more about Fuchs, Fuchs Options

[ME733]

You have asked about the fuchs which came on my 914 S....here goes...the O.E.M. spare rim is dated 8-72...and so are all the others.....and they are part#...914.361.011.00 .They look different in /on the backside than THE PHOTOGRAPH with notes you have shown......as a point of intrest the spare RIM and ALL the four on the ground are identical in every way...EXCEPT the four on the ground have a Painted BACKGROUND.....and after looking closely with a magnifing glass its obvious they are painted...and not quite dead flat black....they are Not anodized....the spare tire is an original tire ..DUNLOP 165 hr 15....looks like it and the rim have NEVER been used...the rim is clean and perfect (both sides and the tire has full tread....and is not dry rotted.(cracks showing in sidewalls)..However,.I would never consider using it obviously. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bye1.gif)

[McMark]

the anodizing is a heat tempering process

Anodizing in an electrical process involving cathode/anode interactions in a chemical bath. Heat isn't a significant part of the process. Anodizing makes the surface harder and impervious to oxidation. After anodizing, but before sealing, a dye can be sprayed, dipped, or brushed onto the part to color it.

[EdwardBlume]

the anodizing is a heat tempering process

Anodizing in an electrical process involving cathode/anode interactions in a chemical bath. Heat isn't a significant part of the process. Anodizing makes the surface harder and impervious to oxidation. After anodizing, but before sealing, a dye can be sprayed, dipped, or brushed onto the part to color it.

So if you have oxidation on a Fuch, at some point the anodization has been worn off or is the changed surface metal worn?

[Pat Garvey]

the anodizing is a heat tempering process

Anodizing in an electrical process involving cathode/anode interactions in a chemical bath. Heat isn't a significant part of the process. Anodizing makes the surface harder and impervious to oxidation. After anodizing, but before sealing, a dye can be sprayed, dipped, or brushed onto the part to color it.

So if you have oxidation on a Fuch, at some point the anodization has been worn off or is the changed surface metal worn?

The anodizing in extremely thin, and will wear with age or cleaning with abrasive compounds. The wheels CAN be re-anodized, and though it's the best thing to do, it's not cheap!

I've been laboring with this subject for my 73T. It came with pale green dyed/anodized cookie cutters. Other than one spot, on one wheel, the green dye is gone - from over cleaning. Admittedly, on a blood orange car, the green-caste (& it was very light) looked a little funky, but it was the early 70's! Probably won't redo the dye, but will address the oxidation.

These wheels CAN be polished, but without anodizing you'll be redoing the polishing every couple of months. BTDT.