 Mahle wheels-what is the correct finish? |
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| PBC914 |
 Aug 15 2011, 07:12 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 192 Joined: 30-December 10 From: Minneapolis Member No.: 12,545 Region Association: Upper MidWest  |
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.
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| johannes |
Aug 16 2011, 12:57 AM
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Club Porsche 914 France President Group: Members Posts: 3,084 Joined: 13-January 06 From: France Member No.: 5,409 Region Association: France |
They are painted.
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| SLITS |
Aug 16 2011, 06:43 AM
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"This Utah shit is HARSH!" Group: Benefactors Posts: 13,602 Joined: 22-February 04 From: SoCal Mountains ... Member No.: 1,696 Region Association: None  |
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.
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| EdwardBlume |
Aug 16 2011, 06:50 AM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 12,338 Joined: 2-January 03 From: SLO Member No.: 81 Region Association: Central California 
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What does Al Weidman do to restore them?
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| tod914 |
Aug 16 2011, 07:23 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,755 Joined: 19-January 03 From: Lincoln Park, NJ Member No.: 170 |
Are the insides/back left unfinished? The Wurth silver seems to have a suttle flake/metalic no?
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| SLITS |
Aug 16 2011, 07:41 AM
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"This Utah shit is HARSH!" Group: Benefactors Posts: 13,602 Joined: 22-February 04 From: SoCal Mountains ... Member No.: 1,696 Region Association: None |
Your guess is as good as mine
  Since I used only one can, the backsides are unfinished. |
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| PBC914 |
Aug 16 2011, 04:45 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 192 Joined: 30-December 10 From: Minneapolis Member No.: 12,545 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
How about the lugs, painted or polished?
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| flipb |
Aug 17 2011, 07:25 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,732 Joined: 2-September 09 From: Fairfax, VA Member No.: 10,752 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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QUOTE(PBC914 @ Aug 16 2011, 06:45 PM)  How about the lugs, painted or polished? On my original Mahles, they're finished with a nice coating of rust. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/lh6.googleusercontent.com-10752-1313587507.1.JPG) |
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| johannes |
Aug 17 2011, 08:00 AM
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Club Porsche 914 France President Group: Members Posts: 3,084 Joined: 13-January 06 From: France Member No.: 5,409 Region Association: France |
On catalogue pictures the lugs are about the same color as the rim. I think this is anodized finish.
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