Alright guys I am very upset with you all, look at what you made me do!!!



My neighbors think I'm a nut case, you guys and your home remedies.

Oh and this next one, RockPick, this is personal buddy



You sit and all you talk about is clean this wheel well and clean that wheel well. Well guess what? My wheel wells were just washed and clayed, I tossed on a little Body Scrub then some ColorX.

- Chris

 

Here we are, the finished product. I only wished that I had started a tad bit sooner, that way the sun would have still be out so the picture would have been better.

- Chris

 

Oh yeah, I know that feeling. Looks good, bet you guys enjoy the time spent together

 

okay... washing the wheel wells is one things... but to clay them too?

 

WoW...

Maybe I'm to blame but, you took it to another level by claying your wells!! I haven't even done that!!!!

RP

 

What’s so weird about doing that? For those of us with light colored trucks, leaving this area untouched really messes up an otherwise great detailing job. Although I haven’t clayed mine, I clean off the tar spots with Mineral Spirits, then use NXT on the white painted area. I then use a “no touch” foaming tire cleaner /dressing on all of the black painted stuff like the shocks, frame, rear axle, etc. You think you’ve got it bad …

 

I clean/wax/detail mine religiously but have never clayed...

I guess it's make a difference for a while in there but, under any driving condition, I think you're going to be running into 'stuff' that is going to adhere to the well interior and thus, snub your clay effort. Don't get me wrong, I'll probably give this a whirl now... LOL!

RP

 

I polish and protect the chrome valve stem caps on my tires?

Am I incurable?

 

They are nice and smooth now, just like glass

The wheel wells, especially the rear ones, are so visible I figured what the heck. You have to do what you have to do to make sure your truck looks that good.

- Chris

 

RP, do you have the 3M invisible bra on your truck?

 

What? RP doesn't need that. Rocks, dirt, road grime and pollen all tremble at his name

- Chris

 

No...

Just about went with it when the truck was new and 'chipless' but decided against it after seeing pictures of the bra on black. The line was just too noticable. Kind of wish I'd done it on my lower AZ Beige though. I have SEVERAL chips down there already.

So... my plan is to have the front end resprayed here in a few years when the chips get the better of me. For now, I'm still dabbing in some T U paint and sanding it back to norm. I still haven't tried that Mother's kit... I keep forgetting.

 

FWIW I recently purchased the under carriage detialer from Griots Garage. After washing my wheel wells and also using simple green to clean them, they were looking a little bleached out. The Griot's stuff makes the plastic in the wheel wells look very black. I've only used it once and it has lasted for three weeks now. Just make sure you don't get it on your brakes since it does contain silicone. And no I am not affiliated in any way with them. I also use thier speed shine. It seems to work better than the Zaino quick detailer stuff.

 

Nice tip MHM!

I've seen the Griot's stuff several times online.... I need to snag a bottle and give it a try!

RP

 

Yep, I can also attest to the fact that the Griots Undercarriage Spray is excellent. It is a little pricy though. If I liked more products from Griots, I would probably do more business with them and order that product more often.

It really does look nice and holds up well. When I run out of my supply of Engine Kote.... I may revist that product.