Glass beading? Fuch Alloys, Pros and Cons? |
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Glass beading? Fuch Alloys, Pros and Cons? |
computers4kids |
Dec 22 2007, 10:52 AM
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What would a set of fuch alloys look like if you glass bead 100% of them? Pros/Cons?
I know this is an odd question, but I'm looking at 4 fuch alloys and two of them are fully polished and two have the original anodizing on the inserts with polished pedals and lips. The goal to get the four wheels to look a matched set. I may or may not decide to accent the recesses black satin. Looking for options... Thanx |
Eric_Shea |
Dec 22 2007, 12:15 PM
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PMB Performance Group: Admin Posts: 19,289 Joined: 3-September 03 From: Salt Lake City, UT Member No.: 1,110 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
Do not glass bead blast Fuchs. They will pit.
I did that exact thing with a fairly ugly one that I used for a spare. It polished up but, the bead blasting was too agressive for a decent finish. It left visable pits all over the wheel. I've restored a tremendous amount of Fuchs wheels on my own. Best bet is either plastic media or walnut. Another option is acid dipping. If you know someone at a chrome or anodizing shop who is competent this can be done easily (dip until yellow bubbles start to appear then pull and rinse.) Once they are cleaned they can be polished. Have them polished to a very high shine. Then have them reanodized to protect the finish another 30 years. We have to remember; the Fuchs we are looking at today are over 30 years old. That's tremendous. No chromed wheel would ever stand up that long. Here's a dipping tank: Out of the tank: Here's all the wheels I did in that batch: Here's some various finishes that came from this batch. 16x7" High Polish: Here's a step through of a classic polished paddle on a set of 14" comforts: Here's the one's I did for my RS clone: |
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