So I picked up Brents wheels from Ryan today so I can put some new rubber on 'em while he is out of town...

and then it happened....













..This is what happens when you leave your wheels dirty. Dear god.. these things were black as night!

Steps to clean:

Wash the faces and lips with soft thick pile microfiber mits.

Wash Inner barrels with mild kitchen scrub sponge (low pressure)

Clay the Lips, and the Face:

NXT

 

ok ... that went over my head ... what's wrong with them? look clean to me ...

 

+1....I'm guessing they're filthy?

 

i have no idea what brent is gonna trip about?! all i see is a "clean" looking wheel


not trying to mess around, but i, we, have no clue to what's wrong

 

This is another one of those times I should have taken a "before" picture...

Ryan can attest to The codition of the wheels when I picked them up....

They WERE dirty as hell!

 

 

ok .... so he's gonna flip in a good way ... as in "Damn did someone give me new rims" ...

 

Those can't be, 'MY' rims... The ones I dropped off had 1,500 miles of x-country brake dust, 1 month of storage, 1 month of x-country transport and 1 month of shop dirt on them...
Last time I saw them they were a very dark gray with hints of red.

MIKE: Take before pictures man.... ;-(

Oh, and thanks for such an attention to detail. Dude, you are the detailing King.... Those rims have not looked that good since I got them... To think I was going to throw them away because I thought they were trashed.. LOL

 

I left my car in the garage Mike, can you go over to my house and clean it for me since you are the detail fairy. my keys should be under your pillow.

 

You left out that horrible rim rash posted on the last picture!

 

Nice job almost ripping the Volk stickers off the inside barrel. J/K wheels look great when you doing mine?

 

AH man that curb rash looks horrible.

 

Now can you fix my busted *** front bumper?

 

Np ANytime Bro!

LOL! Don't temp me.. I am jones'in to beat on a Z pretty bed since mine is still awaiting parts

Hey.. atleast that rim rash is clean and sparkely

Shhhh.. Don't tell brent... LOL. Actually I am suprised that they are still on there. Mine fell off after about 10K miles. Maybe sometime after the Rally, and before it gets cold I can have a small informal Detail session at my house.


WTF happened to your front bumper Toby?

 

Thanks again Mike.

Hey, how is the tread looking on those front tires? Good enough for this weekend right?

 

Fronts dont really look too bad at all... the rears or a bit worse off.. esp. the drivers side rear.. corded on the inside. You need an alignment!

 

hey where can i buy these 2 things? does advance autoparts have them?

 

Advance did have the Microfiber mits.... not sure if they have them still.

You can get the sponges from any grocery store.

Advance should also have the Claybar and the NXT.

 

thanks. do you find it easier to take off the rims and clean the wheels or clean them while they are on the car? im thinking of taking them off so that i can clean them.

 

Take them off the car.. unless you want your hands to look like they went thru a meat grinder.... lots of sharp things in the wheel wells.