Are my fuchs anodized?

Pat Crellin · 05-03-2005, 08:44 PM

My fuchs have guards red with petals and lips. Before anyone says anything, I'm painting the red with Wurths black satin this weekend.

The shiny part looks pretty good and I've had good results with vaseline but want more shine. I bought P21S from our host but the tube says not to be used on anodized aluminum.

How can I tell if the anodizing has been removed?

If they are anodized, are there any recommendations other than vaseline?

Thanks

randywebb · 05-03-2005, 08:53 PM

tube?

p21S is the best cleaner -- it comes in a bottle

stocks Fuchs are anodized - got a pic of yours?

Pat Crellin · 05-03-2005, 09:00 PM

Yup, it's P21S Multi-Surface High Gloss Finish Restorer

It says it restores the brilliance of alloy and wire wheels.

I'll post a pic in the morning.

Thanks

randywebb · 05-03-2005, 09:03 PM

rub some between your fingers and see if you can feel any abrasiveness at all

- you may need to have the wheels polished to get more 'shine' but folks can tell from a pic if they are still anodized

stefang · 05-04-2005, 03:20 AM

Right, that's not the wheel cleaner. Anyway, if you want more shine then use it and see what happens. It'll probably remove some anodizing, but not really make it shiny anyway. You'll have to polish them or have them polished. Do a search, lots of postings about that subject for some obscure reason.

Stef

Pat Crellin · 05-04-2005, 04:46 AM

My wheels - annodize? no annodize?

thanks

Alan.UK · 05-04-2005, 04:50 AM

They look polished to me.

Alan.UK

Pat Crellin · 05-04-2005, 05:32 AM

I've had the car less than 2 years and I didn't paint the wheels. Would one assume when they were painted red they would have removed the annodizing and polished them?
That red paint certainly wasn't stock was it?

stefang · 05-04-2005, 05:38 AM

Stock is anodized rim with black center. Yours are definitely polished. You don't have to remove anodizing to paint, but maybe it was done at the same time. Sure looks like you can use that p21S polish and have at it.

enjoy,
Stef

Wil Ferch · 05-05-2005, 03:14 AM

Polish on a rag will show up as black residue if polished...will show up clear or "nothing" if anodized.

Wil

Pat Crellin · 05-05-2005, 04:42 AM

Polish on a rag will show up as black residue if polished...will show up clear or "nothing" if anodized.

Aha - when I polish my rims, the rag turns black.

Thanks

9elf · 05-05-2005, 05:12 AM

Definately polished.

No-one wants their wheels stolen, but you have gone to all that trouble to get your wheels looking good, only for that lock nut to bring the look down.

You could probably get it bead blasted and matched to the others. The wheels look great.

Pat Crellin · 05-05-2005, 05:48 AM

Thanks, I've always hated the red centers. This week I'm spraying them black and replacing the old nuts with black ones. Old nuts.

Jason Cullen · 05-05-2005, 07:09 PM

Polished! They are also gorgeous!

Jason

jbripps · jbripps's Garage

You have that many pix of your wheels, but couldn't give us a peek at your car? OK, time to post the whole thing now.........Ha.

Have fun,

Jason Cullen · 05-05-2005, 07:16 PM

Anodized:

Polished:

Anodized finish on the lip or spoke with look like a slight cloudy coat over the aluminum.

The black anodized spoke with look like a flat black.

Jason Cullen · 05-05-2005, 07:18 PM

You can see what look your wheels will have with Black paint.

Enjoy your 911.

Thank you,
Jason

Pat Crellin · 05-06-2005, 04:38 AM

Wow, I can easily see the difference between anodized & polished now. Thanks for the pics, those wheels look great.

I'm definetly going with the petals & lips, I just wish there was another way to refer to that style other than petals & lips.

I'll post before & after pics when I'm done.

Pat Crellin · 05-08-2005, 08:08 PM

Before & After

That wurth paint is pretty impressive.