I've got one red beadlock that I want to be alumimum color. Is there any way (besides sanding) to remove the anodizing?

leave it in the sun for a few days! it turns into a cool PINK color.... looks badazz!!!

EZ-OFF oven cleaner

seriously spray it with oven cleaner, I forget which one I was told to use now though (easy off?)

easy off wipes off the color like paint remover.

thanks guys. I was going to leave the one red beadlock and see how many dumbgluteous maximus comments I got.

or you can do that.

I used the jelly style paint remover and it worked great.
Just peels off.

doesnt vinager work to.

Easy Off works like a champ.

Castrol Super Clean engine cleaner strip it I messed up a lot of fitting used it once thats all it took

x10 on the Easy Off

Aircraft remover/Stripper in the Wal-Mart automotive section. Works on removing many a stubborn paint, powder, anodize etc...

I'll try the Easy off this weekend. I'll take before and after pictures

pool acid, we use it on the race team to clean parts before welding and in seconds the stain is gone. Then wash with water. I bet if you read the ez-off can it is a type of acid.

GO buy some GREASED LIGHTNING from Safeway and soak the ring in it for about 30 minutes then wash clean they will be Deano'd The oven cleaner is faster but is very abrasive to the Aluminum. The Gresaed Lightning will turn the ring BLACK when it is all black take it out wash it off and it will be ready to polish. The black is just from the chemical reaction and will come off with Water!!! Soak the whole ring though it may take 2 doses of the Greased Lightning depending on the thickness of Ano but you will not hurt the aluminum that way!!!

I worked at JPL a while back and I saw a machinist use a product called MEK. Don't know what it stands for or where to get it but it worked great. Took the anodize coating off real nice. I remember he was wearing gloves.

i don't think you can buy MEK anymore, something bout givin rats cancer haha

It is Methyl Ethyl Ketone and you can still get it a HD.

The Greased Lightning is not that bad on your hands either I didn't use gloves at all!!!