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Old Aug 23, 2002 | 06:58 AM
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What's do you think is the best way to clean the wheel wells? The road I live on is paved with gravel, even if I drive the vette at 5mph, the wheelwell still get incredibly dusty.
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Old Aug 23, 2002 | 09:01 AM
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I use Simple Green anywhere from full strength to diluted 5 parts water to 1 part Simple Green, depending on how bad the fender wells are. After cleaning and rinsing I spray them with the foaming tire stuff.
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Old Aug 23, 2002 | 10:11 AM
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Use a toilet bowl brush to get in all the nooks and crannys
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Old Aug 23, 2002 | 10:17 AM
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Use a toilet bowl brush to get in all the nooks and crannys
Isn't it kind of sacreligeous to use a toilet brush on a vette? :lol:
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Old Aug 23, 2002 | 11:07 AM
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I like simple green and a detail brush to get in there good....... when I wash the car I spray no touch tire treatment in the fenderwells too .....it atracts some dust but it is easy to clean......... that dusty road will sure keep you busy though ...........I had to clean overspray from a bad paint job once and used steel wool and laquer thinner.........remember they aren't supposed to be painted........ :seeya
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Old Aug 23, 2002 | 11:24 AM
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After you wash off the wells, apply Black Magic Tire Foam to them. They will look like new.
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Old Aug 23, 2002 | 06:52 PM
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Sounds easy enough, thanks!
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