Wheel Arches 182

[paul]

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=16

Old thread i know^^ but they look too good - mine are very clean but still have underseal on them :S i wonder if the back of the arch if its been repainted or just cleaned to hell.....



I thought i was a clean freak!

 

[FlameR]

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=16

Old thread i know^^ but they look too good - mine are very clean but still have underseal on them :S i wonder if the back of the arch if its been repainted or just cleaned to hell.....



I thought i was a clean freak!

you are sweetcheeks

 

[paul]

LOL.. i know i am! but i still dont get how he got them to look that good!

By the looks of it the car never moves!!!!!

 

[FlameR]

what shizzle did you use on your backboxes pauline?

 

[paul]

what shizzle did you use on your backboxes pauline?

Plasticote hotpaint 650oc - 7.99 from some halfords stors not all - LOL Pauline can we have less Stevinia

 

[FlameR]

does the 650oc relate to the temp before it starts melting?

might get some as it looks pretty good I must say maybe use it on the rest of the car

 

[paul]

does the 650oc relate to the temp before it starts melting?

might get some as it looks pretty good I must say maybe use it on the rest of the car

you must make sure you clean all the rust off - any surface rust - i went on a 120 mile round trip at the weekend - one box still looks better than new - the other has started to bubble a bit! doenst flake or chip - just the rust i think from inside forcing its way through to the outside! Its good stuff though! i will be getting another can - so i can just rub it down and flash it in again! to keep it looking like new! :approve:

yes 650 is the temp hottest you can get!

 

[paul]

Richard were are you

 

[FlameR]

what happens if it bubbles? light sandpaper and start again??

how did you remove all the rust chap? my exhaust isn't that old so there isn't much rust

 

[paul]

yeah light sandpaper and start again LOL - doenst take that long and keep it looking pretty good - my right box is perfect but my left box for some reason likes to bubble when it gets pretty hot!! mostly ok on half hour short journeys!!!

ive had a few different ideas! drill attachment and wet and dry etc! it hasnt bubbled through terribly but im a little anal and prefer it to look as good as i can get it! its not like it cost a lot really! i know its not solving anything as they rot form the inside out but it looks a lot better for the time its on before i get a S/S one

 

[FlameR]

how did you get underneath though? do you have access to a ramp or did you just use a trolly jack and crawl under lol

 

[Diesel_Power]

Just had a quick look, sounds like hes taken off the underseal and cleaned them up.

 

[paul]

Just had a quick look, sounds like hes taken off the underseal and cleaned them up.

Thought as much - i think he may have even sprayed a bit of it! cause i know there not that good even when new!!

 

[paul]

how did you get underneath though? do you have access to a ramp or did you just use a trolly jack and crawl under lol

Just Crawled under!

 

[Diesel_Power]

Just had a quick look, sounds like hes taken off the underseal and cleaned them up.

Thought as much - i think he may have even sprayed a bit of it! cause i know there not that good even when new!!

Its not unheard of. Id prefer the underseal there though, i dont clean my arches that often.

 

[paul]

LoL ill have to start a thread - to you clean your arches!

 

[makavelli]

lol i remember seeing those pics of shauns 182 when he posted them on here :d

was a minter

mine aint quite that good as i left the underseal on there but they aint that far off :approve:
although saying that, i only did them last week and they are already black again lol

 

[Ali]

Shauns work is top dollar! Got my PC from him back in the day!

 

[Brand86]

Arches and inside of alloys are two jobs I hate doing.

Not gone so far as to clean the underside of my car yet but I wish you hadn't started me thinking of it as I will probably have to start now

 

[Rich]

The underseal will come of fairly easily, AG Bumper Care believe it or not of all products will take it off.

I have done a guide on DW to cleaning wheel arches Paul!

 

[Diesel_Power]

I feel i have to clean my monitor when looking at Rich's threads otherwise i dont do the cleanliness of his car justice.

 

[paul]

LOL thanks all i got my front arches looking a lot better after looking at his pictures!! good old white spirits! Really pleased with them - not the best quality i know as there from my phone camera - will get some better pics up when the weather is better (a bit of sun shine LOL)

Enjoy

 

[Diesel_Power]

Thats super clean! I tend to give mine a good scrubbing down with degreaser, blast with the power washer and another wash down with the wash mitt and soap and another rinse then i spray it top to bottom with WD40.

 

[paul]

Thanks! ^