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DOMINION 05-11-2006 06:52 PM

Clean Under There
 
Anyone take off there wheels and clean under there? I'm going to do this due to the fact that I was spraying a wheel cleaner and got some on the plastic wheel well and bam! it was looking clean. So when I get my car back from the shop I'll wash her wax her clean under there and get some good digi pic's with my boys camara. Man listen to me. I miss my 8 :sadwavey:

Hightshoe 05-12-2006 08:54 AM

Only what I can reach without taking my wheel off. Its impossible to keep it clean under there.

Nemesis8 05-12-2006 09:25 AM

Yep - I have a special dirty towel I use to clean the wheel well with, but I leave the wheel on also. Once a month I take the wheels off and really clean them up and give them a coat of wax also.

It's a clean machine

Cool-Blue-Dad 05-12-2006 02:15 PM

A coat of wax under the wheels? On what? Isn't the wheel well liner plastic?

DOMINION 05-12-2006 02:15 PM

Nemesis8, Its good to know I'm not alone lol

beachdog 05-12-2006 03:04 PM

I rotate the tires every 3-4000 miles and while the wheels are off I thoroughly clean the back side of the wheels. Then I pressure clean the wheel wells. That carpeting in the wheel wells probably takes about a week to dry.

DOMINION 05-12-2006 04:42 PM


Originally Posted by beachdog
I rotate the tires every 3-4000 miles and while the wheels are off I thoroughly clean the back side of the wheels. Then I pressure clean the wheel wells. That carpeting in the wheel wells probably takes about a week to dry.

Now hold on there bub, "Carpeting in the wheel well" did I miss somthing? :scratchhe

beachdog 05-12-2006 09:14 PM


Originally Posted by DOMINION
Now hold on there bub, "Carpeting in the wheel well" did I miss somthing? :scratchhe

The rear wheel wells are lined with stuff like outdoor carpeting. Same stuff under the hood and on the firewall.

Zaknel'il 05-13-2006 05:34 AM

I don't have my 8 yet, so this is probably a stupid question- but do you mean like artificial turf or something like that? :wtf:

MazdaManiac 05-13-2006 05:59 AM

It is a nylon mat. It dries really quickly as it has a hard plastic backing layer and doesn't saturate.
I take my wheels off and clean the chassis once a month. This includes all suspension components and the under-body.

Zaknel'il 05-13-2006 06:03 AM

Whats the purpose? to protect from corrosion?

ccd2us 05-13-2006 07:06 AM

With 66 miles on my odometer, I am noticing some grim on my rims and also on the inside of the rim. I would imagine this is just going to get worse. Any tips to clean, besides removing the tire?

DOMINION 05-13-2006 09:18 AM


Originally Posted by Zaknel'il
Whats the purpose? to protect from corrosion?

Yup


Originally Posted by ccd2us
With 66 miles on my odometer, I am noticing some grim on my rims and also on the inside of the rim. I would imagine this is just going to get worse. Any tips to clean, besides removing the tire?

Yup it gets worse. Only best way to geter done is to remove the tire

msrecant 05-13-2006 09:20 AM

Actually, while you have the wheels off it is a good time to give them a good cleaning and put a solid coat of wax on them. This helps cleaning brake dust and road grime from the wheels.

MazdaManiac 05-13-2006 03:20 PM


Originally Posted by Zaknel'il
Whats the purpose? to protect from corrosion?

Why do you wash your armpits? No one can see them.


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