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Old May 29, 2007 | 04:03 PM
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Default Best way to clean inner wheels?

Just what it says just wondering what evryone does?
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Old May 29, 2007 | 04:05 PM
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i don't use anything besides water. too scared of chemicals being harmful to the finish...
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Old May 29, 2007 | 04:10 PM
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what wheels? stockers have a clearcoat i think. my TT2s i just use mag/al polish
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Old May 29, 2007 | 06:42 PM
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i take them off.... wash with soap and water then hit it with the mothers polish & powerball... i have the TT2s as well
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Old May 29, 2007 | 09:40 PM
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A couple of times a year, it's nice to remove them to fully clean and seal them. In between I use a Meguiar's spoke brush (or EZ Detail Brush) to reach in and around.
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Old May 29, 2007 | 09:48 PM
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Just soap and water
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Old May 30, 2007 | 06:28 AM
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I use steel wool on the inside of mine and plenty of water. It will take up all the brake dust,chunks, and road that might get in there. It hasnt taken any of the paint at all. These wheels have almost 86,000 on them.
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Old May 31, 2007 | 02:59 PM
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Dawn soap and water, Ivory Soap and water(gentle on hands ), Simple Green Max(fav), Meguiars Wheel Cleaner(s). All will work fine on ALL GM stockies but if you have aftermarkets check with the manufacture first
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Take the wheels off occasionally, use Simple Green to clean and rinse with water then use Zaino car wash with hand mitt. Rinse & dry then follow up with Zaino Z2 Pro. I use the Z7 everytime after driving to get rid of brake dust. However, my car is not a DD.
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Old May 31, 2007 | 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by TXws6
i take them off.... wash with soap and water then hit it with the mothers polish & powerball... i have the TT2s as well
same here! stock firehawk rims
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Old May 31, 2007 | 04:42 PM
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I bought this spray from Meguiars they have a mag one and a chrome one. You spray it on your wheels and let it sit for like 20 seconds and wash off. Works like a charm! I only spray it on the inside of the rims and polish the fronts with either mothers or the nano chrome polish. The meguiars stuff is awesome it will clean the hell out of the wheels quick!
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