88911

Can anyone recommend a good shop that can refinish fuchs that have been chromed? I'd like to dechrome them and bring them back up to the standard finish. Somewhere in the SF bay area would be ideal.

Thanks,
-skl

JackOlsen

Harvey and Sue Weidman
Weidman's Wheels in Oroville, California (530) 534-7903

r911

I see that global warming is really increasing the size of that bay....

I agree -- he's the closest. I think he has a large backlog.

scottb

De-chroming Fuchs can lead to problems with pitting and structural integrity. I think there's a Porsche bulletin on the subject of problems related to chroming Fuchs wheels. Are you sure they're chromed and not just highly polished? You should call Weidman (or Al Reed in Anaheim) and discuss the de-chroming issues.

88911

Thanks for the ryplies. Called Harvey, he has a pretty cool program where you trade in your wheels for one that's already in process and just pay the mfg fees.
-skl

scottb

What did he say about the chrome issue?

Sacto S

Wheels can be chromed as a way to cover repairs. That's why the VW guys buy the Fuchs that have been badly curbed. They chrome the rim and they're happy. Wheels that have been repaired cannot be re-anodized if that is the look you are after.

I had my 4.5's done at Weidman's and they came out GREAT!

I agree with the above post. Very friendly and knows his stuff.

88911

Harvey didn't seem to have an issue with it, he did mention he only trusts one guy to dechrome the fuchs. I assume he's ok with it b/c he'll be keeping mine at the end of the day.

TomTurtle

I agree, Harvey does great work but I would call the guys at Wheel Techniques in Santa Clara; they are way closer and have done good work for me too. www.wheeltechniques.com