Pulling back the years off stock 2ltr fuchs?, Tips? |
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Pulling back the years off stock 2ltr fuchs?, Tips? |
computers4kids |
Mar 19 2010, 07:41 AM
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Love these little cars! Group: Members Posts: 2,443 Joined: 11-June 05 From: Port Townsend, WA Member No.: 4,253 Region Association: None |
In the past I've restored fuchs but have always removed the anodizing and polished the wheels.
I have a set of fuchs that are in beautiful condition but their discolored with grime etc from 35 years. Do you have any tips for getting the wheels back to the original anodized look by just removing the layers of grime etc? Steel wool? 2000 grit wet and dry? Media blast with ? |
dr914@autoatlanta.com |
Mar 19 2010, 07:54 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,833 Joined: 3-January 07 From: atlanta georgia Member No.: 7,418 Region Association: None |
In the past I've restored fuchs but have always removed the anodizing and polished the wheels. I have a set of fuchs that are in beautiful condition but their discolored with grime etc from 35 years. Do you have any tips for getting the wheels back to the original anodized look by just removing the layers of grime etc? Steel wool? 2000 grit wet and dry? Media blast with ? Al Reed to anodize them. Perfect work perfect wheels |
Tom_T |
Mar 19 2010, 04:34 PM
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TMI.... Group: Members Posts: 8,318 Joined: 19-March 09 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 10,181 Region Association: Southern California |
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In addition to Al Reid, who George is recommending above .... There's Weideman closer to you up north: Harvey Weidman of Weidman's Wheels in Oroville, California. (530-534-7903) You may want to check out this discussion: http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...104799&st=0 I've talked with Al Reid & seen his work, & it's great. However, I'll also be checking out Weideman as well, before I decide which to use to restore my set of 5 Fuchs for my 73 2L - even though Reid is very close to me here in SoCal. |
Pat Garvey |
Mar 19 2010, 05:51 PM
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Do I or don't I...........? Group: Members Posts: 5,899 Joined: 24-March 06 From: SE PA, near Philly Member No.: 5,765 Region Association: North East States |
I've harped on this before, and I mean harped! Product is Simichrome. Will take all the crud & years of junk off....if you are careful! Careful means that it will not remove the anodizing....repeat, if you are careful!
It's a paste that a little goes a long way with. Use a small "nerdle" (as I can them), about the size of a small pea. Rub ever so gently with a clean 100% cotton cloth, but only until it starts to turn gray - then stop & wipe off the excess. Work with small areas. If there are areas where the anodozing has worn off, the rag will turn black quickly. That will tell you that the part needs to be re-anodized. If not, proceed to the next area. The stuff is great! Pat |
hydroliftin |
Mar 19 2010, 06:26 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 373 Joined: 8-November 06 From: Vallejo, CA Member No.: 7,180 Region Association: Northern California |
In the past I've restored fuchs but have always removed the anodizing and polished the wheels. I have a set of fuchs that are in beautiful condition but their discolored with grime etc from 35 years. Do you have any tips for getting the wheels back to the original anodized look by just removing the layers of grime etc? Steel wool? 2000 grit wet and dry? Media blast with ? Oxiclean and a scotchbrite pad. |
Pat Garvey |
Mar 19 2010, 07:07 PM
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Do I or don't I...........? Group: Members Posts: 5,899 Joined: 24-March 06 From: SE PA, near Philly Member No.: 5,765 Region Association: North East States |
In the past I've restored fuchs but have always removed the anodizing and polished the wheels. I have a set of fuchs that are in beautiful condition but their discolored with grime etc from 35 years. Do you have any tips for getting the wheels back to the original anodized look by just removing the layers of grime etc? Steel wool? 2000 grit wet and dry? Media blast with ? Oxiclean and a scotchbrite pad. Nope - too harsh. The point is to protect the anodizing, not destroy it, |
computers4kids |
Mar 20 2010, 07:13 AM
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Love these little cars! Group: Members Posts: 2,443 Joined: 11-June 05 From: Port Townsend, WA Member No.: 4,253 Region Association: None |
I've harped on this before, and I mean harped! Product is Simichrome. Will take all the crud & years of junk off....if you are careful! Careful means that it will not remove the anodizing....repeat, if you are careful! It's a paste that a little goes a long way with. Use a small "nerdle" (as I can them), about the size of a small pea. Rub ever so gently with a clean 100% cotton cloth, but only until it starts to turn gray - then stop & wipe off the excess. Work with small areas. If there are areas where the anodozing has worn off, the rag will turn black quickly. That will tell you that the part needs to be re-anodized. If not, proceed to the next area. The stuff is great! Pat Pat, that "simichrome" looks like the stuff in a tube that the chrome guy in town sold me when I had bumpers rechromed and some polish work. I'll have to dig it out of the garage and see if it's the same stuff. Quote: i've found Simichrome at Napa, some Ace Hardware stores, some local auto parts stores. if you google simichrome, you will have no problems finding it online. Quote: Simichrome. It's made in Germany by Happich/GHE. Best stuff i've found to polish just about anything metal. 50 gram tube product number: 390050. comes in larger containers too. not inexpensive, but it works excellently. a little goes a long way. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POJcAbwd8Vs |
ME733 |
Mar 31 2010, 09:10 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 842 Joined: 25-June 08 From: Atlanta Ga. Member No.: 9,209 Region Association: South East States |
...........There is no easy or fast way to clean up your wheels, assuming you do it yourself....I just went through the process last fall. here,s what i used....LOTS of scotch brite pads and MAG WHEEL CLEANER, washing/scrubbing with Laundry soap., flushing with lots of water....repeat process/or vary techniques until done. It took me almost 3 full -8 hour days to get the road crud, paint (yep the d-ass previous owner painted them, i used paint stripper for this...), wheel weights and glue, as well as a little polishing to get them back to original finish. Bitch of a job but they look great! and cost probably 20 bucks for ALL the materials used. The scotch brite pads and mag wheel cleaner were very effective on the baked on crud on the back side....................murray
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