So today was a nice day... figured i would wash my car.. i never really had a chance to clean my rims.. i mean really clean them. So i concocted the strongest wheel cleaner i could.. (dont ask, i just put alot of things together in a bucket. IE: Wheel cleaner, bleach, ect..ect..

Anyways, i took a brillo pad, and start scrubbing alittle, than i noticed my rims (stock 1986 GXL 15") so i'm scrubbing, and scrubbing...

All of a sudden i noticed the stock GXL rims have a POLISHED LIP!!

am i the only idiot that didnt know our rims had a polished lip? holy crap, so after spending about 15-20 min on each rim i got all the lips polished and very clean.. let me tell you, after 2 years of owning my car, i never knew that i had polished lips.. and damn do my rims look nice and clean. anyway gotta run. later guys

-Markus

"Damn, My rims never been so clean... BLING BLING>.. lol

 

bling bling.....h0ller back and post pics

 

Well, atleast you didn't think it was overspray or anything... and take acetone to the rim

 

Aceton works well seriously?

 

Did the same with my vert wheels when I first got it-
the previous owner had let the brake dust REALLY accumulate. I thought the edges were rough like the center, until the simple green ate through that dust.

 

what a dumb post ..

 

that was not necessary

 

Umm... no, acetone will begin to eat through the finish on the wheel.. I found that out really quickly... Whoops

 

he is a newbie let him die on his own

 

theone81... that definatly was not required... i figured i would post just because i was bored... and if any of the posts around here are dumb, i think it would be your reply... sorry man, i'm not an ********, doesnt mean you gotta be one

-Markus

"Man, some people i'll tell ya"

 

This doesn't give him any justice either.



https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showth...hreadid=202803

 

I don't think it's the post that's dumb......

 

In order to make this post important and usefull for all of us in FC land please tell us exactly what mixture you used to clean the rims and make them really bling bling shinny??

 

I hear that brotha!

 

umm tru?

 

Eagle 1 A-Z wheel cleaner is the best stuff I've ever used. It managed to eat through the brake dust on a car that had been driving in NYC regularly... :gasp:

 

Eagle 1 A-Z wheel cleaner (orange bottle) is the best stuff I've ever used. It managed to eat through the brake dust on a car that had been driving in NYC regularly... :gasp:

 

Whoops, double post.

 

from a guy with a total contribution of 22 posts. excellent!

lol sorry had to say something..

to be honest with you my rims are quite a bit pitted..

isnt the ENTIRE rim polished?

see Amur's thread on GXL rims..

or are you talking about another style of rims?

 

post some pics, stock bling is the best bling