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Posted by: 76-914 Jul 5 2022, 03:15 PM
Yesterday I set out to polish the Fuch's on my '73 which is fairly easy since they are fully polished and I do them once a year. I had been putting off polishing the Fuch's on my '76 because only the raised petals are polished and I had convinced myself this would be a miserable job. But since I'm in fixing her up to sell I knew they would need to be done at some point and the weather was cool enough for the toil to come. They hadn't been touched in 10+ years and didn't look too badly from a distance. 
But up close........not so nice.
As it turned out I needed only to mask off the outer rim where the polished edge meets the unpolished edge. Some cheap HF electrical take was perfect for the job.
This is about 5 minutes work using Mothers polish and this little 2" DA. Another minute to wipe off with a clean cotton cloth. Very little blackened residue gets on the unpolished surface. And what little does can be quickly cleaned up with some LA Awesome cleaner. I suppose Simple Green would work also.
Finished product.......about 30 minutes total time. There are 2 more but they all look the same and I think this hard drive is about to die!
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Posted by: rhodyguy Jul 5 2022, 03:37 PM
Nice Kent.
Posted by: 914-300Hemi Jul 5 2022, 03:51 PM
very nice
Posted by: r_towle Jul 5 2022, 04:05 PM
Wow, inspiring.
Posted by: DC_neun_vierzehn Jul 5 2022, 08:00 PM
Great work.
If you wanted to really make them wheels sparkle, for less than $100 (I believe) you could get new aftermarket Fuchs lugs from 914 Rubber. You could probably sell the original lugs for the same amount to someone who wants the original lugs (which could be re-plated I believe).
Posted by: 76-914 Jul 5 2022, 08:04 PM
Great work.
If you wanted to really make them wheels sparkle, for less than $100 (I believe) you could get new aftermarket Fuchs lugs from 914 Rubber. You could probably sell the original lugs for the same amount to someone who wants the original lugs (which could be re-plated I believe).
Aren't those new bolts 17mm vs. the 19mm OEM?
Posted by: bdstone914 Jul 5 2022, 08:09 PM
Great work.
If you wanted to really make them wheels sparkle, for less than $100 (I believe) you could get new aftermarket Fuchs lugs from 914 Rubber. You could probably sell the original lugs for the same amount to someone who wants the original lugs (which could be re-plated I believe).
Aren't those new bolts 17mm vs. the 19mm OEM?
Yes and chrome i believe.
I have replated several sets in clear zinc.
Posted by: Spoke Jul 5 2022, 09:38 PM
Sweet. Love to see the 'elbow grease' polish jobs. The wheels look great.
Posted by: Blue6 Jul 5 2022, 09:46 PM
Nice workKent, they look great
Posted by: DC_neun_vierzehn Jul 5 2022, 09:55 PM
Great work.
If you wanted to really make them wheels sparkle, for less than $100 (I believe) you could get new aftermarket Fuchs lugs from 914 Rubber. You could probably sell the original lugs for the same amount to someone who wants the original lugs (which could be re-plated I believe).
Aren't those new bolts 17mm vs. the 19mm OEM?
Yes and chrome i believe.
I have replated several sets in clear zinc.
I saw that somebody had new aftermarket 19mm lugs for Fuchs … guess it wasn’t 914 Rubber.
Posted by: 914Sixer Jul 7 2022, 06:19 AM
Go on Ebay, You need M14x1.5 Ball Seat 40mm long. Yes they a have 17mm heads NOT 19mm. You can even get them in black.
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Posted by: StarBear Jul 7 2022, 08:31 AM
Go on Ebay, You need M14x1.5 Ball Seat 40mm long. Yes they a have 17mm heads NOT 19mm. You can even get them in black.
Less than $40 for a set of 20??
Posted by: tygaboy Jul 7 2022, 09:48 AM
Wheels look SOOOOOO much better! Nice.
Posted by: 76-914 Jul 10 2022, 05:22 PM
Since @http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showuser=24893 shamed me 
I decided to paint the lug nuts to match the unpolished petals until I can find a reputable plater that isn't backed up. Ogden Plating said 6-8 months. Wish someone could put together a "lug nut re-chrome" group buy. @http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showuser=16669 
Posted by: DC_neun_vierzehn Jul 19 2022, 02:48 PM
Since @http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showuser=24893 shamed me
I decided to paint the lug nuts to match the unpolished petals until I can find a reputable plater that isn't backed up. Ogden Plating said 6-8 months. Wish someone could put together a "lug nut re-chrome" group buy. @http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showuser=16669 Haha. Those lugs look great!
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