I'm trying to validate my polishing method before I actually do it on my rims... So I'm doing some tests on the wheel-center caps...
The result is not that bad, but not as mirror-like as I want it to be : too many micro-scratches, only visibles under raking light. Probably cause I sanded up to paper 1000 grit only...
Next test will occur with paper 1200, 1500 then 2000 grit with oil, as soon as I receive my abrasives order...
I'm coming back to it today, as a rare document has been added to it, especially interesting to us, old VWs lovers... A scanned article from the May 1945 issue of Popular Science : the US people was discovering the KübelWagen!
This article mentions a document from the US Army, comparing the features of the Kübel to its american equivalent, the Jeep. Here, it's said that part from its "ingenious in design" and the fact that it's "economical to run", the VW Type 82 is way inferior to the Jeep. But we are in May 45, the war is barely over in Europe, and will totally be finished only 4 month later : propaganda...
We'll learn much later that this comparison done by US experts was not that bad, they actually praised its design and abilities...
So the answer was "Fuchs Deep Early", with the funny little reinforcement near the valve hole, producing this lovely, characteristic heart shape.
So, I finally manage to get a full set of Fuchs rims for the KG, 5.5" wide for the front end, 6" for the rear (many thanks to Olive of the Hills for his precious advices!).
The "Deep" are getting more and more wanted ; you can obviously get reproductions, but it doesn't have the same appeal as the real one : the Deep Fuchs were only built from 1967 to March 1971... Ok, so now... Let's polish/refinish them...
Starting from the statement that "Self-derision is always a good thing", here is a TV coverage, broadcasted on August 1995 on the french channel FR3, from the Annual VW Meeting of Menton...
OK, now, the fun part of this video : your faithful webmaster, me myself & I, by then aged 20, at 01:05! I'm already 32 today... But when I see the weird face I had, I feel like getting older can be a benefit!
Come on, laugh at me - I do so myself!
For those of you who know him, you can even see Marco at 00:12... Hello buddy!