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> Fuch restore, In the Portland OR area?
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post Jan 14 2020, 01:56 PM
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Got a new (to me) set of Fuchs.

Anyone know of a source for restoration in the Portland Area?

I’d prefer not to ship them (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

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post Jan 14 2020, 02:05 PM
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post Jan 14 2020, 02:08 PM
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Not in Portland area but South of you close to Eugene. I just recently found an older gentleman who is working out of his home called Ralphs Tire & Wheel Polishing. I'm getting ready to have him polish the outer portion of my Fuchs. Seams reasonable and knowledgeable. He can be reached at 541-726-5201. Hope this helps.
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post Jan 14 2020, 02:14 PM
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I agree with mark. Al Reed in california does a beautiful job

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There aren’t many choices if you want them done right
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post Jan 14 2020, 03:22 PM
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Not in Portland area but South of you close to Eugene. I just recently found an older gentleman who is working out of his home called Ralphs Tire & Wheel Polishing. I'm getting ready to have him polish the outer portion of my Fuchs. Seams reasonable and knowledgeable. He can be reached at 541-726-5201. Hope this helps.


Most wheel shops can polish but it needs to be anodized and then painted for the right look/restoration.
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post Jan 14 2020, 03:46 PM
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I agree with mark. Al Reed in california does a beautiful job

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www.fuchsrestoration.com

There aren’t many choices if you want them done right


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post Jan 14 2020, 04:07 PM
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I did my own, I can tell you it's a fuching lot of work.
I'm sure Al has some trick stuff to speed things up but I have at least 80+ hours into my rims.

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post Jan 14 2020, 04:13 PM
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Fuchsrestorations.com

They did mine 185 per wheel 3 weeks.. Anodized rsr look was another 150 per wheel if you wanted that. Attached Image
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post Jan 14 2020, 04:20 PM
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Fuchsrestorations.com

They did mine 185 per wheel 3 weeks.. Anodized rsr look was another 150 per wheel if you wanted that.

At that price it's worth the shipping from Canada and back. Good looking wheels Ben. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/thumb3d.gif)
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post Jan 14 2020, 04:25 PM
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Not in Portland area but South of you close to Eugene. I just recently found an older gentleman who is working out of his home called Ralphs Tire & Wheel Polishing. I'm getting ready to have him polish the outer portion of my Fuchs. Seams reasonable and knowledgeable. He can be reached at 541-726-5201. Hope this helps.


Most wheel shops can polish but it needs to be anodized and then painted for the right look/restoration.



Al Reed is great, but takes way too long to do them.

Fuchs restoration does my work now. Fast turnover.

If you just want them buffed and or plated ( not a good idea) that is not a big deal. Messy to do but not a big deal.
Mark is 100% right the ANODIZED wheel is hard to do.


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post Jan 14 2020, 04:27 PM
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Fuchs Restoration on my 6 now


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post Jan 14 2020, 05:20 PM
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Fuchs Restoration on my 6 now


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An option is to do your own....

Here are three of mine done by blasting and black powder coating, then spraying the silver. The masking technique was detailed on a 911 forum using water to fill the rim to the right depth (having sealed the holes). i substituted gelatine for the water which with care can give a good sharp masking line with the wheel perfectly level....

Not perfect but a lot cheaper than the full restoration and good enough by my reckoning.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

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post Jan 14 2020, 05:26 PM
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While this looks good in the picture for this moment, Sorry but this is a waste of time as the dust will totally screw up your paint and the decent look when you finish will look bad in a short time. This is a lot of work so why spend so much time on it if it will not last.

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post Jan 14 2020, 05:38 PM
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These were my wheels that I sand blasted, powdercoated, then cerakote silver.. It was ok but noticed it got dirty real easy.. I have had polished fuchs over the year and know they stay nice very easily.. Attached Image
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post Jan 14 2020, 08:31 PM
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Plus one for Fuchs Restoration. Went to there shop and checked out there operation. Great customer service. Can’t say the same for the other So Cal shop, they may be good but wait time given was ridiculous.
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post Jan 15 2020, 10:37 AM
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Thank you all for the comments. Love this community!
Fuchsrestoration.com got a lot of endorsements and after checking out their site I found the process is described very well.

I’ll snap a before and after just for fun!
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post Jan 15 2020, 01:39 PM
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Ask Matt at Avant Garde Motors who he uses.
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QUOTE(ben*james @ Jan 15 2020, 09:37 AM) *
Thank you all for the comments. Love this community!
Fuchsrestoration.com got a lot of endorsements and after checking out their site I found the process is described very well.

I’ll snap a before and after just for fun!


@ben*james - Ever get them done? I'd love to see them. I'm getting ready to drop off some wheels over there.
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post Oct 28 2020, 04:52 PM
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$295 a wheel is spendy, but likely not if you count the time to do it yourself.
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I polished a 4 lug Fuchs once. I spent 30 hours doing it. It was beautiful. I'll never do it again. It taught me the value of someone else's work.


I have 4 15x6" deep sixes w/hearts that need to be refinished. I want a factory anodized finish. In the end I'll still be ahead of their total value. If you want something done right...
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