Freaking toque!!!!!!!!!!!
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Freaking toque!!!!!!!!!!!
Man my hat is off to Toque and the rest of you guys that take off your tires and clean the inside barrels. I've been on vacation for a couple weeks and got bored, so I thought I would do this. Now thank goodness my DD gets washed twice a week, because otherwise this would of been a B*tch.Couldn't tell much difference because I do do this,but what a pain in the *ss. I did get some grease off finally of one of them that was driving me CRAZY, so anyway,I'll probably never do this for awhile. L8R ZFLASH
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LMAO i was cleaning my wheel wells and inside the wheels yesterday,,,
but its alot easier when the tires, axles, rear cradle, differential are out LMAO
only time i clean down there is when the tire is off for another reason
but its alot easier when the tires, axles, rear cradle, differential are out LMAO
only time i clean down there is when the tire is off for another reason
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I may not take my wheels off the car all that often, but I do clean the barrels of the wheels each time I wash the car. Simply jack up the car and spin the wheel around while whiping down the barrel with a moist rag - does wonders in making the wheel area look great.
And I agree - Toque's car is always spotless.
And I agree - Toque's car is always spotless.
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But you can't polish the scratches out with brushes.
I admit that I pull my wheels off once a week to clean them and the inside of the wheel wells, but I'd never done this until I bought my Vette. It's the only car I've cared enough about to make the extra effort.
I admit that I pull my wheels off once a week to clean them and the inside of the wheel wells, but I'd never done this until I bought my Vette. It's the only car I've cared enough about to make the extra effort.
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Man my hat is off to Toque and the rest of you guys that take off your tires and clean the inside barrels. I've been on vacation for a couple weeks and got bored, so I thought I would do this. Now thank goodness my DD gets washed twice a week, because otherwise this would of been a B*tch.Couldn't tell much difference because I do do this,but what a pain in the *ss. I did get some grease off finally of one of them that was driving me CRAZY, so anyway,I'll probably never do this for awhile. L8R ZFLASH
Glad to hear you got them all cleaned up though. 
Thanks ! 
I'm not using any "brushes" on my wheels... It would scratch the heck out of them !
I may not take my wheels off the car all that often, but I do clean the barrels of the wheels each time I wash the car. Simply jack up the car and spin the wheel around while whiping down the barrel with a moist rag - does wonders in making the wheel area look great.
And I agree - Toque's car is always spotless.
And I agree - Toque's car is always spotless.
Thanks guys ! I don't take my wheels off very often, but I just jack up each corner and wipe off the barrels with Zaino quick detail. Its easy to reach in there with a 5 spoke design.
I just spin them and wipe away ! I only remove them for a full polishing maybe once/twice a year. 
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...but the voices in my head won't stop until the wheels are spotless.
"No they aren't!"
"Yes they are!"
Sometimes, I do it the lazy way by reaching through the spokes and cleaning as much barrel as possible and then simply starting and moving the car a little bit so I can then reach the barrel area that was previously behind the brake calipers.
"No they aren't!"
"Yes they are!"
Sometimes, I do it the lazy way by reaching through the spokes and cleaning as much barrel as possible and then simply starting and moving the car a little bit so I can then reach the barrel area that was previously behind the brake calipers.
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Many of us here and all over the planet suffer from this affliction. 
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...t-bind-us.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...t-bind-us.html
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Many of us here and all over the planet suffer from this affliction.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...t-bind-us.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...t-bind-us.html
Looking good ! I would love to blame my affliction on someone but its all on myself for my overly OCD affliction I have on my possessions....
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