Refinishing the wheel well liners
05-22-2014, 12:01 PM
#21
Le Mans Master
Has anyone tried refinishing their wheel well liners? I was thinking about cleaning them real good to get the oil off and then using some spray-in bed liner or something along those lines (with a smooth texture preferrably).
Any suggestions or people who have attempted this?
Mike
Any suggestions or people who have attempted this?
Mike
05-22-2014, 12:31 PM
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05-22-2014, 01:29 PM
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Clean them up with simple green, and a scratch pad to remove the grime, and tar. Apply a generous coat of "armour all", and wipe it off.
05-22-2014, 06:04 PM
#25
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I have always had good results with the following: Use a mixture of Simple Green and water to clean the wheel wells. I also use a toilet brush with long bristles to scrub all the nooks and crannies. Let it air dry then use a foam tire shine product to coat the wells. Wait a few minutes and wipe them down. The gloss seems to last a week or better.
05-23-2014, 09:23 AM
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I really like the dark red fuel rail covers. I was thinking of painting the "Corvette" lettering dark red on mine, but yours make me think about doing the whole piece. When you did them did you just sand them smooth and then paint, or primer and paint, etc.
05-23-2014, 02:25 PM
#27
Maybe an old thread but still a pain to keep them clean. I have found that scrubbing them with simple green or purple power gets the dirt off them, the I use Adam's VRT on them and apply with a foam applicator. They look good and it seems to last the best of anything I have tried.
05-23-2014, 04:39 PM
#28
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clean and dress wheel wells ...
Adam's Polishes makes a couple of products. Check out their videos..
To clean the wheel wells ..
http://www.adamspolishes.com/p-884-a...l-cleaner.aspx
To dress the wheel wells ..
http://www.adamspolishes.com/p-61-ad...-dressing.aspx
To clean the wheel wells ..
http://www.adamspolishes.com/p-884-a...l-cleaner.aspx
To dress the wheel wells ..
http://www.adamspolishes.com/p-61-ad...-dressing.aspx
05-25-2014, 01:01 AM
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Has anyone tried refinishing their wheel well liners?
Today I pulled both of mine from the '88 to bring inside so I could try to find a suitable cleaner and finish.
Luck was smiling as the 1st try was 409 and it did a great cleaning job. Though I still had to use some thumb-nail to dislodge some tar specs.
Then I had some Turtle F21 so tried it and they look nearly like new.
Of course now I need spend some long days on the entire under-clam so that it all shines...
05-27-2014, 08:12 PM
#30
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I used Adam's undercarriage spray for the first time this weekend. Cleaned the wheel wells first with Simple Green and a scrub brush then just sprayed with the Undercarriage Spray when dry. Looks good. Of course they didn't make it 14 years ago so my response is of little value to the OP
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