Wheels & Tires - 7 and a Half hours Cleaning ZR1's




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Benner
01-01-2008, 09:53 PM
Well after all my wining and complaining about having to clean my polished ZR1's the other day, I decided to spend Monday cleaning them. I started at 8:30 cleaning and finished up at 4PM.

Started off by putting them in the bathtub and cleaning them off with good old dawn dishsoap and water. then hit them with Viniger and water and finished off the basic cleaning with a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. That actually helped alot.

After I cleaned them I sat in the kitchen on the floor polishing them with the mother's Mag & Aluminum Polish along with multiple Micro-fibre cloths.

I sealed the deal (Literally) with Mother's Carnuba car wax. They're still not perfect but they're way better than they were.

THe pictures don't do them just because I had to use my cell phone
Enjoy the pics, and tell me what you think.

Before I cleaned them.
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj32/Formula98/Formula.jpg

After I washed them.
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj32/Formula98/123107_0915.jpg
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj32/Formula98/123107_0915a.jpg

After the MAGIC ERASER
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj32/Formula98/Magic1.jpg

And The Final Outcome
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj32/Formula98/123107_1056.jpg
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj32/Formula98/123107_1054a.jpg
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj32/Formula98/123107_1433.jpg
Here's a comparison of a dirty rim and the clean rim
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj32/Formula98/123107_1054.jpg


XpEdItIoUs
01-01-2008, 10:01 PM
WOW, Nice work.

Duffster
01-01-2008, 10:52 PM
Benner . . .you single? I'm asking this because if I tried to put my wheels/tires into any of my tubs, my wife would KICK MY ASS! ! !

Looks good!


Benner
01-01-2008, 10:57 PM
Yeah I'm single right now. Got more important priorities in life right now then a girl, LIKE MY CAR. LOL I just scrubbed the tub down good after I finished.

BayAreaSS
01-02-2008, 12:33 AM
Looks better

unSStoppable
01-02-2008, 01:48 AM
Benner . . .you single? I'm asking this because if I tried to put my wheels/tires into any of my tubs, my wife would KICK MY ASS! ! !

Looks good!

haha my first thoughts

Wheels look great

liquidsmooth
01-02-2008, 08:58 AM
Yeah I'd for sure get my ass kicked if I pulled that one. They do look awesome!

Xsta Z 28
01-02-2008, 09:50 AM
Have the wheels static balanced and get rid of the wheel weights on the outside.

Benner
01-02-2008, 10:32 AM
Yeah I'm going to in amonth or so when I get some new tires

Mike98WS6
01-02-2008, 10:53 AM
Have the wheels static balanced and get rid of the wheel weights on the outside.
I was thinking the same thing. They came out very good, nice job!

shaun
01-02-2008, 02:33 PM
so did you get in the tub with the wheels would of been romantic with some candles lmao j/k nice job are those polished? i never seen those polished.

03blackZ06
01-02-2008, 09:03 PM
the mothers mini ball works wonders

Italiankid77
01-02-2008, 09:11 PM
Very nice work they look great.

Hennytime
01-02-2008, 11:47 PM
why i love black wheels, powerwasher and some wax. boom clean

camracingah
01-03-2008, 01:12 PM
I have never seen some get so dull looking. They came out really good.

Benner
01-03-2008, 01:46 PM
I don't know if they considered polished or just silver.

Yeah i've used the power ball and it does work wonders but by the end of the 3rd wheel it's usually destroyed.

Nacho SS
01-03-2008, 06:11 PM
Nice job....them came out clean.

foreverzero
01-03-2008, 06:12 PM
static balancing??? i would do nything to get rid of those f!#%#$ weights!