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Daveskater

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Registered: 29th Apr 08
Location: Oxford, UK Drives: Jap wagon
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7th Mar 10 at 19:11

Two threads in one weekend, who'd have thought?

Anyway, after the departure of the B yesterday it was time to clean the C today. After a normal quick wash it was finally time to get the wheels off while the weather was good and get them looking good. In all I think it took about 4 hours, but that includes the jacking up/down and removing/fitting wheels etc.

All these pics are of the first one I did (o/s front) but should have taken pics of the second one because it was far dirtier and came up better

Oh well.

Before I started:

Aggravated with warm water and Dodo shampoo using a kitchen sponge:

Then I sprayed on wheel cleaner and frustrated it with a 1" brush:

It didn't quite get off as much as I wanted it to so annoyed the cleaner again:

Then clayed with Bilt Hamber clay and Dodo Born Slippy:

Washed off and dried:

Lastly, sealed with Poorboy's Wheel Sealant:

Not forgetting the fronts that were given a quick wipe over because I clayed/sealed them last week:

In between each stage they were hosed and dried. On the last two wheels I used AG Intensive Tar Remover after claying which helped a lot. Didn't think to use it on the first two

There's still some seriously stubborn dirt on them (and one of them seems to have chewing gum on the inside

) but they will all be refurbed soon so that'll sort that out.

[Edited on 07-03-2010 by Daveskater]

Numberwang!

Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men

Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle

Look at my pictures

BarnshaW

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7th Mar 10 at 19:12

inside of my wheels dont really bother me as you cant really see them?

Daveskater

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7th Mar 10 at 19:13

Meh, they were filthy and I didn't like it

Numberwang!

Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men

Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle

Look at my pictures

Butler

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Location: London
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7th Mar 10 at 19:14

You clay bared the inside of your wheels?

AndyCorsaSport

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Registered: 12th Feb 06
Location: Horsforth, West Yorkshire
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7th Mar 10 at 19:15

Keeping them Silver?

Daveskater

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7th Mar 10 at 19:17

Yep

It made a good difference though, you can see the flake now

There was LOADS of tar on them too.

Yeah mate they're staying silver, they're all slightly kerbed which is why I'm getting them done

Numberwang!

Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men

Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle

Look at my pictures

AndyCorsaSport

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Location: Horsforth, West Yorkshire
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7th Mar 10 at 19:19

quote:
Originally posted by Daveskater
Yep It made a good difference though, you can see the flake now There was LOADS of tar on them too.

Yeah mate they're staying silver, they're all slightly kerbed which is why I'm getting them done

Yeah can see the marks

bet you hate that! Lol. Just had mine redone the same color as your car, mettalic black ftw!!

N3CRO

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7th Mar 10 at 19:20

Still about dirty there Dave

mattk

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7th Mar 10 at 19:20

so they are being painted and you have spent 4 hours cleaning the inside

I might take my exhaust off and flush it out, I bet its filthy with soot

am4nf

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Registered: 27th Jul 08
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7th Mar 10 at 19:22

now thats anal

N3CRO

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7th Mar 10 at 19:23

quote:
Originally posted by am4nf
now thats anal

He is a bumder so what would you expect?

Daveskater

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7th Mar 10 at 19:24

What can I say, I like stuff clean

Bumder

Numberwang!

Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men

Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle

Look at my pictures

Ben G

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7th Mar 10 at 19:24

quote:
Originally posted by BarnshaW
inside of my wheels dont really bother me as you cant really see them?

it bothered me in the focus as you could see the difference when inside and outside were cleaned as opposed to just the outside.

good job there dave, you have too much time on your hands

am4nf

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Registered: 27th Jul 08
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7th Mar 10 at 19:25

Must be a right kick in the nuts spending that much time on them and then not being able to see them

BarnshaW

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7th Mar 10 at 19:25

quote:
Originally posted by Ben G

quote:
Originally posted by BarnshaW
inside of my wheels dont really bother me as you cant really see them?

it bothered me in the focus as you could see the difference when inside and outside were cleaned as opposed to just the outside.

good job there dave, you have too much time on your hands

did you take the suspension out and clean that weekly too? I can handle tar and grime on the inside of my wheels but mud on my suspension is a no no

Daveskater

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7th Mar 10 at 19:26

Cheers Ben, yeah I do

I could see it

The whole point in doing it was because I wanted to get sealant on the insides and it's no good putting it on top of dirt is it

Numberwang!

Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men

Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle

Look at my pictures

Ben G

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7th Mar 10 at 19:26

i didn't go to that extent no

i cleaned the suspension and wheelarches on the puma because they were caked in mud and it was sat in my garage for a month.

Daveskater

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7th Mar 10 at 19:27

quote:
Originally posted by BarnshaW

quote:
Originally posted by Ben G

quote:
Originally posted by BarnshaW
inside of my wheels dont really bother me as you cant really see them?

it bothered me in the focus as you could see the difference when inside and outside were cleaned as opposed to just the outside.

good job there dave, you have too much time on your hands

did you take the suspension out and clean that weekly too? I can handle tar and grime on the inside of my wheels but mud on my suspension is a no no

Nah I usually only do the suspension once a month.

Numberwang!

Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men

Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle

Look at my pictures

gavin18787

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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
Location: Basildon, Essex
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7th Mar 10 at 20:34

This is going to be one well looked after C

Got a friday off next week so im hoping the weather will stay so I can give mine a post winter clay and polish etc. Need to put a fresh coat of paint on my wheels too as they are looking a bit tatty

Drives supercharged Tec with torque

Rich H

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7th Mar 10 at 20:44

I get the point of it Dave, but ah well, I think you knew it was never going to get the most warm reception on here

Tomnova16

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7th Mar 10 at 20:46

send the wheels to me and ill make them look lovely again

http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
Located in Chalfont st Peter

Daveskater

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7th Mar 10 at 20:49

Cheers Gavin

Fresh paint is where it's at

Good point Rich

You know what I'm like

Tom, I completely forgot to reply to your u2u! Saving the pennies up for it at the moment, hoping to send them off at the end of next month. Got tax to pay for this month

[Edited on 07-03-2010 by Daveskater]

Numberwang!

Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men

Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle

Look at my pictures

Ben J

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Registered: 31st Jan 05
Location: Cheshire
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7th Mar 10 at 20:49

I'm giving the Vixxer a full detail 2 moz. Wheels off etc. Inside of mine are nasty too. Last time I had to get t- cut on them to shift it .

Ian W

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7th Mar 10 at 20:50

Looking good.

I did mine the same about 12 months ago and the inside are easy to clean now each time I wash the car.

Get some poorboys wheel sealant on them

Tomnova16

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Registered: 21st Jan 06
Location: Gerrards Cross Drives: Porsche 911
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7th Mar 10 at 20:50

thinners works well on the inside of wheels

http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
Located in Chalfont st Peter

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