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Posted by: PBC914 Aug 15 2011, 07:12 PM

If you are following my fog light question, you can see I'm trying to figure out how the Mahles on my 914 are supposed to be finished. Are they aluminum and sand blasted? Painted? Any guidance this talented and knowledgeable group can provide would be appreciated. I'm even willing to drive that bad boy thousands of miles to 1 914 World outing just to say...thanks! Oh and maybe enjoy some spiritis fermenti with all of those people whose posts I read daily.

Posted by: johannes Aug 16 2011, 12:57 AM

They are painted.


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Posted by: SLITS Aug 16 2011, 06:43 AM

Wurth's Silver Lacquer paint .... two rattle cans will do a set of 5. I've done a set of 4 with one can painting front side only. I media blasted them (glass bead) and then painted them.

Posted by: RobW Aug 16 2011, 06:50 AM

What does Al Weidman do to restore them?

Posted by: tod914 Aug 16 2011, 07:23 AM

Are the insides/back left unfinished? The Wurth silver seems to have a suttle flake/metalic no?

Posted by: SLITS Aug 16 2011, 07:41 AM

Your guess is as good as mine





Since I used only one can, the backsides are unfinished.

Posted by: PBC914 Aug 16 2011, 04:45 PM

How about the lugs, painted or polished?

Posted by: flipb Aug 17 2011, 07:25 AM

On my original Mahles, they're finished with a nice coating of rust.

Posted by: johannes Aug 17 2011, 08:00 AM

On catalogue pictures the lugs are about the same color as the rim. I think this is anodized finish.

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