Polishing Fuchs/sealant?
02-15-2006, 09:45 PM
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Right now I have Mothers on ALL of them to the best possible, but I was wondering if there was anything that would hold up better or should I just keep Mothers on it all the time?
03-07-2006, 07:44 AM
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I have used Simichrome: http://www.winterbrookfarm.com/restore.htm
with much success used with a buffing wheel and drill. when I was polishing up my Fikse FM-5's and then I follow up periodically with some P21S Polishing Soap: http://www.autogeek.net/p153.html
Both leave a thin protective film to battle tarnish, etc and to boot they are both made in Germany
A friend of mine who is in the aviation business often ends up having to polish Al back out from sheet metal work recommended the Simichrome. He said that he has tried just about all the popular products out there; Wenol, Mothers, Jewlers Rouge, etc and Simichrome has been the easiest to use and comes out looking better.
Rich, nice job on your Fuchs! That WD-40 + Mothers must have done the trick, your tires look very rich and glossy as well. What did you use?
Wish I had a smaller file size for the picture that shows a better shot of the Fikse's. You get the idea though.
with much success used with a buffing wheel and drill. when I was polishing up my Fikse FM-5's and then I follow up periodically with some P21S Polishing Soap: http://www.autogeek.net/p153.html
Both leave a thin protective film to battle tarnish, etc and to boot they are both made in Germany
A friend of mine who is in the aviation business often ends up having to polish Al back out from sheet metal work recommended the Simichrome. He said that he has tried just about all the popular products out there; Wenol, Mothers, Jewlers Rouge, etc and Simichrome has been the easiest to use and comes out looking better.
Rich, nice job on your Fuchs! That WD-40 + Mothers must have done the trick, your tires look very rich and glossy as well. What did you use?
Wish I had a smaller file size for the picture that shows a better shot of the Fikse's. You get the idea though.
03-07-2006, 08:03 AM
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I am still in the process of removing the adonized layer on my Fuchs....
80 grit compounds, then 240 then 320.....then some tripoli compound and finally some white rouge should bring them to shine.
I got busy with the cylinder head gasket, front seals and so on.....so i put the wheels on hold and started sanding the intake manifold untill the rest of the parts arrive.
80 grit compounds, then 240 then 320.....then some tripoli compound and finally some white rouge should bring them to shine.
I got busy with the cylinder head gasket, front seals and so on.....so i put the wheels on hold and started sanding the intake manifold untill the rest of the parts arrive.
03-07-2006, 10:24 AM
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I have used Boesheild T-9. It was developed by Boeing for long term protection of aircraft. Works great on polished Fuchs, Boyds, Centerlines and the Accurides on my big truck. The Boyds wheels on my truck are 11 years old and run year round. They have never been polished, only treated to Boesheild 2x a year. You can get Boesheild from:www.clevelandtool.com Search for
for Boesheild.
for Boesheild.
