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Old 02-28-2005, 10:13 PM
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Nah, it looks like a scrap one would get from entering the rails at a car wash. It's cool though, I'm taking it in stride.
 
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Old 03-01-2005, 12:06 AM
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Originally Posted by G-fanatic
I live in an apartment and park in an underground garage, unfortunatley I don't have access to any garden hose.
I don't know about where you are, but around here, we self-wash places. It's basically a covered stall, with a coin operated wand. I just go to that place, and use the wand to to fill up a bucket with my own car wash soap and wash mit, and I wash the car by hand, and use the wand to rinse the car off.

I used to go there all the time when I lived in an apartment. Even in the rain Heck, I've even washed my car, when it was 18 degrees out
 
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Old 03-01-2005, 01:54 AM
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I live in an apartment and park in an underground garage, unfortunatley I don't have access to any garden hose.
K well I have a hose but often time it freezes over...So what I do is take 2 huge buckets or more if you have them, and fill them with HOT water...I run out in the cold to my car...Spray the wheels with some wheel cleaner...Let it settle for about a minute or 2 then use a brush to loosen some of the grime and dirt...Then I take a bucket and throw water at the wheels...Not the whole bucket but enough so that all the cleaner is off...Then I dry the wheels with a microfiber cloth...Repeat this step for all wheels...Hope that helps...Please DO NOT bring it to the car wash, one mistake and your looking at a visual blemish on your $3500 wheels, and possibly to your $35000 "G"...Is not braving the cold really worth that? lol
 
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Old 03-01-2005, 11:59 AM
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I dunno about using a brush on rims though, unless it was extra soft...
 
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Old 03-01-2005, 07:56 PM
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back to the waxing question, can i use regular carnuba wax on every inch of the wheel? Remember, I have the gunmetal LE37's.
 
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Old 03-01-2005, 08:42 PM
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Originally Posted by pdjafari
I dunno about using a brush on rims though, unless it was extra soft...

Sorry I said brush but what I meant was a finger sponge...I have a few sets of finger sponges that you can use to get in and around the wheels without damaging them...Gluck
 
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Old 03-02-2005, 12:47 AM
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dont ever go to a car wash....ive hand washed my car everytime.. if u cant wash it dont drive it..

in the winter fill up bucket w/ warm water from bath...

riley
 
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