hpp wheel cleaning

[BuffaloRider]

I did some searches and it took a minute but I think the only place you can buy it is directly from their website.

http://www.flashwax.com/tire-wheel.html

Flash Brown Royal Non-Acid Wheel Cleaner. I dunno... if 87gtvic says it does the job I just might get me a bottle.

[87gtVIC]

Yeah I purchased it through their website. I picked up a big bottle of the stuff. They electrical taped the jug so nothing would seep out and put it into a big plastic bag. It definitely works and works much better with agitation.

[LTD86]

Glad that you had success with the Brown Royal cleaner! It truly is the best wheel cleaner I have found. I have yet to come across a wheel that it wouldn't clean.

[87gtVIC]

Yeah. Thanks again for the recommendation.

[jaywish]

Looking at the prices it almost does not seem worth buying a quart as opposed to the gallon.

[87gtVIC]

Agreed. That is why I purchased the gallon. I figured after watching all the videos on u tube that I could use it in other ways if in fact it does not work.

[87gtVIC]

Just to update things....


Brown Royal is still the bomb.

HPPs are still not painted, blasted or refinished.

One last season on my current tires then next summer (summer of 2017) I will dismount them and refinish in some manner. Not sure yet.

Need to search for new tires. I want all high performance all seasons as these are my winter wheels and tires and would be driven in cold weather if there is no snow or moisture on the ground.

Stock size is 225/60/16.

Looking deeply into 235/60/16 and 245/50/16's.

[jaywish]

http://www.mavistire.com/tire-brands...id=31481&frb=B

I have these on the 08 TC in 17" Very happy. Made and owed in usa.

note the AA traction.

[87gtVIC]

A bunch of happy customers I see.

[87gtVIC]

Just started watching:

Ill give feedback later.

[87gtVIC]

Forgot to update.

Came out nice.

They media blasted the center portion to prep it for a respray. A bunch elbow grease went into the polished lips.

After watching the video I am glad I paid to have mine done.

[nathand]

Forgot to update.

Came out nice.

They media blasted the center portion to prep it for a respray. A bunch elbow grease went into the polished lips.

After watching the video I am glad I paid to have mine done.

May I know how much did you pay to have your wheels restored?

[BigMerc96]

Mine are in good shape, but there is a distinct discoloration on the polished lips of 2 of them, I'd guess they were formerly the front 2 wheels and it was caked on brake dust. I get the impression my car was never really washed or detailed with any regularity, and it was probably disgusting, but the dealer I got it from detailed it very nicely. The pads that were on the front of it would turn the wheels black if you just looked at the brake pedal, never seen anything like it, within 100mi of driving the wheels would be black. I do not know if its possible to get the staining out of the clear coat on the lips of the wheels. The painted center sections cleaned up nice with only mild discoloration between the spokes of the same 2 wheels, but it is not noticeable like the wheel lips are. My next plan of action is to take rubbing compound to them and see if I can rid them of the discoloration but I'm afraid its permanent. Whatever the dealer used definitely worked well because overall the wheels look fantastic and I know they were probably just about black at one point.

Don't forget to clean the insides of these wheels. I discovered very quickly that the built up crud on the inside of the wheels will run out between the spokes when driven in the rain.

[87gtVIC]

May I know how much did you pay to have your wheels restored?

500. Completely stripped. Completely powder coated black inside and out. The lips were machined down to bare aluminum and then the wheels were powdercoated in clear powder. Then the tires were mounted and balanced all for the same amount.

[DerekTheGreat]

500 for all four wheels? Not bad at all. My Fireturd's originals need to be redone so that gives me a rough idea..