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Old 04-25-07, 09:22 AM
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Default wheel care - proper way to clean polished lip

anyone have any tips or how to clean polished lips? i'm afraid of causing swirls and/or scratches.
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Mothers Powerball is the only thing I would use and do use. It gives great results.
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i am interested in cleanin my rims too....where can i get some mothers powerball? and how does it work?....

any other products to consider?
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Most automotive store that sells detailing stuff has it... I believe even Target and Wal-mart has them as well...
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you attach it to a drill and polish away, they also send some polish with the powerball that works very well
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Do it by hand with this and they will look like chrome.
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...and top off with this if the wheels are not very bad just use this one
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I just used the One Grand Metal 300 on mine . Here's a pic of my I-forged and I only do mine by hand.
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these are all just polishers correct? it makes the wheels real shiny and clean.

i am also lookin for something to clean the grime/dirt off my lips. something that i can spray on, maybe scrub a little, then just wash off. i used a terry towel w/ some soap water to clean my riims, but there is still some dirt i can not get off w/ just the towel/soap...


can anybody recommend a good product for cleaning hard to get dirt off wheels?
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Meguiars has several products to clean polished wheels. But what ever you use becareful. If you use the wrong stuff you will destroy the finish.
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