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vexed
10-18-2002, 05:03 PM
My wheels get really dirty, should I just steel wool them and save time?:dunno: :dunno:
alee
10-18-2002, 05:04 PM
Originally posted by vexed
My wheels get really dirty, should I just steel wool them and save time?:dunno: :dunno:
As ff would say:

http://www.lacofd.org/IMAGES/ff-jackhammer.jpg
Alex Baumann
10-18-2002, 05:05 PM
:lmao: :lmao:

I was going to post something similar :D
vexed
10-18-2002, 05:06 PM
Originally posted by alee

As ff would say:

http://www.lacofd.org/IMAGES/ff-jackhammer.jpg

Well I don't have a jackhammer but I do have some really coarse brushes, will they work?:yikes:
alee
10-18-2002, 05:07 PM
Originally posted by vexed
Well I don't have a jackhammer but I do have some really cheap nylon brushed, will they work?:yikes:
You could just buy more wheels. Although the steel wool look all over your car (not just the wheels) would be nice -- kind of like a Delorean finish. :thumbup:
vexed
10-18-2002, 05:11 PM
Originally posted by alee

You could just buy more wheels. Although the steel wool look all over your car (not just the wheels) would be nice -- kind of like a Delorean finish. :thumbup:

Who would buy an extra set of M68's--that nuts.:tsk: :tsk: I have noticed after a few runs through the car wash that the paint is looking a bit odd.:yikes:
Nat Brown
10-19-2002, 06:20 AM
Originally posted by vexed


Who would buy an extra set of M68's--that nuts.:tsk: :tsk: I have noticed after a few runs through the car wash that the paint is looking a bit odd.:yikes:

Car wash = :mad:

I ruined a set of wheels taking my car through the car wash. Be careful. Some of these guys use acid cleaners. The idiots who did my wheels used an acidic cleaner AFTER the car was washed, spraying them down as they wiped down the car. The finish started getting eaten off. This was before I did my own detailing. I ended up selling a fairly new set of wheels for half what I paid, to someone to use with their snow tires. A sad day.

--gary
Alex Baumann
10-19-2002, 06:28 AM
I agree with Gary on this. I tell them not to include the wheel cleaning program when I go through car wash.

I'm doing it with a bucket and OEM brushes, after leaving the wash.
scottn2retro
10-21-2002, 11:05 AM
remember the In & Out Detail Spray #66 from the Carnuba Store? (Nat Brown, yours in on the way :thumbup: ).

Spray LIGHTLY on the wheels and let dry and it helps 1) prevent some of the brake dust from sticking to the wheels and 2) makes getting the brake dust that does stay there easy to get off. :)
Nat Brown
10-21-2002, 11:20 AM
Originally posted by scottn2retro
remember the In & Out Detail Spray #66 from the Carnuba Store? (Nat Brown, yours in on the way :thumbup: ).

Spray LIGHTLY on the wheels and let dry and it helps 1) prevent some of the brake dust from sticking to the wheels and 2) makes getting the brake dust that does stay there easy to get off. :)

I'll have to give it a try. I use Stoner's Speed Beed on my wheels. It's a liquid spray on wax. It seems to last a LONG time, despite the heat.

--gary
scottn2retro
10-21-2002, 11:27 AM
Originally posted by Nat Brown
I'll have to give it a try. I use Stoner's Speed Beed on my wheels. It's a liquid spray on wax. It seems to last a LONG time, despite the heat.
--gary

It sounds like this stuff (In & Out #66) would be a great treatment over the Stoner's. It only takes SECONDs per wheel. :)

I will look into getting some of this Stoner's Speed Beed (not Bead?) Sounds easy to use, and if it lasts with the heat then I'm all for it. :thumbup:
Nat Brown
10-21-2002, 11:41 AM
Originally posted by scottn2retro


It sounds like this stuff (In & Out #66) would be a great treatment over the Stoner's. It only takes SECONDs per wheel. :)

I will look into getting some of this Stoner's Speed Beed (not Bead?) Sounds easy to use, and if it lasts with the heat then I'm all for it. :thumbup:

Uh yeah, bead. Need more caffeine.... ;)

--gary