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I picked up a set of 2009 Z06 OEM Wheels. The wheels were filthy but no road rash. After a few days of some serious detailing I believe I found 4 diamonds in the rough. The tires were not in the best shape so I decided to scrap them and order some new Michelin's. I went with 345's on the rear versus the stock 325's.
Last edited by Andys13GS; 12-21-2015 at 12:25 PM.
Reason: Added pic!
Very nice score. They cleaned up great and should look fabulous on your car.
Thank you! My tires should be in Monday!
Originally Posted by Calibur45
WOW, what a change. What process and tools did you use to get all the drums polished up like that?
Thank you! The inside of the wheels were painted but was so dirty with grim so I removed all the paint and waxed the inside of the wheel. All I used was a couple wire wheels attached to my cordless drill.
Didn't the wire brush scratch the barrels, or were you going for a matte look? They look really shiny ... hard to tell if they have a scored finish. Look great, BTW. Wanna do mine?
Didn't the wire brush scratch the barrels, or were you going for a matte look? They look really shiny ... hard to tell if they have a scored finish. Look great, BTW. Wanna do mine?
Thank you! I only put enough pressure using my drill to remove all the build up on the hub portion. As far as the inside of the wheel, I used very fine steel wool and carb cleaner and always went with the grain. It didn't scratch it all and it did make it shine. Once I get the tires installed on Monday, I will add a coat of wax to the inside on each wheel. That has always helped to cut down on the break dust build up.
Nice job bud, they look killer.
Mine looked like that when I got the car so I scrubbed and scrubbed, came pretty close to yours but I painted them with Rustoleum Metallic Brilliant metal finish, matched the OEM look to a T.
If I get really ambitious I might do your thing, naw, forget that
Let me know how easily they clean up from brake dust please
NSF
Maybe I'm just OCD but I can't understand how someone put in the time and effort to detail their car and don't bother to clean the inside of the wheel. But you did an excellent job they gonna look nice with the new tires.
Maybe I'm just OCD but I can't understand how someone put in the time and effort to detail their car and don't bother to clean the inside of the wheel. But you did an excellent job they gonna look nice with the new tires.
While I love the look of the spiders they are a pain in the as to clean the barrels. Imposible to do by hand. I need to get a Daytona wheel brush.
Thank you! I only put enough pressure using my drill to remove all the build up on the hub portion. As far as the inside of the wheel, I used very fine steel wool and carb cleaner and always went with the grain. It didn't scratch it all and it did make it shine. Once I get the tires installed on Monday, I will add a coat of wax to the inside on each wheel. That has always helped to cut down on the break dust build up.
I've been planning for a couple years on pulling my wheels off and doing a similar cleaning (might leave the gray paint ... depends on how the cleaning goes) but so far haven't done it. It's a lot of work at my age!
GREAT POST, GREAT JOB ON THE WHEELS... I have been looking for a winter project!
1. Was the paint difficult to remove?
2. How did you remove the paint, Wire Wheel/ Drill?
I can not believe that the maker of the stock wheels would paint the inside of the wheels, bare aluminum looks so much better!!! I have 6000 miles on the car and the inside of the wheels look like crap.
GREAT POST, GREAT JOB ON THE WHEELS... I have been looking for a winter project!
1. Was the paint difficult to remove?
2. How did you remove the paint, Wire Wheel/ Drill?
I can not believe that the maker of the stock wheels would paint the inside of the wheels, bare aluminum looks so much better!!! I have 6000 miles on the car and the inside of the wheels look like crap.
May I suggest going with ceramic padlets, a lot of us did and I for one am glad I did, reduced brake dust by 90%
NSF
While I love the look of the spiders they are a pain in the as to clean the barrels. Imposible to do by hand. I need to get a Daytona wheel brush.
OP those look great.
Yes they are, I had to get a wheel brush for mine, and I'll pull my wheels at least once a month and give them a good cleaning but mine still don't look as good as the OP
Nice job bud, they look killer.
Mine looked like that when I got the car so I scrubbed and scrubbed, came pretty close to yours but I painted them with Rustoleum Metallic Brilliant metal finish, matched the OEM look to a T.
If I get really ambitious I might do your thing, naw, forget that
Let me know how easily they clean up from brake dust please
NSF
Thank you. I was thinking of repainting them as well but have always had luck taking them down all the way and just keeping a good coat of wax on them to keep the brake dust down a bit. I will let you know after I get them installed and run it for awhile.
Originally Posted by Bat66
Maybe I'm just OCD but I can't understand how someone put in the time and effort to detail their car and don't bother to clean the inside of the wheel. But you did an excellent job they gonna look nice with the new tires.
Thank you. I feel the same way. During the car show season I will actually pull my wheels for a detail and detail the inner fenders as well.
Originally Posted by wayback
While I love the look of the spiders they are a pain in the as to clean the barrels. Imposible to do by hand. I need to get a Daytona wheel brush.
OP those look great.
Thank you! It took me a few days to clean these up but I am waiting on the tires so I had some time to kill. Tires are scheduled to arrive tomorrow.
Originally Posted by lavla
You didn't tell us how you found the wheels (Online, Craig's List, etc.) Spyders are my favorite wheels. You did a great job!
My bad. I was surfacing Craigslist and found 2 sets of Z06 wheels. The first set was here in town and had to pass on them. They were sitting out in the elements for awhile and the guy wouldn't negotiate at all on the price. The set I end up buying I had to drive 135 miles to get...but, he came down enough to make the trip.
12-19-2015, 06:52 PM
Scored a set of 09 OEM Z06 Chrome Spiders!
