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Old Aug 10, 2008 | 05:25 PM
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i just picked up a set of speedlines and want to know what is the best way to clean them..the clear is starting to come up on one wheel and i want to clean them and shine em up as much as possible if i have to strip the clear off of them than i will but so far i onlyhave the meguires hot wheel rim cleaner...anybody out there know how to strip them down? i want to clean and then polish them as best i can...

i did try the search but it wouldnt come up with anything..again thanks for any help in advance..

also where could i send out the rears to get stretched to 10.5W????

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Old Aug 10, 2008 | 08:24 PM
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i just went throught 2 full bottles of meguires hot wheel rim cleaner and that made a huge difference but i still have pitt marks on one wheels where the clear coat is lifting or is chipped or wtfever..is there a better cleaner?
nobody? nobody has had to strip thier speedlines and reclear them? help!!!
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Old Aug 11, 2008 | 08:43 PM
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please soembody help me here i want to strip the clear off them and then polish but i dont wanna jack up my rims...somebody help!!!!
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Old Aug 12, 2008 | 09:34 AM
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wtf nobody knows how to do this??/
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Old Aug 12, 2008 | 11:57 AM
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wetsand and re-clear
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Old Aug 12, 2008 | 05:54 PM
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what grit paper do i use and i am assuming tha tit has to be a wet sand of course?
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Old Aug 13, 2008 | 03:56 PM
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"tit has to be wet"
Wet,dry who cares ,a tit is a tit.LOL
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