1. THE METHOD OF REMOVING A BEAD FROM A COATED OBJECT WHERE THE BEAD IS FORMED OF THE COATING APPLIED TO THE OBJECT AND COMPRISING PASSING THE OBJECT OVER AND BRINGING THE BEAD INTO CONTACT WITH A ROTATING ROLLER WHICH IS PARTIALLY IMMERSED IN A LIQUID CAPABLE OF WETTING THE SURFACE OF THE ROLLER AND DISSOLVING THE COATING AND ROTATING THE ROLLER AT A PERIPHERAL SPEED DIFFERENT FROM THE LINEAR SPEED OF THE OBJECT SUCH THAT THERE IS RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN THE SURFACE OF THE ROLLER AND THE OBJECT CAUSING A RESULTANT FRICTION THEREBETWEEN FOR STRIPPING THE BEAD FROM THE OBJECT AND THE LIQUID THEREAFTER BEING EFFECTIVE TO DISSOLVE THE BEAD.