cleaned my wheels
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I have yet clean my suspension aluminum but I do wipe the barrels often. This car has never experienced rain. 2008
And the way the weather is so far will not even if I wanted to. Heading for the driest season on record.
My experience with the brightener is to always start low and work up. If the solution is too strong it can etch when dripping down.
And the way the weather is so far will not even if I wanted to. Heading for the driest season on record.
My experience with the brightener is to always start low and work up. If the solution is too strong it can etch when dripping down.
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I WILL BE DOING THE SAME IN NEAR FUTURE.I ALWAYS WASH BARRELS EVERYTIME I WASH CAR.......USE ADAMS TURBO http://www.adamspolishes.com/p-405-a...ning-tool.aspxSTICK
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Looks good!
Couple of suggestions:
ONLY if absolutely necessary, use a 3M pad or plastic scouring pad on the barrels to get them clean. Other materials will tear up the paint.
This would be bad.
Use Rejex (2 coats or more) on the wheel fronts backs and barrels and they will be a LOT easier to clean in the future. A wheel brush or foam pad on a stick will get the barrels clean with car soap and water.
BE VERY CAREFUL with any aluminum brightener.
I remember seeing somewhere in this forum that someone got it on the leaf springs and the stuff ate through the springs to the point of failure.....
Cleaning can be fun and somewhat therapeutic, but be careful with your materials and cleansers.
Couple of suggestions:
ONLY if absolutely necessary, use a 3M pad or plastic scouring pad on the barrels to get them clean. Other materials will tear up the paint.
This would be bad.
Use Rejex (2 coats or more) on the wheel fronts backs and barrels and they will be a LOT easier to clean in the future. A wheel brush or foam pad on a stick will get the barrels clean with car soap and water.
BE VERY CAREFUL with any aluminum brightener.
I remember seeing somewhere in this forum that someone got it on the leaf springs and the stuff ate through the springs to the point of failure.....
Cleaning can be fun and somewhat therapeutic, but be careful with your materials and cleansers.
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Instructor
Joined: Apr 2013
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From: Kinderhook NY
Looks good!
BE VERY CAREFUL with any aluminum brightener.
I remember seeing somewhere in this forum that someone got it on the leaf springs and the stuff ate through the springs to the point of failure.....
Cleaning can be fun and somewhat therapeutic, but be careful with your materials and cleansers.
BE VERY CAREFUL with any aluminum brightener.
I remember seeing somewhere in this forum that someone got it on the leaf springs and the stuff ate through the springs to the point of failure.....
Cleaning can be fun and somewhat therapeutic, but be careful with your materials and cleansers.
Le Mans Master
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From: Tucson AZ
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Instructor
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From: Kinderhook NY
SOS pads are the ONLY way to clean chrome anythings.....hose it off, and there goes your fines.....SOS pads WILL scratch your hood- it's just paint. Chrome is much harder than the SOS pad- the SOS pad is harder than the corrosion that grows on the chrome, which is why it takes it off so well. I've got thousands of dollars invested in the chrome on my 62 caddy . I wouldn't recommend it if it put the chrome at risk. Give it a try on something.
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