Removing die sublimation from Aluminum

[Jarvis]

Has anyone been able to remove what appears to be die sublimated ink from aluminum? I would replace the aluminum, but if came from an office with a tinted color of aluminum that I haven't been able to match. So, to remove the old tenants name, I've tried alcohol, xylene, lacquer thinner, acetone, and nothing seems to touch it so far. Anybody run into this before? Thanks!

 

[Christian @ 2CT Media]

Not going to happen without grinding it off

 

[D2S]

It mostly likely was a white piece they dye subbed with to make the color you are looking for best bet would be just dye sub the whole job

 

[Johnny Best]

Have you tried paint remover. If the aluminum is anodized it should not hurt it.

 

[fortnight8]

sodium phosphate in hot water

 

[Solventinkjet]

Heat it up to 400 degrees and let it sublimate again. I have never done this and don't know if it will work but it makes sense to me!

 

[Shaun S]

MEK works for most of the inks in this industry. A can of it is cheap and I always have some in the shop. Pour a little bit on and let it sit and dissolve the ink away.