North American Turbocoupe Organization



Rims...DONT CLEAN VERY WELL!!
5speedthunderchicken Offline
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#1
Hey guys..do any of yall know a good cleaner that would get like 4-8 years of dirt and grum of my rims? Yes i no its sad that it sat that long and i try to scrub away all of it..but that stuff will not come off!! I got the right front and the back left pretyy dang clean but those other two will not clean up at all. So if anyone knows a good cleaner..PLEASE TELL ME!!

Thanks Dan
88 T-Bird pretty much all STOCK! (dont have much money to put in her)
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Turbojet Offline
Senior Member
#2
I use Simple Green and an old tooth brush.
Some guys had luck with the white Mr. Clean Eraser sponges.
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5speedthunderchicken Offline
Member
#3
ill pick some of that Simple Green up..and iv heard about that Eraser things..i just might have to try it out

Thanks Dan
88 T-Bird pretty much all STOCK! (dont have much money to put in her)
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4cammer72 Offline
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#4
dollar general oven cleaner @ a buck a can and a toothbrush.
88tc (sold) but keeping an eye out.
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Brad Offline
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#5
I use Eagle Ones Etching Mag Cleaner. It works great on wheels. I also used it on the intake manifold. It's pretty good stuff. Just remember don't let it touch your skin and don't use it on polished aluminum.
84 Turbocoupe- How I love it so.
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88Tbird2.3t Offline
Senior Member
#6
i used scrubbies or soaped up SOS or brillo pads to get mine clean, worked very well, got the holes spotless, just took some of the stock gray paint off put that was faded to begin with, i accidentally did the same on the rim surface then later realized it lightly scuffs the clear coat, so i had to finish the job by cleaning and scuffing up the face and re-clearing it
88 TC
Best run: 1/8 - 8.062 @ 87.91MPH, 1/4 - 12.564 @ 109.44 MPH *(10/17/12)*
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Sqrlcage Offline
Senior Member
#7
Pressure washer with a turbo nozzle and soap of choice in a spray bottle...

1 minute per wheel...
Sustineo alas, 1988, manual trans
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Ryan H Offline
Posting Freak
#8
Hmm, for just cleaning the rims I would use a hard bristle plastic brush.

If I were cleaning my wheels ( Big Grin Big Grin ), I would use Simple Green or Purple Power and wash it off quickly, as the wheels are clear coated and it can ruin paint.
'88 TC Smile Walbro 255HP, Stinger FMIC, PIT BOV, Pro 5.0, Kirban, RR cam, FRPP strut tower brace, T3
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t-bird88 Offline
Senior Member
#9
I stripped off all of the old clear coat and paint that was in the holes and repainted them black. They look alot better than they did in stock form. It took me almost 6 hours to clean and repaint them. But the effort was worth it, I think.

Jim B Big Grin .
Gunmetal Grey 88 TC!!!!
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longbedGTs Offline
Senior Member
#10
I use Purple Power. Like Ryan says, dont let it sit too long or it will ruin whatever it is on.
88 TC 5spd~money pit
88 TC 5spd~78K miles
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