PolandDogs

Me too....

Great minds think alike :-)

I'm so jealous, those are the exact wheels I want for my GTO, just in black chrome.

Haha sorry dude! :-)

Well here they are finally mounted and balanced and got just enough time to put them on last night when i got home,with a quick wipe of detail spray, no tire shine on yet.

Well here they are finally mounted and balanced and got just enough time to put them on last night when i got home,with a quick wipe of detail spray, no tire shine on yet.

I used a drill and the drill adapter, so I would only have 1 pad going...I have a cyclo, plus a drill spins faster and for headlights you don't have to worry about burning through clearcut or anything

Oh, and very nice job on the headlights Matt! They look much better and should light up the road more now too!

 

Thank you! They at least look alot better now...

When Matt mentions using the drill and pads to polish the headlights, it should be safe to assume that he used the 4" drill backing plate, and 4" Orange Microfiber pads to start, and possibly the orange or even white foam pads to finish.

 

You can find the drill backing plate and 4" pads here on the Adam's site under the "accessories" tab, link below.

 

http://adamspolishes.com/shop/accessories/buffing-pads-applicators.html

Yes, you are exactly right! :-)

Tires are not wide enough for good grip

 

 

You dont think so? lol....

Had some decent weather over the weekend still in WV and thought I would polish my headlights on my daily driver a 2004 Toyota Tacoma, they were starting to look pretty bad and I have never touched them before and I thought they ended up coming out great.

My attack method-

-Clay Bar'd with Detail Spray

-Drill with Microfiber Pad then Foam Pad with Paint Correcting Polish

-Drill with Microfiber Pad then Foam Pad with Paint Finishing Polish

-Quick Sealant

-Finished with Americana Wax

Dave - we should hold this information hostage until we get some pics of these wheels.....

 

HaHa I like that I just added a few pictures ;-)

If my TPMS sensors come this week I will get these mounted and balanced on Friday :-)

Dave-Where could I get the flannel towels you are talking about?

Hey Matt, CCW's are beautiful when taken care of, so keep after them regularly. If you let them go, the amount of work to get them back is mind boggling!

People say owning a black car in itself is a hobby, a black car has nothing on the care required for raw billet aluminum wheels.

 

When washing these wheels simply use Adam's Car Shampoo mixed at 2 ounces product to 3 gallons warm water. If you allow the wheels to get any dirtier than needing the car Shampoo, you're going to need to wash them more often, not with a stronger chemical. It's also a good idea to have a wash pad and wheel brush that's dedicated to these wheels and nothing else. On the car with my CCW's the wheels are washed last, and one wheel at a time.

Dry them thoroughly and completely immediately after rinsing the shampoo mixture off. Even pure distilled water will leave spots on these wheels. The less you touch the wheels the better, dry them with a Master Blaster or Side Kick.

After every drive, after the wheels have cooled down, I wipe them down with Waterless Wash and an individual Waterless Wash Towel per wheel. Spray the Waterless Wash liberally, not enough, and you'll be inducing little scratches.

 

Get yourself a 16 ounce bottle of Adam's Metal Polish #2, wouldn't hurt to have that size of Metal Polish #1 either, you'll be using a lot of it for maintenance. I tend to use Adam's Wax or Sealant applicators to work the polish as they have the least amount of cut of all his applicators and won't induce any marring of their own. I've also used his Edgeless Utility towels to work the polish with okay results. I'll cut the towel into quarters, and use one of the cut quarters per wheel and throw them away when done. Metal Polish is a bear to clean out of a towel or applicator and makes quite a mess. The only disadvantage to the Edgeless Utility towels are they will leave strike marks in the aluminum. I prefer to remove the polish with a very fine and high quality flannel towel. Flannel isn't very absorbent and is quite a bit of work, but it won't leave the strike marks I get with microfiber.

Learn to love this position!

LOL

Oh, and it's so much easier to polish these when you can rotate the tire/wheel.

 

Thanks Dave I also read your writeup before

Thanks everybody for the comments...I think I am just going to stick to using car shampoo for a cleaner...they wont get neglected nor see a whole lot of road time...time to go order my black Friday order :-)

PICTURES!

Thank you very soon! I am waiting on some different TPMS sensors and gotta find a day to take off work to drive an hour and half to get them mounted and balanced :-)

I just finally saved up enough to purchase a set of CCW wheels for my 2008 Shelby GT500. They are raw aluminum with no clear coat and brand new.

There is a little bit of residue left on the front of the wheel from the sticky plastic they cover and ship them with.

My plan of attack-

I am going to use metal polish number two to remove that residue and get out any very minor flaws.

A few coats of quick sealant to front and barrels of wheels. Would it be a good idea for Brilliant Glaze next? then finally toped with a coat of Patriot Wax?

I have a gallon of green wheel cleaner left is that safe to use for a cleaner?

What are you guys using such as towels?

I seen Adams came out with Plush microfiber waffle towels that I am thinking about.

What are the methods you guys are using after a little drive to a cruise inn that might have developed a little brake dust on your wheels and wanna give them a quick shine at the cruise inn?

Thanks, Matt

That is personally what I do with my garage queen. Results were great. You can see my write up here: http://www.adamsforums.com/topic/28230-first-use-with-adams-on-a-camaro-zl1/

Yes.

Thanks Guys

Thanks Guys

Do you guys do an Alcohol wipedown after the 2 step polishing process? I have been thinking about not doing sealant since my car is a garage queen and has only seen rain 3 times, after the polishing process I am thinking about just adding brillant glaze then finish it off with patriot....Thoughts????

Thanks for the help guys...wont be doing doing it till spring due to cold weather along with a cold garage with no heat.

Ok thanks guys i appreciate it! Would you guys machine polish the stripes?

I just ordered my cyclo machine polishing kit. My car does have light swirl marks and I believe I am ready to take the step and challenge of machine polishing. I have watched every video and done alot of research and I feel confident. My question is though I have a red gt500 with white vinyl stripes. I know there is swirl marks in between the two stripes on the red paint that I would love to get out. the space is approximately 1 inch to 1 1/2 how can i get those swirl marks out with the machine polisher?  I did the revive hand polish last year. I planned on taping my stripes off, could I just tilt the machine polisher and only use one pad what is everybody's opinions? Below is an example pic

Congrats Matt!

Thank You!!!!!!

I was there also, I bought some goodies while I was there I just cant seem to say no. I also won first place in my class with the RMR (Red Mustang Registry) they had their own little judged car show.....

I was there and bought me some goodies