Masking Fuchs
 

What is the best way to mask the outer rim when painting the Fuchs centers.

Round wheel...straight tape! arrrrrgh!

I have been told to use black electrical tape, because it forms really well.

Or a thinner masking tape--1/4 to 1/2" has some flexibility in it for curves but I think electrical would be best.

A very cool way to do this is to use dishwashing liquid.

You brush it around the polished/anodized area, getting it close to the channel you will be painting. Take a clean cloth, remove any residual from the channel in a nice sweeping motion. The viscosity of the liquid, and the way it sets up, prevents the liquid from moving.

Now shoot the wheel. Any overspray is protected by the liquid. Once the paint sets up, wash the dishliquid free and then create the final line for any paint that *did* get through using laquer thinner and a nice even stroke to remove the overspray.

Works very well. You'd be surprised how clean the edge looks simply using your hand. Be sure, when using the laquer thinner, to put it on a paper towel and rotate the wheel so that your motion is at the bottom 1/3rd of the wheel to prevent any thinner from moving downward, into the paint.

John

I have done this with regular masking tape using several widths.

Electrical tape seems like an improvement.

The technique that the pros use to do flames and critical areas would be the best - wish I learned this before I did my wheels.

Use a "fine line" masking tape which is usually blue and is plastic like electrical tape but is made for this and is about 1/8 inch wide.

After laying it down use regular tape to easily overlap and finish the masking.

FYI - Looking at the way the paint comes off unevenly with stripper and the incomplete painting of the back side of the paddles (trapped air) I theorize that Fuchs were originally painted by dipping into the paint - leaving what didn't get submerged unpainted. Biggest downside is that you would need quite a bit of paint - but if you are going for complete authenticity you might want to replicate this!

Lothar:

I recently repainted my fuchs. For the fronts, I used blue painted tape, covered the rims and then used a razor blade to remove the excess. You can clearly see the line and can easily cut out the excess. As for the rear rims I used electrical tape.

It was really easy using the electrical tape and would have used it on all four if I hadn't started with the fronts.

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rjd

I used 1/8" and 1/4" masking tape to make the curves around the "flowers" and then filled in with masking tape. For the outer rim, I measured off approx 9/16" with a pencil and then connected the dots with 1/2" tape always checking for the same dimension around the circumfrence. Cleaned any glue off with denatured alcohol, laquer thinners a little too strong. It worked out real well.

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I used House of Kolor epoxy primer and Eastwood wheel black (semi gloss). I'll post a pic once I upload to the host.

Good Luck, Mike

I do it the same way Bob D does. lay down some wide masking tape and trim with razor or better yet an x-acto knife. Works like a charm!

Pin striping tape goes well around corners.

Mayby try that to get the edge and then some wide thick tape of your choice to cover the rest.

Lothar:

Let's see if I can get the pictures posted successfully???

Good luck. I really liked the results given the effort required.

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I'm a big fan of blue painters tape. I also use it on the edges of my magnetic numbers at DE events. It holds on the numbers and never damages the paint.

I painted my wheels masking with blue painters tape...kindda like masking tape. Could not get it to flow w/ the curves nice, not a great job. I've since heard of others w/ great luck using black electrical tape, since it's very flexible...or pinstriper tape. Also after you put the last coat of paint on....lift the tape off and you'll be set.

Thanks everyone. I will post some pics when I get one done. It may be alittle while, so I will post in a separate thread.

Do yourself a favor and go to an automotive supply shop and pickup some pin striping tape that they use for doing flames. It makes the process much much easier. You can use the blue painter’s tape (masking tape) to get the rest of the paddles. I pulled all of the tape off while the paint was still wet so that the edge would “lay” down. After it dries, you might want to put a couple of coats of clear coat to protect it.

Just my suggestion,

Rob

I used electric tape and it worked better than masking tape by far.

Kurt Williams

I heard a story about using Vaseline to mask off wheels. Never tried it, but it would be easy and accurate. It would be great for detailed masking.

What sort of paint did you use?

I'm about to redo mine, and have purschsed Wurths Satin Gloss.

Did you use respray over the old paint, or strip them back, did you use primer?

Fine edges in pin-stripe then fill with masking.