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10-06-2010, 02:35 AM | #1 |
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Shining Steelies
Hi everyone, I got four steelies that came when I bought my car brand new problem is two rear ones arent a shiny black moreso.. pale I guess.
How do I go abouts shining them. Sorry if I seem arrogant my question mark key doesnt work x,x
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10-06-2010, 11:25 AM | #2 |
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Clean them with water and soap, polish, and wax. If all else fails, spray on tire shine is an easy temporary fix.
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10-06-2010, 11:57 AM | #3 |
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or just paint them gloss black again, it's pretty easy to do.
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10-06-2010, 04:15 PM | #4 |
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I tried armoralls wheel cleaner didnt come out shiny x,x and as for painting them myself I am not good in that area and I dont wanna pay someone to do it lol looks like im stuck with these bland ones
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10-06-2010, 04:38 PM | #5 |
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I'll check which spray on wheel shiner I use but for the 1 steel wheel im forced to use for now the spray made it looks 100x better. But again, it's only temporary.
Painting your wheel is pretty simple really, clean it, and mask off the tire and paint. |
10-06-2010, 05:52 PM | #6 |
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sorry lol :) yeah what garm said, paint them glossy black |
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10-06-2010, 06:09 PM | #7 |
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I used an armor all wipe on my car and the wheels lol looks shiny even if it is temporary also figured I may aswell shine the tires too so I did!
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10-06-2010, 07:27 PM | #8 |
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i just use wax on my steelies after washing for that 'shiny from the factory' appearance.
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10-06-2010, 09:34 PM | #9 |
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Did a temporary armor all wipe on it lol turned out preeeetty nice heres a picture.
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10-07-2010, 06:18 AM | #10 |
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Have you got center caps mounted inside out?! Interesting! Never seen that done before.....
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10-07-2010, 07:02 PM | #11 |
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Actually! They are just the centre of my steelies, though I painted them with a little brush myself turned out decent if you ask me.
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10-07-2010, 10:47 PM | #12 |
Shut your fricken suck!!!
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I can't believe how nice they look for being steelies.
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10-08-2010, 12:01 AM | #13 |
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Compared to other steelies around here people at work tell me I keep my car extremely clean so I guess that explains it lol
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10-08-2010, 09:24 PM | #14 |
Steelies lookin' fresh here.
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10-08-2010, 11:27 PM | #15 |
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Thanks man!! Really appreciate it, if anyone else wants to post their wheels show it up :D
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Hope your ????? key works after that ..... It's easier than fixing the steelies! LOL Aloha from Hawaii! -bob (I'm an IT Systems Engineer ) |
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10-14-2010, 12:09 PM | #18 |
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I had steelies on my jeep. I cleaned and tried them. I then scrubbed them with a scotch pad to get it slightly keyed then used high gloss black paint on them. You could do the same. Just use paper and some masking tape before you spray. A cheater way is to pull the lug caps off and tape it all up (including) the air tee (forgot the name). Then spray them up, you won't need primer as long as their isn't rust and leave it on the car. The right way is to pull the tire off the car then set it up and spray.
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