Removal of black paint on new towball

[GeorgeandAde]

Can i ask what is the best way to remove the black paint from a new towball?

Sandpaper?Emery paper?or is there a chemical?

The last time i had to do it,i used sandpaper and it seemed to take me ages.

 

[Douglas_374404558]

HI! Gearge I used emmery paper with water ,make sure it is spotlessly clean and DO NOT use any grease it has to be very very clean .otherwise you might get a bit squeeking sound from your coupling also make sure your pads on your coupling are clean if you have them fitted

hope this helps

Cheers Duggie

 

[Sproket]

Nitromors Paint & Varnish Remover will remove the paint,

But make sure you follow the instructions.........

 

[GeorgeandAde]

Yes, thats a great help Duggie.

Thank you.

Adrian

 

[GeorgeandAde]

Sorry,Thanks sproket too

 

[ChrisUK]

I also used, very carefully nitromors and it make a very neat job.

I was surprised that there was no warning to remove this paint with the tow ball I only found out when I saw what a mess it had made of a friends friction pads.

 

[Parksy]

Nitromoors is a very effective paint remover but the only trouble is that because it is caustic it has to be washed off with water.

The water could possibly cause areas of the new towball to corrode, the corrosion is easily removed with emery cloth so why not simply remove the paint with emery cloth and save around four quid?

 

[Reg]

Oh dear Parksy....

I do hate to contradict but I don't think water reacts as quickly as you suggest. I would have thought that drying it off with a tissue would suffice.

If you are still concerned then use a hair dryer.

But what are you going to do when it rains????

Personally I would avoid using any kind of abrasive......emery or sand paper.

 

[Parksy]

If you leave the towball cover off your towball when it rains you will soon see how quickly water reacts to form corrosion however slight it may appear.

The pads in the AlKo stabiliser are abrasive.

 

[GeorgeandAde]

Anyone got a hairdryer i could borrow..he he.

thanks for all the replies.

Adrian

 

[forestgump]

afteer you have dried it with hair dryer try som firm hold hair gel it makes your tow ball look cool.lol.

 

[Reg]

Could anyone tell me how to remove firm hold hair gel?

Paint remover or emery?

 

[forestgump]

wash and go just one bottle to the showers.

 

[forestgump]

also try giveing your wheel clamp a demi wave

 

[Hoits]

On a more serious note I use wire wool, as supplied to plumbers for cleaning copper pipe. It wraps round the tow ball well, and seeems very effective, also works on a rusty towball.

Dave C

 

[forestgump]

i use scotch brite 3ms.

 

[Mel]

I use OH and instruction, "go and get the rust off the towball".

Effortless.

mel

 

[Reg]

OK Parksy you win!!!



About halfway down just above the pictures.

How to clean the towball.

My apologies.