Thread: What did you do to your Car today?

Taking to GXP out tomorrow and starting on my long list. gonna have some pics to post i'm sure tomorrow night.

Shouldnt.

Originally Posted by killerspeed101

Rolled its fenders and gave it moar low.

I like those rims, seen similar ones on the corvette and they look sick on them vettes

Looked at the GP and wondered why no one wanted to buy it.

I cleaned up my aluminum rims.
Before:

After:


Now I have to polish them to get them shiny again. Not sure how to do that, but I'll look into it.

Mothers Aluminum Polish. I love that stuff and it works great.

Thanks. This stuff right?

Originally Posted by Nates94

Mothers Aluminum Polish. I love that stuff and it works great.

if i have polished alloy wheels what should i use for polish?

Yup that is what I use!

This what I used on the lip of my rims and look at the shine I got.

Originally Posted by Schmidty

if i have polished alloy wheels what should i use for polish?

When you say alloy do they have a clear coat on top of them? If it's a clear coat then you really can't polish the metal. You could clay/cut/buff/wax the clear coat to get it to shine again.

Originally Posted by Nates94

When you say alloy do they have a clear coat on top of them? If it's a clear coat then you really can't polish the metal. You could clay/cut/buff/wax the clear coat to get it to shine again.

i think they do have a clear coat on them. so just use a quarter of clay and clean them and then buff wax them?

Wow that looks awesome, like new. My rims look really good already, its just the areas where the 5 spokes meet the rim where the corrosion took its toll. I got the corrosion off, I'll just pick some of that stuff up to make them shine again. Thanks for the advice.

I have been waxing my rims at least once a month since we have salt here in Michigan.

Originally Posted by 02NavyBlue

Wow that looks awesome, like new. My rims look really good already, its just the areas where the 5 spokes meet the rim where the corrosion took its toll. I got the corrosion off, I'll just pick some of that stuff up to make them shine again. Thanks for the advice.

I have been waxing my rims at least once a month since we have salt here in Michigan.

thats why i park my GXP.. MN puts more salt on the roads than sand. and that de-icing **** probably isn't any better for cars.

Originally Posted by Schmidty

i think they do have a clear coat on them. so just use a quarter of clay and clean them and then buff wax them?

Yeah, I would treat them just like the clear coat on top of your car.

I park my GP too for the winter. Too much salt and crap on the roads in the winter. It just eats up raw aluminum.

Originally Posted by Schmidty

thats why i park my GXP.. MN puts more salt on the roads than sand. and that de-icing **** probably isn't any better for cars.

Well I can't afford 2 cars. I see a post on craigslist for 4 steel 5 spoke GP rims I could always use as a winter set.

How do I find out whether or not mine have a clear coat? I have the standard 97-03 5 spoke aluminum GP rims.

Just pulled my rear valve cover on the comp g. No loose parts so I'm thinking bad lifter. Put the exhaust back on the gtp and looked at the holes in my floor.

Originally Posted by 02NavyBlue

Well I can't afford 2 cars. I see a post on craigslist for 4 steel 5 spoke GP rims I could always use as a winter set.

How do I find out whether or not mine have a clear coat? I have the standard 97-03 5 spoke aluminum GP rims.

the one i'm driving now is one of like 10 that my dad has, its a 1991 98 olds.. was his moms car and he's letting me drive it for free! it was the car i drove all through hs until i got the GXP. and i couldn't tell you how you know whether there is a clear coat or if the clear coat has been warn off.

Originally Posted by Nates94

I park my GP too for the winter. Too much salt and crap on the roads in the winter. It just eats up raw aluminum.

sick of waiting.. taking her out tomorrow.