How do you clean 172 rims
08-31-2009, 06:42 PM
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Originally Posted by jherm' post='994401' date='Aug 31 2009, 10:40 PM
Yep, here's where you decide how dedicated you are to making your wheels truly shine when you clean your car. I use q-tips for those spokes that are too thin for a brush. Just sliding the q-tip across the surface picks up 95% percent of the brake dust. Usually takes about 8 or so q-tips per wheel.
The results are worth the 10 minutes of back-breaking work.
The results are worth the 10 minutes of back-breaking work.
Wow, that's a lot of Q-tips to clean those 172s.
09-01-2009, 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by jherm' post='994401' date='Aug 31 2009, 10:40 PM
Yep, here's where you decide how dedicated you are to making your wheels truly shine when you clean your car. I use q-tips for those spokes that are too thin for a brush. Just sliding the q-tip across the surface picks up 95% percent of the brake dust. Usually takes about 8 or so q-tips per wheel.
The results are worth the 10 minutes of back-breaking work.
The results are worth the 10 minutes of back-breaking work.
09-02-2009, 08:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Furious_g' post='995665' date='Sep 1 2009, 11:24 PM
I get a cheapy mircofibre cloth, cut it up and wrap it around a chop stick to get inbetween the small spokes.
09-07-2009, 11:29 AM
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Originally Posted by richard313' post='995982' date='Sep 2 2009, 12:08 PM
That sunds like a good DIY for this weekend
09-21-2009, 04:58 AM
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Originally Posted by richard313' post='994125' date='Aug 31 2009, 05:44 PM
I'm having trouble reaching into the thinner/narrower part of the spokes on the 172s 
09-27-2009, 08:41 AM
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trade em for some 124's 
jk I went for 124's instead of 172's because the 172's reminded me of the M3 rims I had on my e46
jk I went for 124's instead of 172's because the 172's reminded me of the M3 rims I had on my e46
09-27-2009, 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by jherm' post='994401' date='Aug 31 2009, 07:40 PM
Yep, here's where you decide how dedicated you are to making your wheels truly shine when you clean your car. I use q-tips for those spokes that are too thin for a brush. Just sliding the q-tip across the surface picks up 95% percent of the brake dust. Usually takes about 8 or so q-tips per wheel.
The results are worth the 10 minutes of back-breaking work.
The results are worth the 10 minutes of back-breaking work.
(if u have any)