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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Great NorthWest
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Painting template for FUCHS where spoke is polished?
It had to happen (thanks a lot Jack Olsen): I spent about five days polishing and painting my 6/7 16" FUCHS and now I wish I had polished the spokes as well (this is an SC).
So how do you folks get a nice, rounded edge to the exposed polished spoke? Is there a real-size template that can be used (no, I don't want to dip them in paint as per factory). I can't imagine somebody out there hasn't used a CAD or graphics program to create "petals" that can be lightly glued to the polished spoke, then the whole wheel painted. Thanks very much in advance for your help. There is NOTHING as cool as watching spokes "speed" and "slow" as you accelerate and brake. Jw |
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08-23-2001, 11:13 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Marysville Wa.
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you are a joker! pinstriping tape and a good eye, followed by masking tape to the edge of the pinstripe tape. or you could dip them like original.
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08-23-2001, 11:54 AM
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Geez John see if I come over and pester you at the shop anymore!!!!
Yeah, more than a bit geeky what with the CAD and laser-guided graphic foo-foo stuff. But I figured somebody out there was as focused (read: lazy) as myself. In all events, I am looking forward to polishing those spokes. THAT'S something I'm good at... Jw |
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08-24-2001, 05:50 AM
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I don't think even CAD wizards at Boeing or Northrup-Grumman could take into account the non-uniform wrinkling and creasing of a flat paper cutout onto contoured Fuchs spokes!
Much better, and a lot quicker to just use masking tape applied by human hand and adjusted by that feedback-loop control by eyeball! ------------------ Warren Hall 1973 911S Targa 1992 Dodge Dakota 5.2 4X4 parts hauler |
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08-24-2001, 06:06 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: an island, upper left coast, USA
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For the masking, rather than the painting;
You could dip the polished side down in some sort of non stick cheap stuff like veggy-oil. Of course liquid veg-oil would have its' problems; you wouldn't want to tip the rim to paint. Perhaps a couple of cans of crisco? I think that stuff melts at around 90°-ish. I'm no cook, but I know this idea is half-baked at best. '81 Platinum Metalic SC COUPE |
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08-24-2001, 06:50 AM
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Hmmmm...too many cooks Island? ;>
Just to pass on a tip when I repainted the wires on my '69 MBG I would paint the tires, right up to the edge of the rim, with liquid detergent. The stuff is viscous enough to stay put, could be easily wiped from the rim should any have gotten on prior to painting, and then would wash up after the paint dries without harming the new paint and would clean the tires as a bonus. Thanks for all replies I think I've whipped this one to death: pinstrip and masking tape it is! Jw |
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08-24-2001, 07:40 AM
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