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GP BILLY
21st November 2008, 12:12 PM
Volvic had a puncture, could see it was a screw in the middle of the tyre,
so I though I would just take the tyre off and take it to my mate to sort.
I then decided to clean the 2 front wheels at the same time (they seem to get
a lot more abuse than the back) they were quit bad....

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f356/9049/car%20cleaning%20pics/carcleaning024.jpg

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f356/9049/car%20cleaning%20pics/carcleaning026.jpg
Worse on the inside
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f356/9049/car%20cleaning%20pics/carcleaning027.jpg

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f356/9049/car%20cleaning%20pics/carcleaning030.jpg

First I sprayed them with Meguiars Wheel Brightner great suff (but it is acidic so you can't leave it on to long) I used wheel brush and a paint brush to shift some more of the dirt.
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f356/9049/car%20cleaning%20pics/carcleaning037.jpg

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f356/9049/car%20cleaning%20pics/carcleaning038.jpg

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A good rinse followed, and this is the result after the Meguiars Wheel Brightner
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f356/9049/car%20cleaning%20pics/carcleaning041.jpg
You can see the tar spots that were left..
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f356/9049/car%20cleaning%20pics/carcleaning042.jpg

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f356/9049/car%20cleaning%20pics/carcleaning043.jpg

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f356/9049/car%20cleaning%20pics/carcleaning046.jpg
I then sprayed the inside of the wheel Tardis (great stuff) let it sit for a few minutes and then used
a old microfibre cloth to remove a bit more.
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f356/9049/car%20cleaning%20pics/carcleaning048.jpg

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f356/9049/car%20cleaning%20pics/carcleaning049.jpg

GP BILLY
21st November 2008, 12:13 PM
Wheels were then polished with Autogym Super Resin polish and finally 2 coats of Collinite 915 wax as this
is a long lasting wax. It also makes cleaning them the next time very easy.
finished wheels
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f356/9049/car%20cleaning%20pics/carcleaning050.jpg

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f356/9049/car%20cleaning%20pics/carcleaning052.jpg

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f356/9049/car%20cleaning%20pics/carcleaning019.jpg

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f356/9049/car%20cleaning%20pics/carcleaning022.jpg

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f356/9049/car%20cleaning%20pics/carcleaning058.jpg

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f356/9049/car%20cleaning%20pics/carcleaning057.jpg
So there you have it, some products for you try ;)

AndyP & Lenore
21st November 2008, 12:47 PM
All good products.:thumbs up:

Good job there.:cool:

A.:D

Burple
21st November 2008, 01:11 PM
Wow! :cool::thumbs up:
Cracking job... and :thumbs up::thumbs up: for the Collinite.. my whole car gets that! :D

Oh man, I'd love a set of 17" Superlites for my car.. loved the old 6x13s on the classic! :cool: