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Wheel Wells, Rims and Tires Rims, wheel wells and tires make a bold statement for the appearance of the vehicle, do you know how to properly detail these key components? Would you like to learn?

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Old 01-19-2008, 06:29 AM
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How do you plan on protecting these?
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Old 01-19-2008, 07:43 AM
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Wow excellent turn around!!! Great work Phil. I have to look into getting some of that polish.
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Old 01-19-2008, 08:51 AM
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they are definitely not ceramic brakes, just yellow as an option from Porsche.

why did they take so long well let me send you one and you can try it out....there was so much oxidation and salt on them from the Salts and 8000 miles that it just look like crap.
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Sick turnaround on that wheel!
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OK guys, this brings up a question.

I just got a set of polished aluminum CCW Classics for my S2000. They look absolutely stunning (they're unmounted currently).

What should I use to maintain them?

I just applied a coat of Swissvax Autobahn to them, while they don't have tires mounted, and they do indeed seem nice and slippery. But, if I can avoid it, I'd rather not be polishing the things every weekend. Rest assured I won't let them get like the ones at the top of this thread though...too expensive to do that to them!
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Talk about a wicked turnaround, wow!
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Spectacular results. I wonder is that will work well on stainless steel exhaust tips.
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Old 02-16-2008, 06:40 AM
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WOW! That was impressive! A lot of time but man does it look great!
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Old 02-17-2008, 01:50 AM
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Thanks for info on the Polishes, like how you used em with a buffer & leftover pad. They work well via hand!
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Spectacular results. I wonder is that will work well on stainless steel exhaust tips.
works awesome on metal tips.

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