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Gyro 02-13-2004 10:15 AM


Originally posted by Hard 8
you guys are going to be hearing from my lawyers soon.

:D

guy321 02-13-2004 10:19 AM

Anyone got a quick and easy way to clean the bottom of the tires?? everytime I clean the treads, then move the car up to clean the part that was on the ground.. then GUESS WHAT!!! THe bottom of the tire is still on the ground and dirty!! HOW can i get my treads 100% clean!?

Hard 8 02-13-2004 10:21 AM


Originally posted by guy321
HOW can i get my treads 100% clean!?
With your tongue? (No charge for that one.) :p

guy321 02-13-2004 10:29 AM

I use my tounge to clean the tailpipes.. I dont want to get the treads sooty. ;)

Hard 8 02-13-2004 10:45 AM

Roger that. Time for plan B then ....

fastone 03-05-2004 09:09 AM

Here is what I use, and it is very effective. The next time you go to a supermarket buy the sponge on a stick they use to clean glasses. The end is a big sponge which you can clean the wheels quick, and in all the corners.
It works great.

MarthaStewart 03-17-2004 05:08 PM

Re: Quick-N-Easy Way to Clean Your Nuts
 

Originally posted by Hard 8
Just take a connector for one-inch PVC pipe (1.1-inch inner diameter; 1.25" outer diameter, 2 inches long), drape a rag in front of the lug nut, push down on the connector and spin it around the nut, gripping the connector through the rag to keep the rag turning.

I may also try these connectors in a "T" or right-angle configuration to see which one grips the rag and turns most ergonomically.

(Sorry for the rusty rotors; always happens after a wash.)

Thanks for this post. I always had a hard time getting the lugnuts spic and span.

Hard 8 03-17-2004 05:09 PM

Any time, Martha! And please, when you get out of the Big House, look me up. (I've always had a thing for you.)

wahoo 03-24-2004 12:22 PM

Came to the boards today just for this problem, and viola, top post, heh.

rodmeister 03-26-2004 07:09 PM

I washed my RX-8 for the first time and I hate washing cars. I try to wash as fast as possible with minimum effort. I got pissed off wasting so much time cleaning all that brake dust around the front wheel lug nuts. I just gave up since it was taking too much time to clean the crannies. Your idea is great. Keep them coming. I will have well washed nuts. :)

SinTil8 03-30-2004 02:38 PM

Interesting idea. In the original picture though, you have the pipe around the nut. Is your idea though to push the rag over the nut with the pipe right?

Hard 8 03-31-2004 11:01 AM

The way I do it now is to use the T-handle I photographed, with notches dremeled into the business end for friction.

I drape the towel over that end loosely and use my finger to push a little bit of fabric into the open end of the pipe, to fit over the lug nuts, then go to "work," spinning the pipe around on each lug nut. The towel inside covers the top of the nut, so my first picture is not quite accurate.

The whole job takes less than a minute, I'm guessing.

Make sense?

Hard 8 07-14-2004 11:30 AM

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[To the moderator who un-sticky-ed this thread (or do stickies expire on their own?), I would humbly suggest putting the sticky back on for new members who might really appreciate this tip. Just a suggestion.]

Hard 8 10-29-2004 12:05 PM

<bump> for newbies

Ninja 10-29-2004 05:02 PM

I've been using a "wheel brush" I picked up somewhere. It has about 3x3 inches of bristles on the face and they are long and really soft so they get into all the nooks and crannies when cleaning the wheels.

NavyDood 10-29-2004 05:31 PM


Originally Posted by Hard 8
To the moderator who un-sticky-ed this thread (or do stickies expire on their own?), I would humbly suggest putting the sticky back on for new members who might really appreciate this tip. Just a suggestion.

For some reasons stickys don't seem to last.

poolsidenaz 04-03-2005 12:56 PM

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I'm heading to Home Depot today to pick up these PVC parts :D I'll be incorporating the T-Handle mod as well.

Hard 8 05-26-2005 04:12 PM

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I wonder how come my attachments aren't showing up on my browser any more?

sable 05-26-2005 04:16 PM

ANOTHER IDEA THAT WORKS WELL...

I too use Eagle One wheel cleaner to help dissolve dust first, then I use a cheap 1-inch paintbrush with a long handle to clean all around lugs...also works well for getting in around caliper and inside wheel around weights, etc.

m82492 05-28-2005 06:14 PM

If you don't feel like driving to Home Depot for the PVC idea, most people have a shop vac.....use the end of the long plastic attachment to do the same thing you would do with the pvc. It fits perfectly!


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