 My first attempt at Refinishing and Polishing 914 Fuchs |
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| 74porsche914 |
 Mar 30 2012, 03:16 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 59 Joined: 5-November 11 From: Highland Park, IL Member No.: 13,750 Region Association: Upper MidWest  |
A DA sander is a rotational sander with 6" pads that hooks up to an air compressor.
quote name='jim_hoyland' date='Mar 30 2012, 09:49 AM' post='1656778'] Wow ! Fantastic. I started down this path several years ago but ended up taking themo Al Reed in Anaheim, CA And, thanks for including how-to. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) BTW- What is a DA sander ? [/quote] |
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| 74porsche914 |
Mar 30 2012, 03:17 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 59 Joined: 5-November 11 From: Highland Park, IL Member No.: 13,750 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Anyone know what al reed charges to refinish Fuchs like I did. Just curious.
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| gothspeed |
Mar 30 2012, 08:46 PM
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QUOTE(74porsche914 @ Mar 30 2012, 01:17 PM)  Anyone know what al reed charges to refinish Fuchs like I did. Just curious. Al Reed is just a couple towns away and I have been trying to get a hold of him by phone with no success ........ (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) Though my understanding is that his work is great and prices are fair ..... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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| Porschef |
Mar 31 2012, 08:14 PM
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How you doin' Group: Members Posts: 2,165 Joined: 7-September 10 From: LawnGuyland Member No.: 12,152 Region Association: North East States 
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So you went the route of maximizing the rim polish showing, meaning that you had to mask off the flat curve. Did you use tape or some sort of masking agent?
BTW, very nice work. |
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| 74porsche914 |
Apr 3 2012, 03:25 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 59 Joined: 5-November 11 From: Highland Park, IL Member No.: 13,750 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Just used masking tape which was very difficult because it would ripple easily around corners. Ended up sawing my role in half to make the diameter of the tape thinner.
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| 74porsche914 |
Apr 18 2012, 02:21 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 59 Joined: 5-November 11 From: Highland Park, IL Member No.: 13,750 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Finally got some more pictures with the new wheel:
http://s1238.photobucket.com/albums/ff490/.../Porsche%20914/ |
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| 74porsche914 |
Apr 18 2012, 02:23 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 59 Joined: 5-November 11 From: Highland Park, IL Member No.: 13,750 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Thanks to mikey914 for the beautiful center caps!
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| lonewolfe |
Apr 18 2012, 09:59 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 819 Joined: 12-September 11 From: Oakland, CA Member No.: 13,549 Region Association: Northern California |
Awesome job on the wheels! That's a pretty sweet ride for a 20 year old. Heck, that's a pretty sweet ride for a 40 year old! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
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