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donporfi 12-04-2015 10:27 AM

Fuchs RSR finish ?
 
The rough finish is done by blasting it with a soft media ?
After blasting, it is clear anodized or it is clear coated ?

75 911s 12-04-2015 11:26 AM

From "he who shant be named"

DIY RIM REFINISHING


TLDR: Bead blast then clear coat.

RSTarga 12-04-2015 11:28 AM

Originally it was just as it came out of the mold, rough cast, didn't go through the polishing phase of production.
Clear anodized was the original process.

perks 12-04-2015 06:31 PM

My first Porsche project was doing and rsr finish this past spring. Pm me if you have any questions. It wasn't to difficult and I was very happy with the result

perks 12-04-2015 06:37 PM

These are some pics I posted on Instagram when doing the wheels
https://instagram.com/p/zL1n9fn91V/
https://instagram.com/p/zYIcNeH91t/
https://instagram.com/p/zoBd8Sn9z-/
https://instagram.com/p/0Jhc_hH9yH/
https://instagram.com/p/0MTg5Mn9yK/

toddu 12-04-2015 07:35 PM

Perks, those look great!! I would love to do mine someday :-(

Todd

vintagecarlover 12-04-2015 07:44 PM

Beautiful perks. How long did it take u?

perks 12-05-2015 07:03 AM

Probably around 8 hours total spread over a month. Taping was worst part for me. I had a local shop do bead blasting, not sure how long it would take to do that part on your own.

bgyglfr 12-05-2015 07:36 AM

Matt, you know this is an excuse to show a pic of your car with the wheels on it.

Arne2 12-05-2015 07:57 AM

I didn't find the taping to be all that hard. I did not go with the rough RSR finish, but had them anodized in the early classic finish instead. The taping job should be the same for either one, though.

Chemically stripped (not blasted):

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1394654892.jpg

Polished and ready for anodizing:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1394654938.jpg

Clear anodized, pre-paint:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1449334450.jpg

Masked (tip - use 3M dark blue vinyl trimline masking tape for a sharp line, it is easily stretched and can follow the line nicely):

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1449334472.jpg

Front:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1449334513.jpg

Rear:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1396229720.jpg

On car:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1396229756.jpg

bgyglfr 12-05-2015 08:37 AM

Hey Arne. Those look good. Where did you have the anodizing done? I have some deep 6s I would like to restore to stock finish and don't really want to wait a year for the pro's to do it.

perks 12-05-2015 09:04 AM

Arne they look really good. Kirk you are right, lol.

beren 12-05-2015 11:35 AM

Those are sweet - nice work.

Cook&Dunning 12-05-2015 12:50 PM

Arne - nice job and congrats on those wheels and the whole car - damn it looks good!

Arne2 12-05-2015 04:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bgyglfr (Post 8905168)
Hey Arne. Those look good. Where did you have the anodizing done? I have some deep 6s I would like to restore to stock finish and don't really want to wait a year for the pro's to do it.

I had mine done by David Rohrer in Sandy, UT. He works in a shop near Eric Shea (PMB Performance), I suspect they both use the same anodizing shop. Turnaround time for mine was about 3-4 weeks, as I recall. But I did the painting myself, probably saved a week that way.

David hasn't been back to Pelican in close to 18 months, so I don't know if he is still doing wheels. His contact info is on his profile page on the About Me tab, also in the Visitor Messages on my profile.

Pelican Parts Technical BBS - View Profile: 911M491

RSTarga 12-05-2015 05:03 PM

Is that a crack at one of your lug holes?

Arne2 12-05-2015 05:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RSTarga (Post 8905790)
Is that a crack at one of your lug holes?

No, it was a wired on ID tag.

Uwon 12-05-2015 06:54 PM

A different take on refinishing....that may be of interest.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/748639-evolution-carrera-rst-5.html#post8050475
Post 91
Cheers,
Johan

rbogh901 12-05-2015 06:56 PM

Most don't mention how they keep the lug nut recesses clean. What did you guys do? Throw a coin or lug nut in before you paint?

Arne2 12-05-2015 07:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rbogh901 (Post 8905913)
Most don't mention how they keep the lug nut recesses clean. What did you guys do? Throw a coin or lug nut in before you paint?

If you look closely at the picture of the rear wheel I posted above, you can see that two of the lug seats still have a quarter in them. It's a pretty good fit to keep the primer and paint out.


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