Removing spray paint from alloy wheels

My truck has some 16" American Racing alloy wheels that were sprayed black by the last owner.
I prefer a polished silver look which is what they were originally (in addition to the paint being in horrible condition, chipping and fading), so I was wondering what the best way to remove the paint would be?

Couple things to note:
I'm almost positive it's paint and not plastidip because it's solid and chips off very easily in little pieces and is also very badly faded (vs plastidip which would peel)
I have no way of removing the tires from the rims so anything anyone suggests needs to be at least somewhat safe for the rubber worst case scenario
I'm on a budget so it can't be anything too expensive

I also have a pressure washer at my disposal which I figured would be helpful.

Thank you in advance everyone!

 

I would try some Citri-Strip, let it sit for 10 minutes and then pressure wash it off. Rinse and repeat if necessary.

 

What do you want to do with them after the black is off?

Repaint to a silver close to a factory look?

 

I'll look into this, thank you very much!

They're still silver underneath (I can tell from where large parts of the black has chipped off, so I just wanted to polish em up.

 

Any stripper has a risk of damaging any underlying finish you want to preserve.

I'd try some solvents first. Acetone, would be my first attempt. Many paints will break down with acetone. Assuming the underlying finish is an original coating from the wheel manufacturer, its probably pretty tough and can withstand acetone. Use an abrasive like a Scotch Brite pad from the kitchen, a little abrasive, but not harsh. Toothbrushes, bottle brushes, anything to access the little corners. Just test with the acetone first, some plastic "melt" in acetone.

Good luck.

 

Lacquer thinner maybe? Try a small test area. See what others say on this first.

 

Yeah I know there is a chance of damage but the paint doesn't seem to be on there very well so I was hoping something less-harsh would be able to remove it with the help of the pressure washer, I'll try some acetone.

I've heard of the lacquer thinner as well but heard more mixed results on it so I'll try some other things and save that as a later resort.

I also got some "Goof Off" remover just a little while ago which I have heard works and isn't super harsh on the other materials and finishes so I'm going to try this first and report back.

 

I've personally stripped some painted wheels before, using a paint stripper and a pressure washer. If you fear damage to your wheels underneath, don't leave the stripper on too long, use a little judgement. When the paint is ready to come off, it will crinkle and completely come off in sheets, that's when you pressure wash the rest of it off. The wheels I stripped looked brand new underneath, I was kinda proud of the new look.

Using acetone and a bristle brush is going to take forever and a day, with all the nooks and crannies, and especially doing four wheels! Ask me how I know...

 

If it’s just cheap spray paint. Try some wd40 spray on and let sit. You’ll be amazed what it will take off.

 

Wanted to update this with my results in case anyone else in the future references this.
I tried something branded "Goof-Off", let it sit for probably 10 minutes and wiped and pressure washed, no results.
After, I sprayed some oven cleaner on, let it sit, and still got nothing. No change in the paint whatsoever.

Someone I know works in autobody and so I asked him about it, and he grabbed some lacquer thinner and started wiping the stuff right off, so I got a container of that and I'm going to finish em up. The small section he did came out perfect, wiped the paint right off and showed the nice looking wheel underneath. Thanks guys!