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imported_giovae
06-12-2004, 11:57 AM
I finally had the chance to get out and take care of my wheels.



After a normal wash/rinse/dry.



I removed them from the car and went to work.



First I used a good cleaner to get the break dust off the back of the rims and remove any remaing salt from this past winters (been a screwy spring) snow. Then coated it with a good waxing, then went to work on the front.



Here is the before picture



http://www.autopia.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=7565&papass=&sort=1



Then on the front side.. I used Mequires #9 swirl remover, then their Professional Polish, and then with NTX wax.



Put on a little tire dressing and bingo



http://www.autopia.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=7564&papass=&sort=1



As I was working on the last tire, I caught this reflection in the rim and was just WOW!!! Blown Away



http://www.autopia.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=7566&papass=&sort=1





Lastly... here she is all done and dry... I still haven`t had a chance to Clay bar, polish or WAX her yet.... does she really need it.??



http://www.autopia.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=7568&papass=&sort=1



BTW... if anybody can explain to me how to get the pics to show up instead of the link, I`d be happy to do this.
luke667
06-12-2004, 01:45 PM
argh...too lazy to click on links, hehe, post them in message as images.















*update* those wheels are lookin great, keep it up
dcswd
06-12-2004, 04:07 PM
Looks great. I like that last picture.




Originally posted by Trblmkr

Lastly... here she is all done and dry... I still haven`t had a chance to Clay bar, polish or WAX her yet.... does she really need it.??



of course! at the minimum, wax it, wax the wheels too :) Use clay and polish if you feel up to it. Waxing it will make it easier to clean and get bugs off as well. :xyxthumbs
imported_giovae
06-13-2004, 06:43 AM
Here is the Rear Uncleaned
imported_giovae
06-13-2004, 06:47 AM
This is the rear after all`s been said and done.
Buick_guy
06-13-2004, 08:31 PM
Looks good, but the thing is that those type of wheels look great even when they have just been washed. I don`t like them on our blazers, since once I polish, and wax, they don`t look any different!!!
Slick
06-16-2004, 01:59 PM
Nice! What year Cobra?
Glossequation
06-16-2004, 03:01 PM
Originally posted by Slick

Nice! What year Cobra?



I will guess 2001--but if I am wrong the answer is 1999.
imported_giovae
06-16-2004, 03:26 PM
It is a 2001, the 99 front bumper is slimmer around the fog lights, and the `03`s are fatter and more square.