Fuchs, DIY stripping question

[ppanagis@gmail.]

Hey Joe Bob... get one of these .. The fuchs you have give pletty of room to get in the corners. Not like deep sixes....

[Joe Bob]

What is it? Where to get it?

[ppanagis@gmail.]

I get them at the Canadian version of your Pep Boys but on line i found this you may look at.4" Diameter Abrasive Scotch Brite Ball 80 grit aluminum oxide

I use this in combination with 3m scotch bright sanding pads and it gets the job done. there are red pads and grey pads... the grey pad is final step before polishing ... ask for them at car parts store... Also if you have deep groves you need to be taken out of the metal. sanding disks should be used first.

[m1franck]

Slather on the aircraft paint stripper, then cover the wheel with saran wrap or put it in a white plastic garbage bag. Sealing off the wheel helps the stripper work better. Also, make sure the work space you are doing this in is not too cold, but for crap sake don't do this in a garage that's attached to your house or has the furnace located in the garage. The wife will be really pissed when the inside of the home smells like that nasty paint stripper!

Also, a pressure washer helps to blast the paint off the wheel once the paint stripper has softened it up. I've had to do 4 - 5 layers of stripper to get all of the paint off of a wheel. It still beats sanding by hand.

[ppanagis@gmail.]

Results of the finish using scotch bright pads




Finally i clear coated the wheels to protect them

[kidrock]

If I see the word "stripper" one more time, I'm going out to break a 'c' note into singles.

[Joe Bob]

I'll pick up the "sex worker in a can" manana......

[zippy_gg]

Must support single moms!

[zippy_gg]

Originally Posted by ppanagis@gmail.

Results of the finish using scotch bright pads

Finally i clear coated the wheels to protect them

You are so hired! Awesome results!
Can you give some details on how you painted the centers and what you used...?

[Joe Bob]

I've done a few paint jobs on Fuchs.....when I was changing colors of side graphics every couple of months. Blue ( low glue residue) masking tape and color matched rattle can Krylon. I've had wheels in Gulf Blue, Emerald Green, Guard's Red, GP white, black and just polish......I prefer the clean look.....hence the total strip.

If you are gonna be a concours weenie (CW), Wurth Satin. A nice clear over it....well, I don't like clear. I prefer a single stage paint and then the ability to polish the rest. Clear can yellow in the UV light. It's getting worse now with the low VOC crap being forced on the hobbyist.

Powder coating is an option but the high heat needed to cure the product can effect the forged wheels. Rumor has it the heat is as bad as chroming. PC is also REAL tough to get off if you wanna do a strip and color change.

I've had as many as 4 different colors before stripping. I also never found the need for primer.

YMMV

[ppanagis@gmail.]

Originally Posted by zippy_gg

You are so hired! Awesome results!
Can you give some details on how you painted the centers and what you used...?

Sure... i used Oil based Tremclad paint... First a primer it was actually brown. No need to use zinc oxide primer i was told. then Tremclad satin black... the final clear coat was duplicolor clear coat for mags.

[WMichelsen]

Posting my question here because it isn't really about polishing or refinishing, just yet. And, my question isn't so much about cleaning brake dust as it is grinding down through the brake dust, etc. This topic seems closest (without starting a new one).

I have a set of Fuchs that were refinished with "Polished Lips" decades ago. Unfortunately, the polished lips did not have a protective finish, and the brake pads I used were rather dusty and corrosive.

So, here's what I got (below). I intend to get them properly restored, but I'm not quite ready, yet. Meantime, how can I best polish out the brake dust and surface corrosion. Are there any preferred tools and compounds? Super big thanks for any suggestions!

[85RedCarrera]

Grey 3M Scotchbrite pads, and Mother's Mag & Aluminum polish.

Is that pitting, or just brake dust stuck to the wheel?

[Showdown]

Save yourself a headache and have them glass bead blasted. The finish will be prime for painting or other refinishing and it’s fast and thorough.


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[WMichelsen]

I thought it was worse than it is. I took a green scotchbrite (because that's what I had) to a small spot for 30-sec. Most of it cleaned off easier than I remember. But, there is some pitting. Not deep, just surface, but...

I'll look for some gray scotchbrite. And, I'll look into bead blast services. Thanks for the suggestions Dave and Julian.

[PeteKz]

Save yourself even more headache. Make those your "winter wheels" and buy a better set for stylin'.

[capt911]

Originally Posted by WMichelsen

Posting my question here because it isn't really about polishing or refinishing, just yet. And, my question isn't so much about cleaning brake dust as it is grinding down through the brake dust, etc. This topic seems closest (without starting a new one).

I have a set of Fuchs that were refinished with "Polished Lips" decades ago. Unfortunately, the polished lips did not have a protective finish, and the brake pads I used were rather dusty and corrosive.

So, here's what I got (below). I intend to get them properly restored, but I'm not quite ready, yet. Meantime, how can I best polish out the brake dust and surface corrosion. Are there any preferred tools and compounds? Super big thanks for any suggestions!

I bought 4 of 930 wheels years ago. Basically the black center was not too bad but lips call them were nasty.
I attacked mine with wet dry sand paper. Probably started with something like 220. Eventually getting finer to guessing now 1000 to 1500?
Been over 20 yrs. Used Flitz or any other sort of course metal polish and now a mirror finish.
Will see is able to attach a picture?

[capt911]

Originally Posted by capt911

I bought 4 of 930 wheels years ago. Basically the black center was not too bad but lips call them were nasty.
I attacked mine with wet dry sand paper. Probably started with something like 220. Eventually getting finer to guessing now 1000 to 1500?
Been over 20 yrs. Used Flitz or any other sort of course metal polish and now a mirror finish.
Will see is able to attach a picture?