# Thoughts on removing the original paint on a full metal, aluminum yoyo

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**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\
**Created:** [April 19, 2015, 6:26am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/thoughts-on-removing-the-original-paint-on-a-full-metal-aluminum-yoyo/74131 "2015-04-19T06:26:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2015, 6:26am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/thoughts-on-removing-the-original-paint-on-a-full-metal-aluminum-yoyo/74131/1 "2015-04-19T06:26:56Z")

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Hypothetically, if I want to remove the original paint off of a hypothetical aluminum yoyo without hypothetically damaging the hypothetical yoyo itself, what substance/compound/solvent would best do this hypothetical job?

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**Author:** ![sparhawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@sparhawk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/sparhawk)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2015, 4:49pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/thoughts-on-removing-the-original-paint-on-a-full-metal-aluminum-yoyo/74131/2 "2015-04-19T16:49:27Z")

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First it’s anodizing and not paint. Normally chemicals are not the best option since they can also cause pitting if you do it wrong. There’s a couple threads you could find on here about removing ano with chemicals though.

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**Author:** ![mullicabob](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mullicabob/32/1108_2.png) [@mullicabob](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mullicabob)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2015, 4:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/thoughts-on-removing-the-original-paint-on-a-full-metal-aluminum-yoyo/74131/3 "2015-04-19T16:51:05Z")

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Chem strip or bead blast.