so i read this wonderful write up but still have one question. what do i use for the plastic wheel well liner to bring out the black? is that "black wow"?

thanks

 

einszett vinyl rubber care works for me.

 

You don't really want much shine in there, just a matt clean look.

I use undercarriage spray, Detailers Domain, & other sell it.

If you are going to show the car, if the wheels & under side are "shinny" you will loose points.

 

the einszett vinyl rubber can be matted if wiped off after a few minutes. I like using it because the spray trigger gives an even fine mist; no other sprayer has done that for me.

 

Moe, throw out the included spray bottles, & purchase by the gallon. Then pick up the high quality adjustable sprayers. You will same a ton of time, on pulling the trigger & get a finer more powerful mist!

US Plastics has great bottles & sprayers for like $2-4 a unit.

 

Interesting... that link shows great results on the car.

 

Here are the results in on my car....

Basically the guy suggests cleaning all the salt, sand and other **** out of your wheel wells before you put on your summer wheels...

So here is my attempt with details...

What you will need:

Jack
Brake Parts Cleaner
Engine Degreaser
Car Wash Concentrate
Sand Paper
Hard Bristle Rim Brush
Rags and Towels

How much time will you need:

1.5 to 2 hours

What I used:

Mothers Back-to-Black
Meguiar's NXT Car Wash
Advance Wheel & Tire Cleaner
GUNK Engine Brite
CRC Brakleen Brake Parts Cleaner
Dupli-Color Silver Coating
RUST-OLEUM Satin Black Spray Paint
Meguiar's Ultimate Quick Detailer

*** POWER WASHER RECOMMENDED!





Remove the wheel, spray the area with water and then with a rag or car cleaning mitt clean the whole area including the shock, control arms, etc with the car was solution. Wash the soap away with water and spray only the wheel well with wheel and tire cleaner. Clean it with a rag, wash it off. If there is a lot of grease, you might want to give it a wash with the engine degreaser also. I sanded all the rust off of my hubs. If the plastic is old and dry, you will want to give it a very LIGHT coat of the Back-to-Black stuff.

I also cleaned the inside and outside of the rims thoroughly while they were off the car.

...and I also painted my nasty rusty lug nuts while I was cleaning each one of the wheel wells...

Now to the pictures...

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AFTER




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pretty good results.