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Extreme Racing STOCK [Mo0:0] Posts: 32	After Wheel Polish May 5, 2009 20:26:37 GMT -7 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Extreme Racing on May 5, 2009 20:26:37 GMT -7 After Wheel Polish, how do u clean the wheels? I have a lite polish coat in some areas Thanks in adavance Extreme

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After Wheel Polish May 6, 2009 4:51:44 GMT -7

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May 5, 2009 20:26:37 GMT -7 Extreme Racing said:

After Wheel Polish, how do u clean the wheels?

I have a lite polish coat in some areas

Thanks in adavance

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Denatured Alcohol

A toothbrush works good for the hard to get to places

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Extreme Racing STOCK [Mo0:0] Posts: 32	After Wheel Polish May 6, 2009 6:14:10 GMT -7 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Extreme Racing on May 6, 2009 6:14:10 GMT -7 Thanks Beak So after the Denatured Alcohol, do you leave the wheels air dry? Then the denatrued alcohol is the final stage before you put the wheels on? Extreme

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After Wheel Polish May 6, 2009 6:46:51 GMT -7

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Post by Carolina Gravity Sports on May 6, 2009 6:46:51 GMT -7

After I finish with the Billet polish, I'll put denatured alcohol on a Selvyt cloth and clean and then take a clean dry selvyt cloth for the final wipe down. All this is done while still spinning in the drill press @ 600 RPM's.

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After Wheel Polish May 6, 2009 7:45:45 GMT -7

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May 6, 2009 6:14:10 GMT -7 Extreme Racing said:

Thanks Beak

So after the Denatured Alcohol, do you leave the wheels air dry?

Then the denatrued alcohol is the final stage before you put the wheels on?

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I soak them, use the toothbrush to get the caked on stuff off, then blow off with compressed air. Any residual will be apparant then, just work more with the alcohol to get it off.

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After Wheel Polish May 6, 2009 18:53:52 GMT -7

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Thxs Carolina and Beak

May 6, 2009 6:46:51 GMT -7 Carolina Gravity Sports said:

Carolina, where can you pick a selvyt cloth and a Billet?

Thanks

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After Wheel Polish May 6, 2009 19:59:25 GMT -7

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Post by Carolina Gravity Sports on May 6, 2009 19:59:25 GMT -7

Billet is just polish made by Mother's that I picked up at the auto parts store. I got the selvyt cloth at the site below. I got the 5x5 SR universal cloth.

www.selvytusa.com

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After Wheel Polish Jun 23, 2009 7:31:22 GMT -7

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Post by NinjaRabbi on Jun 23, 2009 7:31:22 GMT -7

Carolina,

You mentioned that it was spinning in the drill press at 600rpm's. I am assuming you meant the wheel was spinning in the drill press. What do you use to mount the wheel in the drill press? The Pro Wheel Mandrel I have seems to damage the outer bore and maybe the inner bore.

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After Wheel Polish Jun 23, 2009 7:44:02 GMT -7

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Jun 23, 2009 7:31:22 GMT -7 NinjaRabbi said:

My fault on this one, I was talking about the axle being mounted in the drill press.

The wheels, I just hold in my hand while I polish the bore with a q-tip shaft mounted in my cordless and Novus #2. Then clean with denatured alcohol as Beaker mentioned.

Last Edit: Jun 23, 2009 7:45:26 GMT -7 by Carolina Gravity Sports

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