Thread: cleaned muh wheels....

Today was fairly nice, so I decided to start the detail on muh crapstang today. I only cleaned the inner wheels today. Removed the nasty silver coating that was caked with brake dust and road grime. Then I rubbed the wheel well liners down with tire shine, after I scrubed the piss out of them with a scotch pad and simple green. Tomorrow, if the weather is nice, I'll polish the wheels, wet sand and polish the exhaust, and clean/tire shine the gas tank cover. Hopefully, I'll have everything lined up so I can claybar, polish, wax, sometime towards the end of next week so it's at least clean in Iowa.

Before...



After...(not yet polished, and need a lil touch up)





I didn't think to take a before pic of the wheel well lining, but it was pretty much so dirty it was grey.

VERY NICE i LIKE

simple green and a scotch did that? i know what im doing tomorow

Wait! Your bringing the Cobra to Iowa? Zomg. I haven't seen a Cobra in person since last summer. Wheels are lookin good also.

Here's the chromies for the Camaro before and after. I used Mother's Mag and Aluminum polish with 0000 rated steel wool.

http://i544.photobucket.com/albums/hh339/4THGENCAMAROFAN/1997%20Camaro%20RS/259c59f7.jpg

holy shiz im doing this.

Originally Posted by redlinepontiac

simple green and a scotch did that? i know what im doing tomorow

Simple green and a scotch pad did the platic liners. The wheels were much, much easier. Seriously, took like 10 mins a wheel. All I used was aircraft remover (10-20 bucks at the zone depending on the size), and some steel wool. Spray it on, scrub it off. simple!

Originally Posted by 4THGENCAMAROFAN

Here's the chromies for the Camaro before and after. I used Mother's Mag and Aluminum polish with 0000 rated steel wool.



http://i544.photobucket.com/albums/hh339/4THGENCAMAROFAN/1997%20Camaro%20RS/259c59f7.jpg

Looks good bro!



EDIT: I guess I should note that aircraft remover CAN begin to strip the chrome underneath. Most OEM wheels will be fine, however I have heard some horror stories from people who have tried this on aftermarket wheels. Most of the aftermarket companies don't have the same plating process, so try a small area to make sure you're safe if you plan to try aircarft remover, or any other type of paint stripper.

I bought that for removing my badges worked wonders, didn't eat the paint.

Originally Posted by slick2500

I bought that for removing my badges worked wonders, didn't eat the paint.

I'm just throwing it out there, because I have read that it can. I myself have never seen it eat anything, and I've used in to remove badges also. I just don't want to get blamed if someone f*cks something up.

I hate you! The inside of my chromies look even worse than yours did! I got some rust build up on my one ugly rim that i need to replace. Maybe i can make them look good again with the scotch brite and some rubbin. You think Eagle 077's will hold upto that aircraft remover?

my wheels are brand new. no cleaning required. yet.

Looks nice,

bio is that a match box car in your sig?

Originally Posted by Rocket468

bio is that a match box car in your sig?

pretty close. it get's really good gas mileage with me having to flintstone it everywhere.

Not an Aztek...therefore.

Does not deliver.

I like wheels with few spokes...Bio will soon find out why.

I tryed this but dont anything close to your wheels? maybe mine just have seen too many michigan winters

Originally Posted by stevenk8

I tryed this but dont anything close to your wheels? maybe mine just have seen too many michigan winters

What did you use?

I used aircraft cleaner, steel wool and simple green.