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  • #1

    A Little Deep Cleaning...

    This Cobra used for some track duty here recently and got pretty dirty, heading to a show this weekend and needed to get cleaned up. As most of you know, this is good to do once a year to keep things under control. This is the first time we've been able to give it a thorough deep cleaning. Hopefully we can continue to keep it this way.

    Looks pretty clean huh?




    Nice bugs!




    Nasty, dirty wheels!




    Get those wheels off, and we can really get in there




    Check out the inside of these wheels!




    Gotta let these soak a while!




    Not perfect, but much better!



    Couple of side by sides. Notice the difference?




    2008 Meguiar's Batmobile Team
    2008 Meguiar's/Ford SEMA Team
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  • #2
    Re: A Little Deep Cleaning...

    Cleaning behind the wheels.



    Clean engine! Ahhhh




    And the after shots...












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    • #3
      Re: A Little Deep Cleaning...

      as usual it looks great. What was the process..was there a whole lot of scrubbing on the wheels, or did you use a good dilution of APC or something??
      Fergy-

      You're only as good as your last detail

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      • #4
        Re: A Little Deep Cleaning...

        Nice work Nick! Looks great!
        "Every moment frontin and maxin
        Chillin in the car they spent all day waxin        "

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        • #5
          Re: A Little Deep Cleaning...

          Originally posted by Nick Chapman View Post
          Not perfect, but much better!


          Nick, I have to ask: what was your process on these wheels? I plan on doing mine this weekend and they aren't quite this bad but do need some TLC.

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          • #6
            Re: A Little Deep Cleaning...

            I tried several things on the wheels, and usually APC+ works very well. But these were beyond control, and had a couple of years worth of track filth built up on them. I needed something that could just sit on them for a while, needed a gel type product. Ended up having to use P21S on them. It's thick enough to just sit there for a while without drying up or running off. Then using a stiff bristled scrub brush to break up the big stuff caked up on top, then another coat of P21S and a magic eraser, LIGHTLY scrubbing the deeper stains out of the wheels. All in all, it took 2 hours per wheel(even the rear wheels). And I could have easily spent another hour to get the rest of it cleaned. But the customer barely let me go this far, I couldn't imagine asking for another 4 hours just to clean the wheels
            2008 Meguiar's Batmobile Team
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            • #7
              Re: A Little Deep Cleaning...

              Awesome work on an awesome car! Your attention to detail is 2nd to none

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              • #8
                Re: A Little Deep Cleaning...

                Nick, as usual great work. The results on the rims are outstanding. @ hours per wheel. That is going the extra mile. Great work once again.
                quality creates its own demand

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                • #9
                  Re: A Little Deep Cleaning...

                  Fantastic work Nick! I hope the owner appreciated your attention to detail.

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                  • #10
                    Re: A Little Deep Cleaning...

                    Nice job Nick. The wheels definitely look alot better. Awesome car too.
                    Jesse

                    2009-2014 Meguiar's/Car Crazy SEMA Team
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                    • #11
                      Re: A Little Deep Cleaning...

                      Amazing job Nick!

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                      • #12
                        Re: A Little Deep Cleaning...

                        That was some nasty wheel grime. Good work as always Nick.

                        I once put swirls in my paint just to see what it looked like.
                        I don't always detail cars, but when I do, I prefer Meguiar's.
                        Remove swirls my friends.

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                        • #13
                          Re: A Little Deep Cleaning...

                          Car looks great Nick! Like everyone else said great job on the wheels also!! Your work always amazes me! Keep it up

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                          • #14
                            Re: A Little Deep Cleaning...

                            Thanks guys! Got another "special" project coming up real soon. Should be entertaining, and a plethora of pictures
                            2008 Meguiar's Batmobile Team
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                            • #15
                              Re: A Little Deep Cleaning...

                              What is it!!! What is it!!! dont tease us Nick


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