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Fuchs
I'm trying to polish my fuchs up to a blazing shine and I'm using a metal polish which is working quite well but there are some very small "pits" or "corrosions" which I can't seem to remove. It's just age and weather, but how the hell do you get rid of them?
More "elbow"???
Is there a better product I could use? (Using Autosol)...
More "elbow"???
Is there a better product I could use? (Using Autosol)...
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The wheels are coated with a plastic like coating. No matter how much you polish it won't shine like new until you remove the coating. I removed the coating on my 944 cookie cutters with (of all products) P.V.C. pipe cleaner! came right off and then there is a nice shiney metal underneath. Be careful not to get it on the black or painted surface it will loosen that up as well. I think there are some people that have used stripper but be careful, the pvc cleaner was by far the easiest.... good luck.I have not used it on my Fuchs but will when the time comes.
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Originally Posted by nineoneone
The wheels are coated with a plastic like coating. No matter how much you polish it won't shine like new until you remove the coating. I removed the coating on my 944 cookie cutters with (of all products) P.V.C. pipe cleaner! came right off and then there is a nice shiney metal underneath. Be careful not to get it on the black or painted surface it will loosen that up as well. I think there are some people that have used stripper but be careful, the pvc cleaner was by far the easiest.... good luck.I have not used it on my Fuchs but will when the time comes.
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Those "pits and corrosion" are part of the wear process on the metal. The only way to actually get them out is to sand them out or have the wheels professionally done and ask that they be filled. Usually , the wheel restorer will do that and make them look like new. You may also have a few or a lot of "nicks" from gravel or other debris. Same process, but the deeper the scoring of the metal, the harder to remove by sandingor buffing and may require filling like they do when restoring wheels.
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Old thread but doing research on Fuchs for a friend and figured if you are still doing this it might help. Here are a picture of my 9 x 15" fuchs that I polished and my 14" 914 fuchs.
I have access to industrial processes but I acid etched my wheels to remove the anodizing first. Then I prepped the surface by wet sanding and scotch brite polishing any surface imperfections. If you want a high polish the best way to achieve it is by using a high powered polishing wheel and multiple rouge steps. Start with a cutting rouge and work your way up to a polishing rouge. If you don't have access to a high powered machine heat the wheel to 350 or 400 degrees F prior to polishing. This will help in polishing.
I have access to industrial processes but I acid etched my wheels to remove the anodizing first. Then I prepped the surface by wet sanding and scotch brite polishing any surface imperfections. If you want a high polish the best way to achieve it is by using a high powered polishing wheel and multiple rouge steps. Start with a cutting rouge and work your way up to a polishing rouge. If you don't have access to a high powered machine heat the wheel to 350 or 400 degrees F prior to polishing. This will help in polishing.
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