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Tue Jun 18, 2013 7:44 am

I have a couple of Fuchs 15x6's that I've stripped with paint remover (were previously painted) and the original black inset is missing. I looked for a thread on wheel refinishing (didn't find anything); is there a thread here or link to somewhere else that describes what people are doing for the black inset? I read on another thread that the original black is anodized, but (with some effort) it starts to wash off with lacquer thinner. That suggests to me (as a painter and lots of experience with paint remover) that it's paint, but what type exactly? Any advice here is appreciated. Al

Tue Jun 18, 2013 7:37 pm

Try
http://www.themotoringjournal.com/featured-cars/refinishing-fuchs-at-home.html

I have finished all my Fuchs like this and they turn out great. It's a bit of work but I'm cheap and would rather do things myself. I'm sure in the wheel forum there is a different way to do this.

Wed Jun 19, 2013 5:28 am

Thanks for the info Brian; fascinating the way you did it. I have found more info in the wheel forum (didn't think of looking there originally). Al

Sun Jul 07, 2013 6:52 pm

Some other thoughts:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/746101-refinishing-fuchs-question.html

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technic...tions.html