 Refinishing Mahle Alloys on LE, Is the silver painted or just bare metal? |
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| jagalyn |
 Jan 31 2007, 03:50 PM
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I am refinishing the Mahle alloy wheels on a 74 LE. The current finish of the silver area looks like it is bare metal with the center painted yellow (in my case black). I thought the Mahles were painted silver while the Fuch alloys were bare metal.
What is the original finish of the 4 spoke Mahle alloy for the Bumblebee Limited Edition? Yellow = Sunflower Yellow (L13K) Silver = ????????? Thanks, j. |
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| dr914@autoatlanta.com |
Jan 31 2007, 03:54 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,161 Joined: 3-January 07 From: atlanta georgia Member No.: 7,418 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(jagalyn @ Jan 31 2007, 01:50 PM)  I am refinishing the Mahle alloy wheels on a 74 LE. The current finish of the silver area looks like it is bare metal with the center painted yellow (in my case black). I thought the Mahles were painted silver while the Fuch alloys were bare metal. What is the original finish of the 4 spoke Mahle alloy for the Bumblebee Limited Edition? Yellow = Sunflower Yellow (L13K) Silver = ????????? Thanks, j. Jeff should answer this one, but silver rim color spokes Porsche silver. Wurth makes the paint. Same also as mercedes and bmw. |
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| Bleyseng |
Jan 31 2007, 04:10 PM
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Aircooled Baby! Group: Members Posts: 13,036 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Seattle, Washington (for now) Member No.: 24 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
LE rim refinished properly, yeah its orange so think yellow.
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| davep |
Jan 31 2007, 04:37 PM
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914 Historian Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,262 Joined: 13-October 03 From: Burford, ON, N0E 1A0 Member No.: 1,244 Region Association: Canada |
Yes, I am sure they are painted, and the Wurth silver is a very close match. Either painting or anodizing must be used to protect the bare aluminum. Without either the aluminum would oxidize quickly and darken eventually.
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| Bleyseng |
Jan 31 2007, 05:45 PM
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Aircooled Baby! Group: Members Posts: 13,036 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Seattle, Washington (for now) Member No.: 24 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
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http://members.rennlist.com/914_canam/ |
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| Eric_Shea |
Jan 31 2007, 06:07 PM
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PMB Performance Group: Admin Posts: 19,304 Joined: 3-September 03 From: Salt Lake City, UT Member No.: 1,110 Region Association: Rocky Mountains  |
Painted? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)
That doesn't sound right. They're not "bright" either (referring to bright dip anodizing). If they're Fuchs they should be a standard anodization for a factory effect (on the rim that is). To acheive this you need to first, have the wheels de-anodized. If you have picked a local anodizer for the job they will usually do this for free or very little money based upon the fact that you will use them to anodize the wheels. Next you need to have them polished to a high gloss or mirror shine. They cannot be polished until they are deanodized. Once they are polished to a mirror shine they can be reanodized to the factory finish. Standard anodizing will dull the finish slightly and that's the look of a fresh Fuchs. Now... all that being said, I could be way off base but, I don't think the rim was "painted" on. I think the wheels were anodized with the centers painted to match the cars' offset colors. |
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| 914werke |
Jan 31 2007, 06:13 PM
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"I got blisters on me fingers" Group: Members Posts: 11,246 Joined: 22-March 03 From: USofA Member No.: 453 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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Dr. was right they WERE painted.
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