Disclaimer: I did a handful of searches and couldn't find anything. If it's right there, please include a link with the flames.

I ordered a custom bike recently, and part of what I wanted was an unbranded bicycle, I just loathe branding.

With the exception of a few parts, I've gotten there. My hubs have stamped brands, but they are uncolored, so I'll deal with that. My headset is from Chris King, and they're ****ing *****s who slap their branding on everything and refuse to budge, I haven't figured out what to do about that yet.

My cranks are Sugino 75s, and my seatpost is a Thomson Elite. Both appear to have the branding somehow printed onto the component, and I'm trying to figure out how to get it off. Has anyone had luck with solvents, as opposed to sandpaper and the like? I'm a bit uncomfortable sanding aluminum components though maybe I shouldn't be.

Any suggestions for getting the branding off?