Another RSR Fuchs thread, Got them stripped...kind of like them without the black Options

[Mark Henry]

So I'm doing the RSR treatment to my straight but cosmetically challenged Fuchs.

First I stripped the anodising from one wheel using a caustic soda (also known as lye or Sodium hydroxide) solution, it takes off the anodizing like a champ, but hardly touches the old paint. Bottom left rim first pic has been in the caustic soda . So it was off to the hardware store for some stripper.

The stripper worked, but I had to take off the paint leftovers with the bead blaster (last pic).
They are going back into the caustic soda solution again tonight to get rid of the rest of the anodizing.

I love the finish, it has me debating whether to leave them like this or to paint the usual black background. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)

[Mark Henry]

This picture the rim on the right you can see how dirty it looks straight out of the solution. The one on the left was just as bad, I only spent about 5 minutes with a scothbrite pad under running water scrubbing it.

At this point you could polish it if you want or bead blast it for the RSR frosted finish.
For the frosted you want very fine bead or since I'm a CSOB I have old beads that I'll be using.

[Randal]

This picture the rim on the right you can see how dirty it looks straight out of the solution. The one on the left was just as bad, I only spent about 5 minutes with a scothbrite pad under running water scrubbing it.

At this point you could polish it if you want or bead blast it for the RSR frosted finish.
For the frosted you want very fine bead or since I'm a CSOB I have old beads that I'll be using.

Looking good so far.

So have you decided to polish and paint them or scotchbrite them or what? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif)

[Mark Henry]

Looking good so far.

So have you decided to polish and paint them or scotchbrite them or what? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif)

The original plan is to bead blast it for the RSR frosted finish, polish the lip, anodize it and paint the backgound black.
With them stripped I'm now on the fence (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) They are just so pretty (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif)
I have a couple of weeks to think about it. I guess we'll just have to wait and see. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)