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Glass beading? Fuch Alloys, Pros and Cons? |
computers4kids |
Dec 22 2007, 10:52 AM
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Love these little cars! Group: Members Posts: 2,443 Joined: 11-June 05 From: Port Townsend, WA Member No.: 4,253 Region Association: None |
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 |
lotus_65 |
Dec 22 2007, 12:25 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,608 Joined: 21-March 05 From: minneapolis, mn Member No.: 3,795 Region Association: Northstar Region |
I was going to trade my fuches with mark, but i found (after stripping the paint off the inset part) that I have 2 that are anodized, and 2 that are fully polished. there's clear on all.
The object is to get them all uniform without a great deal of expense. They're currently with a buddy and i was going to get the plastic-media-blasted. i don't know if that'll remove the anodization, but the next step would be to chemically, or if possible glass-bead-blast them to pull the anodized finish. That's the backstory, any advice, recommendations welcome. |
scotty b |
Dec 22 2007, 04:07 PM
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rust free you say ? Group: Members Posts: 16,375 Joined: 7-January 05 From: richmond, Va. Member No.: 3,419 Region Association: None |
I was going to trade my fuches with mark, but i found (after stripping the paint off the inset part) that I have 2 that are anodized, and 2 that are fully polished. there's clear on all. The object is to get them all uniform without a great deal of expense. They're currently with a buddy and i was going to get the plastic-media-blasted. i don't know if that'll remove the anodization, but the next step would be to chemically, or if possible glass-bead-blast them to pull the anodized finish. That's the backstory, any advice, recommendations welcome. Remove the anodizing with Eazy Off oven cleaner. Old trick, been around for years. Then have them soda blasted. Not a Fuch but I glass beaded my C2's this is what glass bead comes out like.Powder coated when I got them, stripped that with aircraft remover ( ha ha ) than beaded. Also note the pitting IS NOT from the glass bead but is the original casting. I regularly glass bead aluminum ans steel parts at werk and have NEVER had glass bead "pit" anything. Aluminum oxide YES that will pit. Attached image(s) |
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