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| stugray |
 Jan 29 2012, 01:42 PM
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I have an extra set of fuchs for my racer but when I bought them from the PO, I just put them all in storage and didnt look closely.
Now I go to get them out to clean up and mount tires, and ONE of the three has black paint in the usual places. How can I strip that paint to match the other three without ruining the factory finish? On my first 914 I thought I was being cool by power wire brushing & polishing the wheels. That looked great for about the first year until they oxidized and turned mostly black. So how do I "restore" this one wheel without having to do them all? The other three look great. Stu |
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| 914werke |
Jan 29 2012, 02:00 PM
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"I got blisters on me fingers" Group: Members Posts: 10,058 Joined: 22-March 03 From: USofA Member No.: 453 Region Association: Pacific Northwest 
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Try Soda!
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| underthetire |
Jan 29 2012, 02:06 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,062 Joined: 7-October 08 From: Brentwood Member No.: 9,623 Region Association: Northern California |
Try a small area with the orange stripper. Stuff is fairly mild.
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| Tom_T |
Jan 29 2012, 02:51 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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Try acetone on a soft cloth & lotsa patience & gentle rubbing. Then just clean & light polish it along with the other 3 & they should all look close.
I did that on one of my Fuchs & also removed 4 oversprays on my VIN sticker. If you let the acetone sit for a minute or two, then the paint may bubble up to make it easier (depends on paint type). |
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