Fuchs refinished, another story

p914 · 06-03-2003, 05:55 PM

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 wheels

bludden · bludden's Garage

Schweet!

Very pretty car too!

philinjax · 06-04-2003, 01:02 PM

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Phil

Dave at Pelican Parts · Dave at Pelican Parts's Garage

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

p914 · 06-04-2003, 02:43 PM

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

p914 · 06-04-2003, 02:48 PM

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Originally posted by Dave at Pelican Parts
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

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!

GaryW · 06-05-2003, 05:39 PM

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

p914 · 06-05-2003, 07:09 PM

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

GaryW · 06-06-2003, 05:39 AM

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

1bad914 · 06-06-2003, 07:17 AM

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.

nutzforporsche · 06-06-2003, 10:46 AM

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.