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Old Dec 13, 2009 | 06:54 PM
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I have a 98 ws6 t/a with on 50,000 miles. The car is great looking however the original wheels look like they are peeling or something. I want to keep the car looking original, so does anyone have any ideas on how to fix them or what the issue is with these things?
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Old Dec 13, 2009 | 08:02 PM
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Strip em, and polish them. They will look 100 times better. Do a search, youll find a few write ups, and pics. I stripped both my 00s, and my 02s, and they both look so much better now.
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Strip em, and polish them. They will look 100 times better. Do a search, youll find a few write ups, and pics. I stripped both my 00s, and my 02s, and they both look so much better now.
agree with you on this one, I stripped down a set of ws6 I got and they look so much better then they did when I got them.
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That's what I'm getting told. But how or what do you gotta do to strip them down??
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Kleen strip or any aircraft stripper that you can pick up at autozone or any auto supply store. Just put a nice thick coat of this on the wheels and wait about 15 minutes you will see it peeling the clear off. Rinse the wheel off with a hose and repeat the process one more time til all the clear is off. Then take a powerball mini and some aluminum polish and go to work. Polishing is going take the longest but the end result is worth it.
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Do the tires need to be removed to avoid the stripper messing them up or will it wash off too?
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I left my tires on when I did mine and it didnt effect the tires at all.
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