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| sixaddict |
 Jan 30 2023, 03:05 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 800 Joined: 22-January 09 From: Panama City Beach, FL Member No.: 9,961 Region Association: South East States 
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I used to use Al Reed for wheel refinishing but he hung up his cleats.
People that worked for him called me last year but didnt need any then. Anyone in Southern CA know if they are doing it. ( yes I know there are others) Thanks |
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| T.Rick6 |
Jan 30 2023, 04:05 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 51 Joined: 1-October 19 From: Douglasville, Ga Member No.: 23,512 Region Association: South East States
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Al Reed sold his business to Tony something, Al recommended him, this was last year, I sent him 2 8x15 & 2 custom made 10x15’s Fuchs for the RSR finish, little to poor communication, ended up getting Al involved , 8 months and grand later I got them back polished…. No RSR finish. Found out thru Al he sold the sandblast equipment; Mr. Reed is a real stand up guy, he ended up threatening Tony to get my rims back. If I wasn’t on the east coast I would have handled it personally. Please do not waste your time with this guy.
Todd |
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| sixaddict |
Jan 30 2023, 05:21 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 800 Joined: 22-January 09 From: Panama City Beach, FL Member No.: 9,961 Region Association: South East States
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Oooh… that’s ugly.
Thanks for the info. |
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| rhodyguy |
Jan 30 2023, 06:44 PM
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Chimp Sanctuary NW. Check it out. Group: Members Posts: 22,073 Joined: 2-March 03 From: Orion's Bell. The BELL! Member No.: 378 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
Is ‘Wheel Enhancement’ still in biz? They ran full page ads in Excellence. I doubt they were inexpensive.
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| Freezin 914 |
Jan 30 2023, 06:54 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 850 Joined: 27-July 14 From: Wisconsin Member No.: 17,687 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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Fuchs Restoration. (Business name) I have heard good things from members here. Maybe they can chime in.
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| infraredcalvin |
Jan 30 2023, 07:05 PM
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Distracted Member Group: Members Posts: 1,511 Joined: 25-August 08 From: Ladera Ranch, CA Member No.: 9,463 Region Association: Southern California
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+1 with Fuchs Restoration in Silverado, CA, heard lots of good things. Another is a guy on the bird board named Peter Nguyen. Not sure how to get ahold of him, but his instagram comes up if you google his name and fuchs.
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| SKL1 |
Jan 30 2023, 07:39 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,598 Joined: 19-February 11 From: north Scottsdale Member No.: 12,732 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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I've only dealt with Harvey Weidman over the years, and the wait is worth it if you're not in a hurry.
Haven't dealt with Fuchs Restoration but haven't heard anything bad about them. |
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| rudedude |
Jan 30 2023, 08:09 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 508 Joined: 1-January 05 From: minneapolis, mn Member No.: 3,387 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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Harvey has had a set of mine since last March and I hear they are almost ready. I can't wait to see them.
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| lalee914 |
Jan 31 2023, 10:39 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 811 Joined: 13-February 13 From: Georgetown, DE Member No.: 15,521 Region Association: North East States |
I just had a set of 944 Club Sport wheels refinished by Fuchs Restoration. These were my track wheels for many years and the wheels had dings and nicks in them and had been badly polished. It was expensive to ship the wheels to them from the east coast. I just wanted them restored to OEM look. Fuchs Restoration turned them around pretty quick and did a good job on them. Fixed some very obvious large dings in the wheels so that you can't tell there ever was any damage. They straightened and smoothed the wheel lips almost perfect. I didn't pay to have the inside of the wheels refinished but they did clean that up pretty good. They anodizing came out perfect. The only problem was one center cap wouldn't take the anodizing for some reason so they sent a new one and charged me half price for that one.
Shipping both ways, insurance, and their work came to about $2500. About 1 month from the time I dropped the wheels off at UPS to the time they were back in my garage. They aren't perfect but not far off. I am pretty happy customer. |
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| burton73 |
Jan 31 2023, 09:11 PM
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burton73 Group: Members Posts: 3,512 Joined: 2-January 07 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 7,414 Region Association: Southern California
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RS finish done by Fuchsrestoration.com
I am very happy with the work they do. They have done several sets for me. Fast delivery as well Bob B  |
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