Just got curb rash removed from Fuchs
 

Done locally in Seattle by Fosters, $50 per wheel, turned around in 2 days.

They did a nice job, but had to remove the anodizing on the outer lip. Hand sanded the lip to blend in with the anodizing. Could not tell from more than a foot away and looks kinda of cool close up. Sort of a brushed steel look.

Before
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploads/img_0893.jpg

After
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploads/IMG_1037a.jpg

Certainly looks better than the rash.

Gives me hope, Alf.

Two of my 15x7 Fuchs look a little like that thanks to some careless owner in the car's past. Not the direct-PO, though, who is a Pelican member... ;)

Alf,

Fosters does decent work, now keep your rims away from curbs! Are you going to have your rims polished?

Harlan
The black centers are really growing on me, i am going to keep them this way for now.

alf

Contact information for Foster's would be appreciated. I scraped a curb at the drive through teller window yesterday.

Why does the rest of the lip look pitted/weathered in the 'after' picture? Just lighting?

Wow very nice job dude ;)

Google is your friend...


Foster's Wheel Service Inc . 4012 Leary Way NW . Seattle WA 98107 . 206-789-5353 . Open Mon-Fri 9 am-6 pm

Thanks Jabsea!

Foster's no more...
 

The business is no more. However, Google also revealed these guys to me: http://www.DependableWheel.com . Anyone familiar with them? They are another wheel shop in Renton. Looks like they are "Foster's" also. Wonder if there is a relation or perhaps they moved & renamed...

:confused:

You should have had them do away with the rest of the anodizing, the brushed look looks 10X's better.

-Ryan

Doesn't the anodizing add strength to the wheel?

The anodizing might only be 0.001" thick so cant see it adding strength to the wheel.

I did that by hand on my lips, and I don't know how thick the anodizing is (seemed to be more than .001 though), but that stuff is a tough protection and I wouldn't remove it "just because". It took me hours of sanding to remove it with progressive grits. Mother's polish is what I used for the final polish, and hit the lips (only) occasionaly to keep them looking that way...Vaseline for the anodized portion.