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Old Apr 19, 2012 | 04:50 PM
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Took my wheels off to clean them, of course this was done in my living room. While under there I noticed how dirty and nasty the aluminum arms and cradle were. Excuse the pics but I think it came out awesome. Still needs more work but 30 min a side is all I spent.

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Old Apr 19, 2012 | 05:35 PM
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Looks great! What did you use to clean them?
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Old Apr 19, 2012 | 06:29 PM
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Looks like you've got a bit of a clearance problem in the rear there...

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Old Apr 19, 2012 | 06:31 PM
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Its a chemical we have at the shop, I don't know the ingredients. It reacts and smells like HCL ( Hydrochloric acid ) although its a different color.
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Old Apr 19, 2012 | 06:33 PM
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The last wheels I had rubbed bad. These do not.
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Old Apr 19, 2012 | 06:48 PM
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Good job, because it can get nasty in those areas, but that is not OCD, here is OCD.







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Old Apr 19, 2012 | 07:15 PM
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Good job, because it can get nasty in those areas, but that is not OCD, here is OCD.







WOW......if mine looked as good as either of those, I'd be scared to drive it. In fact, I probably wouldn't. I'd just sit there all day and admire it!!!!!
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Old Apr 19, 2012 | 07:56 PM
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Good job, because it can get nasty in those areas, but that is not OCD, here is OCD.
It should be CDO because that's the order of the alphabet...
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Old Apr 19, 2012 | 09:00 PM
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Nice job you did. Doesn't take driving the car much to have the suspension look pretty bad. A good cleaning sure does wonders.
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I know people who polish under there

Nice coilovers BTW
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Old Apr 19, 2012 | 09:25 PM
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Holy Crap. i thought I was crazy about keeping my car clean. Man, you need professional help or pills or something@!!! Wow that is one clean machine. OCD? Could be!!!!!!! But it sure looks gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ood.
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Wow!
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Nice job OP and others but CMonkey has you beat by miles...search for him in the C6 section. He has polished the entire under carriage!
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No polish for me. It looks great but too much maintenance for a DD living in apartments. These wheels are killing me alone with the daily polishing, but I just cant stand them looking bad
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