Fuchs refinished, another story
 

I bought some Fuchs wheels from Steve Thacker on eBay and he inspired me to post this here.

Here's what I did.
1. Had them mediablasted with plastic beads. $20 per wheel
2.Took them to a polisher. $25 per wheel (this is a good deal, these folks usually do truck wheels and agreed to do my wheels cuz I wuz a nice guy:) An average polisher will charge up to $100 per wheel to get em sparkling.

I think you will see a notable difference from before and after shots I took.

I talked with several painters and finishers. Alternative was to have them chemically stripped then polished. The stripper I talked with didn't have the right stuff to do it. You need a very strong anodized paint remover which is so strong that if you get a drop on you it will burn the Keerrapp outta yas. An advanced stripper would have this but a person might have a hard time finding someone with experience and the proper setup. I believe that http://www.wheelenhancement.com does this kind of refinishing at a premium price.

I could clear coat the wheels and found a super product called "Glisten PC" made by the folks at POR 15.
This clear coat is hard as a rock and won't fade or discolor. $45 a quart and $10 for the prep liquid. This will do 4 wheels.

I painted the lug bolt ends metallic and they look fine. I will probably just leave these the way they are and keep em clean. Oh yeah... I bought the wheels on eBay for $430 which included shipping.
Use the link below to see the before and after and how they look on the car now.

http://www.villagephotos.com/pubbrowse.asp?selected=252977

Thanks Steve for the good deal on the wheelsSmileWavy

Schweet!

Very pretty car too!

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Phil

Just did for me...

Personally, I prefer to leave the lower areas in that "milky-anodized" finish. Looks more original, but the polish on the raised areas is eye-catching.

Wish I could've found a deal like that!!

--DD

What browser are u using? If you have a pop up killer, turn it off.

I really like the milky look also and would have settled for that. Actually a pearlized chrome or aluminum would really look nice. I envisioned the all polished look and went with it. I found the polisher when I started asking questions at an auto paint supplier and they referred the local polisher to me. You gotta ask the right questions to get the right stuff!

P914,

Where in WA are you? I'm in the Tacoma area and may have an interest in having the same done to mine...

Gary

The polisher is in Woodland. I'm in Vancouver.

Hey, that's not bad - about 1 1/2 hours south of me. Can you email me the name of the shop and a phone#?

Thanks, Gary

I pick my 2.0 Fuch's up today. I had them media blasted and powder coated with chrome-illusion. I'll post pictures when I get them.

You are very welcome. I'm glad that you decided to post the pics. Those wheels look awesome!!!!! That black car of yours sets them right off.