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Old 05-03-2007, 09:59 AM
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Hey guys how does everyone clean there wheel wells front and rear just curious.
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usually just get a wheel well brush and clean it that way
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I usually power wash them,. after using a decent degreaser on them .. like diluted simple green or something .. nothing too caustic .. (I use meg's hyper wash for this at times)

then I will spray the well with whatever cheapo tire shine I have lying around .. no need to use the good stuff
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Mine must be different then. Up front mine are plastic...i just use soap and water. The rears have (done by me) that black under-coating so again, soap and water works fine.
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I could never get my wheel wells to look black, even when cleaned they were a nasty gray color. I pulled the plastic front ones out & hit them with some black spray paint. They look brand new now, clean very easily and have lasted over a year without chipping or peeling. I sprayed some new rubberized undercoating on the rear wells, also looks brand new.
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Originally Posted by jmm98LS1
I could never get my wheel wells to look black, even when cleaned they were a nasty gray color. I pulled the plastic front ones out & hit them with some black spray paint. They look brand new now, clean very easily and have lasted over a year without chipping or peeling. I sprayed some new rubberized undercoating on the rear wells, also looks brand new.
Thanks for the idea. Im gonna have my wheels off for a while so definitely gonna add this to my to do list
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Toilet brush with soap and water works well for me. I usually spray some Simple Green on first to cut the tough stuff.
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ya i painted my front ones, but the car isnt back together yet, i probably will repaint the back with undercoating
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As dirty as mine are, I think I need a wire brush and a 500 pound gorilla.



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