dry 😉