RSR style Fuchs

[dean]

I just finished refinishing my Fuchs. I bead blasted my wheels and then clear coated them. Then I masked them and shot them with black single stage paint. The clearcoat made the bead blasted Alu a little darker than anodizing would have. So if I do this again I will paint the wheels silver first instead of clear.


I can't seem to upload pics now.

Later
Dean

[dean]

here are the pics

[catnmouse]

a work of art!!

[dean]

Thanks. I just asked the wife what she thinks of my wheels. She said "you mean those wheels in my living room? Very professonal."

Dean

[Jandrews]

They look great, Dean. I am anxious to see this look on the car.

I see what you mean by the clear being shiny. I kind of prefer the "matte" look, but those wheels will be beautiful. Nice job.


JA

[bob tilton]

dean,
Any pics of a bead blasted wheel before clear coat?

[gestalt1]

i have a set of lindseys on order in the rsr finish. they basically weld the center to the bbs barrel and bead blast the whole thing and for powdercoating they use a frosted clear. they have in the past polished the outside rim but this takes the powdercoat off and leaves raw aluminum. i've bead blasted aluminum castings also and i get the darker/slightly blueish color after putting a clear coat on the parts also. the wheels look great, the gloss clear is likely easier to clean.

[dean]

Thanks for the comments.

I would have prefered a more matte finish also and not so shiny but I had the clear hangin around for years and wanted to use it on something. Plus it was an experiment in low maintanence RSR wheels. I don't even know if the clear will hold up on Alu. Dupont didn't recommend clearing Alu. Here is a pic of beadblasted wheel that has a conversion coating on it.

[dean]

woop hit the wrong button

Dean

[911mot]

Very nice!

Whats a 'conversion coating?

[dean]

A conversion coating is basicly an acid type product that you treat bare Alu with before painting. Different companys have different products.

Dean

[rlh930]

From the picture, the conversion coating looks a lot like the original RSR finish, if you highlighted it with black. Is it the kind of thing that would stand up to any use?

[Hayabusa]

Where is the drool icon?

Extremely nice!!!

[Hayabusa]

Originally posted by dean
RSR Style Wheels.

What do you mean, 'RSR Style Wheels'? Are they 9 & 11x15's?

[dean]

Originally posted by rlh930
From the picture, the conversion coating looks a lot like the original RSR finish, if you highlighted it with black. Is it the kind of thing that would stand up to any use?

No I don't think the conversion coating would stand up any better than bare Alu. It is just to prep the Alu. for painting.

The wheels are 7"& 8" x16. I called them RSR style cause they aren't real RSR wheels

Thanks
Dean

[DW SD]

Could you post the actual products which you used?

Thanks,

Doug

[Wil Ferch]

RSR "Style" is a "rough matte" finish....

See my thread..."Economy RSR finish"....

Wil

[ChrisBennet]

Sweet!

[austin552]

[Hayabusa]

Originally posted by Wil Ferch
RSR "Style" is a "rough matte" finish....

See my thread..."Economy RSR finish"....

Wil

Thanks, Will.