I had been meaning to get my wheels and wheel wells cleaned up since I bought the car a few months ago, and today I finally did it. It's a 2008 JSB coupe. Thought I would share with the forum.

I started off taking the wheels off and cleaning the wheel wells. Cleaned the wells with de-greaser and soap / wheel brushes. Then finished off with 303 protectant.

Before:


After:





On to the wheels, they really needed cleaning in the barrels, as I don't think the previous owner ever cleaned them. They had a lot of baked on tar spots and left over wheel weight glue that I had to painstakingly remove.

Before (de-greaser dwelling):


Once they were clean, I threw on a layer of Rejex to keep them clean and shining!


Wheels done:




While I was in there I decided to clean the rocks out of my rocker panels... holy geez there was a lot accumulated in there!



And finally, I installed the GM splash guards:




Turned out to be a successful little afternoon project. It really makes a huge difference having the wheels perfectly clean inside and out. I'm extremely particular with detailing my Vette and I find it very rewarding once the job is finished and you can sit back and admire your hard work.

I'm also digging the GM splash guards...they look better than the painted ones that were on the car originally (you can see the old ones in the first pic)

Next project is to paint the calipers and lower the car on the stock lowering bolts. And then I can start on the front wheels!

 

Very good work

What did you use the clean the inside of the wheels?

Bert

Roll Tide!

 

Just some citrus de-greaser / car soap and brushes to get them cleaned out. Once they were clean, I used a heat gun and Goof-Off to clean off the sticker residue and tar spots.

 

Looks fantastic and feels good to have a super clean Vette doesn't it.

 

Looks great, nice job.

David

 

That's the way the get it done. Looks great.

 

Outstanding.

 

Looks great! I do the same on my vehs. once a year, keeps them looking good......for awhile atleast.

 

Good series of how-to pics.

 

Nice work and a good post! I had my wheels off to do the calipers a while ago and meticulously cleaned the wheel barrels but did not do the wheel wells and now I am sorry. Each time I wash I scrub where I can reach and it at least looks clean, but yours are terrific. I really need to go back and follow your lead.

Really nicely done!

 

Nicely done

 

I have had great luck with adams car polish and cleaner. They have a lot of great products. I purchased one of there kits that came with alot of different cleaners and polishes. They also have a neat little cleaning tool just for cleaning the barrel of the wheel. Everytime I wash my car I clean the barrel and clean the fender wells with a small long handle brush. I use the all purpose cleaner and it works great. I highly recommend it.

 

By the way, very nice job.

 

 

Thanks for the positive comments!

 

The work payed off, looks great.

 

Thanks for posting those pics. I was on the fence on deciding to purchase the splash guards but after seeing how nice they look on yours (and very subtle in appearance) I think I'll go ahead and invest in a set.

 

That looks amazingly clean! Come do mine now lol!

 

Good job.

 

Great Job. Looks really good.
Don't paint your calipers. Get them powder coated.
Look for Mike the Powder coater on this forum....