DIY: Fuchs RSR finish.
 

While all my work is cancelled or postponed, I've been trying to stay busy in the garage and recently picked up some date matched weathered 15x7/8 Fuchs that were straight and true but looked a bit beat.

I had the wheels media blasted, then mounted them on the front of my 911 and used my motorcycle on the center stand and 2nd gear idle to spin them so I could wet sand the lips.

After the first wheel, with much respect and consideration for my last few remaining brain cells, I decided to engineer and fabricate an exhaust shield out of what I could find in the garage.

220 wet, 320 wet, 400 wet, and 500 wet sand for final lip polish. I did not want a mirror or glossy finish but enough to stand out from the barrel.

The next step was anodizing. I dropped them off at a local metal finishing place and had them clear anodized.

I taped off the stamping on the back of the petals to make sure no paint covers them and then in the openings of the petals. I taped off the barrels from excess paint running down also from the next step.

Slowly poured in Rustoleum satin black enamel paint till the level looked about right, totally eyeballed this one. Poked holes and let the paint drain after 3 minutes of sitting. let them cure overnight before removing tape and plastic from the backside.
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I am wrapping them up and putting them in the attic until my whole suspension rebuild is refreshed so I do not have to readjust the ride height going from 16" to 15". Paint should be totally cured by then. Car is getting sport struts all around, 22/29 hollow bars, poly bronze bushings, and eibach sways. Plan for tires is 225/50 and 235/50 Toyo R888r.

Overall a really easy way to refinish them to factory anodized RSR spec without paying $500/wheel

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This is the most creative lathe Ive ever seen:

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But o man the results!

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Jesus, they turned out almost porn-like!

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Gorgeous
 

Uber Nice :cool:

Very cool.

How much did the anodizing cost? John

$100 for blasting, $200 for anodizing.

very very nice job..i might copie your procedure when i do mine 7+8th /16 i just got;-)

excellent looking rim

Ivan

:DI'd like to borrow the motorcycle please!!

What material were they blasted with?

Looks like you got a great final result!

That mortorcycle trick has got to be the most jerry-rigged/inventive thing I have ever seen on this forum.

The results speak for them selves.

Great job.

You will need to get the paint out of the lug nut recesses. This can lead to a loosening of the lug nuts if the paint chips out after installation.

Rahl

It ain’t stupid if it works

Yes, on the list to do last. Waiting till the paint cures completely.

Blasted with a glass media at 75psi

Wow! they turned out great! And you managed to save yourself the tedious job of taping off the petals. Really cool.

This is a dream. You are actually passed out next to your car with the bike still running.

WOW love it

I'm impressed , would fit well in the "built not bought" category

You could go into business - just an idea.

Very nice .

When I was working in India , there was a Knife sharpening guy who used to visit all the local restaurants with a similar contraption , but made out of a bicycle :D

I once let him fcuk up my leatherman :rolleyes:

Wow love the contrast, nice work!

One of the best threads I’ve read here in a while. Love these pandemic DIY threads I’ve been reading all over the internet. That motorcycle lathe idea and exhaust shield is brilliant.


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Great work and thank you for the information.

Brilliant indeed!

Extra points for displaying the wheel on the grass. I cringe whenever I see pics of wheels on bare concrete (especially in for sale threads).

took 10 minutes per wheel from 220-500. Was extremely quick.

I’ve been very careful with them after finishing them, don’t want to refurb them again lol.

Wheels turned out great.

I'm curious though, why not use the drive wheels of the car with the car jacked up, running, in gear instead of the motorcycle?

I suspect maybe you did this after the engine was pulled.

Oh, and did you thin out the paint at all?

looks like a Pakistani how-to on YouTube :D

They came out great.

Which glass media? Glass bead, crushed glass and what grade? Sorry for the stupid questions.

My wheels have a 360 degree well between the petals and outer rim - using the pour methond on these will result in about 1/8" to 3/16" thick...... how did you deal with this?

What he said.

Great job! Any video link on pouring the paint to the wheel?
Was there any paint drip on the back side of the wheel when
You poked the holes?
You got it spot on. For the paint I assumed you poked a hole
in the rustoleum spray can.
Thanks.