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#11
10-04-2012, 10:48 AM
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On my '88 I had polished Fuchs. They loooked awesome after I hit them with mothers aluminium polish and a buff ball on a drill. The issue is that when you remove the anodizing you will now add your wheels as a cosmetic maintence step. If I had kept my car I would have had the wheels re-nodized to eliminate the regular polishing needed.
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10-04-2012, 10:58 AM
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Found the pics of the dimples I was talking about, wet sanding and my finished product prior to painting the pedals.
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#13
10-04-2012, 12:56 PM
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Wow getting those dimples out must have been SUCH a pain. Look great now though!
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10-04-2012, 06:28 PM
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Live and learn, I guess. It wasn't as bad as you would think but still not something I would want to do again. Draino is def the way to go! Thanks.
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10-04-2012, 09:32 PM
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10-04-2012, 10:11 PM
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Dave:
If my arm plays nicely tomorrow, I'll back the 911 out of the garage and take a few pix of your/my wheels. Used the pair that were just a little rough for a satin finish. The nicer pair were polished. My original 7s were done in a satin finish for the fronts. Soon, I'll have a set of 6/8s polished for the car as well.
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#18
10-05-2012, 01:00 AM
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Great job on the wheels! Since you have pics, maybe you can shoot Richard Curtis a write up for a future dV issue.
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03-23-2013, 05:31 PM
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Last edited by Patrick3000; 03-23-2013 at 05:37 PM. Reason: double post
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03-23-2013, 05:36 PM
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Finally finished the first set:
The tools  Started with these 15 x 6's  Getting ready  Cookin  After round one the 15 X 6's are on the right  Ready for tires  Thanks for the pointers
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