arob

Who here has re-painted / re-polished their wheels personally? How easy is it? I may be coming across some wheels for the SC in the near future, and I'm debating as to whether or not I should dump the money into sending them out to be done, or if it's a simple (enough) DIY. Would make for a good winter project.

The wheels are Fuchs in good condition, has polished lips that are clean, but the petals are faded. I'd like to get them to be a shiny black, with clearcoat.

Easy enough? Cheeks, I know you did your wheels on the A4 back in the day, didn't you?

exS4||wp0ZZZ

we send our stuff to wheel worx and they seem to do a good job.

BlueDog

There's actually some threads over on RL on the proper way to refinish them.

Because of the value of those wheels, if it were me, I'd have a shop do them. If you ever decide to sell them or the car someday down the road and they are professionally done, it could increase the value.

You know a WELL USED set of those wheels usually goes for something like $500 minimum. I've seen really nice, perfectly restored sets up for $1200+! And that's wheels only.

apk-S4

I tried to do 2 of mine. I failed miserably. Aesthetic improvements are not my forte.

arob

I can throw them on the car "as is", and I'll be fine...for the most part. The good thing is that all 4 are "equally" faded, so as long as the wheels are uniform, I should be alright.

Even the current set I've got on there now isn't perfect, I THINK I could live with the ones I may get... as is.

Or, of course, send them out to be done right.

I'll go check out the RL procedure.

arob

We still have a lunch date, schnookums?

BlueDog

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arob

Yeah...if only "chromed out" was my style, I'd go that route. P

BlueDog

If the car will be off the road for the winter... maybe it could be a DIY job.

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<a href="http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/mult_wheel_refinish/fuchs2.htm" target="_blank">Polishing 914 Fuchs</a>
<a href="http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/mult_wheel_refinish/fuchs1.htm" target="_blank">Refinishing Fuchs (Polished spokes)</a>
<a href="http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/concours_corner/concours_corner-4.htm" target="_blank">Polishing Polishing Fuchs</a>
<a href="http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/concours_corner/concours_corner-4.htm" target="_blank">Painting 914 Mahle Wheels</a>

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pitchS4

I refinished mine and they look better then they did with curb scuffs but they are not perfect