Fuchs Refinished..another story
05-07-2003, 11:28 PM
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Fuchs Refinished..another story
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 <a href="http://www.wheelenhancement.com" target="_blank">http://www.wheelenhancement.com</a> 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. I'll send a picture when I get em on the car.
<img src="http://www.villagephotos.com/pubbrowse.asp?selected=252977" alt=" - " /> <a href="http://www.villagephotos.com/pubbrowse.asp?selected=252977" target="_blank">Fuchs Before and After</a>
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 <a href="http://www.wheelenhancement.com" target="_blank">http://www.wheelenhancement.com</a> 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. I'll send a picture when I get em on the car.
<img src="http://www.villagephotos.com/pubbrowse.asp?selected=252977" alt=" - " /> <a href="http://www.villagephotos.com/pubbrowse.asp?selected=252977" target="_blank">Fuchs Before and After</a>
