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Originally Posted by 997Sbeebe View Post
curious how the wheel finish above was attained. i've considered #0000 steel wool to 'knock' the polish back on my polished Fuchs, but i want to be sure that i will arrive at the desired look/finish. just curious what the method was here. the result looks fantastic.
These started life as euromeister wheels. Removed the black then basically sanded them to an almost polished finish. Then used a scotchbrite pad to rough them up a bit for a more satin finish.
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