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Old Sep 12, 2020 | 01:20 PM
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Using the downtime to do some detailing.

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I wasn't aware there was a difference between OCD and being a Corvette guy.
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Cleaning the barrels of your wheels shows you know the details count. Sharp car Sixn
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I wasn't aware there was a difference between OCD and being a Corvette guy.
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OCD would be ceramic coating them....
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Old Sep 12, 2020 | 05:30 PM
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OCD would be ceramic coating them....
I ceramic coated mine a few weeks ago...😳
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Old Sep 12, 2020 | 05:31 PM
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I did mine over a year ago, saves time cleaning them, a little less OCD.
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Old Sep 12, 2020 | 05:40 PM
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One in the same😀
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Old Sep 12, 2020 | 07:23 PM
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That’s just part of it when you have polished wheels.

I did some minor wet sanding and polishing during the winter months last year. It was very time consuming and messy, but well worth the effort. They looked brand new afterwards.

I take them off the car at least once a year and do a good clean and polish.
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Once a year I take the wheels off to clean & wax the barrels
The new quickjack will make this job much easier
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I just went from dark wheels to light wheels and seeing that I now have more cleaning to do
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Who wouldn’t ceramic coat them
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Mine are polished aluminum so I pull them at least once a year to wet sand and polish. I vote non OCD and typical Corvette owner.



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One thing about ceramic coating wheels - I was cautioned not to put it on the ‘barrels’ or wheel weights won’t stick....
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I'm VERY curious on what you guys use for a coating on polished aluminum rims as I have just polished my CCW rims to a nice shine. I was thinking about ceramic coating them but damn, a little bottle of the stuff is $100




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That car is definitely worth the effort Sixn !
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Old Sep 13, 2020 | 06:21 PM
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As a mental health professional, I can provide some guidance. If you can’t stop thinking about your wheels being dirty and decide to clean them at 3AM so you can stop thinking about them then, yes, you have OCD. Otherwise, you are just a type A person who drives everyone else crazy or a Corvette owner.
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Originally Posted by Brunello
As a mental health professional, I can provide some guidance. If you can’t stop thinking about your wheels being dirty and decide to clean them at 3AM so you can stop thinking about them then, yes, you have OCD. Otherwise, you are just a type A person who drives everyone else crazy or a Corvette owner.

So.......if you can tough it out until 4AM, then you are ok?!
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I am just a Chevy owner. Certainly not an avid polisher. And definitely not one of those people who takes his C5 out for a weekend run and promptly has to polish it afterwards. It gets washed - occasionally, and kept up mechanically. A silver car suits me perfectly - silver cars don't get dirty, they just turn a delicate shade of gray. Before the C5 I had a black car and it only ever looked good just after it was washed and polished. Too many other things to do in life, as far as I am concerned.
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You may think it doesn’t get dirty...

I find it relaxing to detail spray my car after a drive. It certainly isn’t a have to, it’s a want to. To each their own.
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