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  1. #1 Wheel Wells 
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    Let me start by saying yes, this should probably have been posted in "Detailing Tips and Tricks" but I figured I'd go unnoticed.

    Anyway, I have a weird issue. There's some sort of crap stuck on the insides of my wheel wells, only on the driver side of the car, and it won't come off. At first I figured it was dirt or something but after power washing, and scrubbing with a wheel/tire brush and degreasing spray, it just won't come off. If I use my fingernail I can pick them off with a decent amount of force, but I'd rather not pick off hundreds of speckles(?) for hours.

    That being said, can anyone recommend a good product I can use on em'?

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    Road paint.

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    Use a scraper or putty knife or somthing to chip em off.

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    alright I'll try that. thanks!
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    Gold!
    you found more gold then those idiots on "Gold Rush"

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    Try a plastic scraper first, be less likely to gouge the **** outta your paint.
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    try acetone first..
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    ^^ this

    But road paint is tough stuff, so you probably wont be able to cut it chemically without something that will also damage your paint.
    The evil LG8 still refuses to die.
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    Spray paint? lol

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    goof off

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    just remove the wheel and spray some black spray paint over it! good as new! probably your easiest solution as well cuz road paint will be hard to get off.
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    I'd probably steel wool it.
    Irridium spark plugs last 100k mi and work just as well as copper. Copper is a waste on N/A and only lasts 15k mi. Don't use Platinum.
    Use 195* tstat unless you can thoroughly explain why not; 99.9% don't need a lower temp.
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