Well well paint or dressing
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Well well paint or dressing
I am doing some minor stuff to my 1988 Anniversary Edition Corvette. I remember one time seeing some fender well paint or dressing to basically make fender wells look new again. I cannot for the life of me remember where I saw this stuff and so far my online search has come up fruitless. Can anyone advise me where I can buy this stuff?
#2
I use the same foam cleaner I use on the tires. I give the wheel wells a good blast with a water hose with sprayer attachment to knock loose the big chunks o dirt, let dry and spray away with the foam. Walk away, drink 1 beer, go check it out. Might need to repeat if you never done it before. Once you got the wheel wells cleaned initially it's easy to maintain after that. Back to Black works if you want a deeper, shiny, look.
If the wheel wells are in really rough shape, pull the wheels off, scrub the wells with a brush and soapy water (Dawn cuz its a good grease cutter. Oh yeah,may as well clean both sides of the wheels while they're off too. Don't let that brake dust build up! ) let dry and then mask off the body and wheel hub and brake rotor and hit the well with flat black paint (spray bombs) and let dry (old used car lot trick).
If the wheel wells are in really rough shape, pull the wheels off, scrub the wells with a brush and soapy water (Dawn cuz its a good grease cutter. Oh yeah,may as well clean both sides of the wheels while they're off too. Don't let that brake dust build up! ) let dry and then mask off the body and wheel hub and brake rotor and hit the well with flat black paint (spray bombs) and let dry (old used car lot trick).
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I use the same foam cleaner I use on the tires. I give the wheel wells a good blast with a water hose with sprayer attachment to knock loose the big chunks o dirt, let dry and spray away with the foam. Walk away, drink 1 beer, go check it out. Might need to repeat if you never done it before. Once you got the wheel wells cleaned initially it's easy to maintain after that. Back to Black works if you want a deeper, shiny, look.
If the wheel wells are in really rough shape, pull the wheels off, scrub the wells with a brush and soapy water (Dawn cuz its a good grease cutter. Oh yeah,may as well clean both sides of the wheels while they're off too. Don't let that brake dust build up! ) let dry and then mask off the body and wheel hub and brake rotor and hit the well with flat black paint (spray bombs) and let dry (old used car lot trick).
If the wheel wells are in really rough shape, pull the wheels off, scrub the wells with a brush and soapy water (Dawn cuz its a good grease cutter. Oh yeah,may as well clean both sides of the wheels while they're off too. Don't let that brake dust build up! ) let dry and then mask off the body and wheel hub and brake rotor and hit the well with flat black paint (spray bombs) and let dry (old used car lot trick).
#4
Burning Brakes
Though I have not personally used this stuff yet, it gets alot of thumbs up on this forum.
http://www.adamspolishes.com/p-61-in...age-spray.aspx
http://www.adamspolishes.com/p-61-in...age-spray.aspx
#5
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It's worth the effort to pull the wheels for a thorough cleaning/polishing once in a while. While they are off, give the wells a good cleaning also. I used a tire foam and it did a good job. Cover up the brakes with a trash bag and spray away.
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I am doing some minor stuff to my 1988 Anniversary Edition Corvette. I remember one time seeing some fender well paint or dressing to basically make fender wells look new again. I cannot for the life of me remember where I saw this stuff and so far my online search has come up fruitless. Can anyone advise me where I can buy this stuff?
As lytmup said, our Invisible Undercarriage Spray works great for dressing up the wheel well/fender areas. You can spray it on plastic, rubber, and metal finishes. It will leave the fender with low-gloss matte finish.
Check out this link for a before and after pic: http://www.adamspolishes.com/images/...n/large/42.jpg.
Please let me know if you have any additional questions .