Anyone else as crazy as me??? - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

coptzr · 08-17-2013, 05:41 PM

Ok, lets have it and be honest people........how many of you have taken the wheels off your Camaro just to clean them?? I did it last night....hey, I like them clean...what more can I say?. Wont even talk about how many times I have put it up on stands and cleaned the bottom/suspension!!!

txgoose · 08-17-2013, 06:24 PM

Id like to answer "yes", but no... no, you are the only crazy on Camaro5.

13BlackCamaroSS · 08-17-2013, 07:01 PM

Actually I do it 3 times a year plus anytime I swap wheels.

coptzr · 08-17-2013, 07:16 PM

I think I'm far from the ONLY crazy one here, love this site. People are awesome and great product share info. Just never read about anyone R&Ring wheels just to clean. But I take great pride in my 2010 with 20K miles and you wont find a spec of dirt on it anywhere. :-)

ssmike · 08-17-2013, 07:47 PM

I'm about to take my wheels off to clean them. They are matte black and I find it impossible to get the wheels looking show good. Especially after a Camarocross and track day they're pretty grimey!

Glen e · 08-17-2013, 08:48 PM

Absolutely....every season......then iron-x and reseal with OPTI coat...

Monchy36 · 08-17-2013, 08:56 PM

Please! Twice a year I take the car apart to clean all the pieces and put it back together...

Seriously, yes I do it too... specially when I go for a car show...

pannhead51 · 08-18-2013, 11:47 AM

Once a month for me.

enyce0387 · 08-18-2013, 02:19 PM

every wash i clean the inside of my wheels and back of the spokes, put a wash mitt on and really get in there. You don't have to take the wheels off to clean the inside it just takes some work, O and you have to roll the car back to clean where the calipers get in the way. Don't forget to clean the brakes while your at it, and when i detail the car i pull the wheels and put a coat of wax on the inside of the wheels.

NoItsOnlyAV6_ButItRocks · 08-18-2013, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by coptzr

Ok, lets have it and be honest people........how many of you have taken the wheels off your Camaro just to clean them?? I did it last night....hey, I like them clean...what more can I say?. Wont even talk about how many times I have put it up on stands and cleaned the bottom/suspension!!!

Although my boss does not have a Camaro, he has been known to look forward to is wife being gone for a few hours so that it gives him enough time to put his dish washer through 4 cycles to do each wheel of his Ariel Atom.

zkdreads · 08-18-2013, 03:20 PM

i did that for the first month i got my rims painted white. then i was like FFFFFFF-THAT.

kevinw · 08-18-2013, 10:02 PM

OMG. take the wheels off? i take it you dont have kids, a full time job, a house, a boat and motorcycle and friends to go out with. lol

LStick · 08-18-2013, 10:30 PM

Big on keeping the undercarriage clean on this one.

The previous Daily driver was a 2011 Sierra, the underneath looked like it was parked in a salt mine after only a year. Of course, that was "enviromental" and not covered by warranty.

Ain't happening twice without a good fight.

dixonk · 08-18-2013, 10:33 PM

I clean the inside of the wheels with a brush every car wash and clean the back of the spokes as well. Wheels come off twice a year for a very thorough cleaning. They will be off next week when I put on my slotted rotors, Stainless brake lines, and EBC Yellowstuff pads!

08-17-2013, 05:41 PM	#1
coptzr Resistance is futile Drives: Anything thats fast Join Date: May 2009 Location: Big Rapids,MI Posts: 315	Anyone else as crazy as me??? Ok, lets have it and be honest people........how many of you have taken the wheels off your Camaro just to clean them?? I did it last night....hey, I like them clean...what more can I say?. Wont even talk about how many times I have put it up on stands and cleaned the bottom/suspension!!! __________________ Modifications (so far) Edelbrock E-Force supercharger JRE fuel system upgrade Edelbrock CAI VMS stage 2.5 cam kit SLP LT's, no cats NPP muffler's w/x-pipe Tuned at Vector Motorsports 606 RWHP and 567 RWT Black 1LE 10 spokes. Hotchkis drop springs.

08-17-2013, 07:01 PM	#3
13BlackCamaroSS Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS Join Date: May 2013 Location: Indiana Posts: 563 View My Garage	Actually I do it 3 times a year plus anytime I swap wheels. __________________ Race what you brung, Hope you brung enough 2016 2SS, NPP, Adrenaline Red Leather and Pads, 6sp, Sunroof, Black Bowties, Upgraded Wheels, 15% Tint, Kooks Headers, MBRP Exhaust, 1LE Wheels, Badging, Ported Throttle Body, Procharged, Snow Performance Stage 2 Meth Kit Coming Soon: Custom Cam, E85, Ported Heads

08-17-2013, 07:16 PM	#4
coptzr Resistance is futile Drives: Anything thats fast Join Date: May 2009 Location: Big Rapids,MI Posts: 315	I think I'm far from the ONLY crazy one here, love this site. People are awesome and great product share info. Just never read about anyone R&Ring wheels just to clean. But I take great pride in my 2010 with 20K miles and you wont find a spec of dirt on it anywhere. :-) __________________ Modifications (so far) Edelbrock E-Force supercharger JRE fuel system upgrade Edelbrock CAI VMS stage 2.5 cam kit SLP LT's, no cats NPP muffler's w/x-pipe Tuned at Vector Motorsports 606 RWHP and 567 RWT Black 1LE 10 spokes. Hotchkis drop springs.

08-17-2013, 08:48 PM	#6
Glen e Retired from Car mfrs.... Drives: 2LT RS/HR-V Join Date: May 2013 Location: /Fort Lauderdale Posts: 10,048	Absolutely....every season......then iron-x and reseal with OPTI coat... __________________ Glen CLICK HERE for detailing a new car: detailing for non detailers CLICK HERE for how to rinseless CLICK HERE for EASY wheel sealant

08-17-2013, 08:56 PM	#7
Monchy36 ZLT!!! COTW (8/5/13) Drives: 2011 IOM 1LT RS M6 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Slatington, PA Posts: 4,773	Please! Twice a year I take the car apart to clean all the pieces and put it back together... Seriously, yes I do it too... specially when I go for a car show... __________________ My Journal:http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=213787

08-17-2013, 06:24 PM	#2
txgoose Drives: 2010 VR 2SS/RS Join Date: May 2012 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 66	Id like to answer "yes", but no... no, you are the only crazy on Camaro5.

08-17-2013, 07:47 PM	#5
ssmike BL1ZZRD Drives: '16 Camaro 2SS, '20 Equinox Redline Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 7,840	I'm about to take my wheels off to clean them. They are matte black and I find it impossible to get the wheels looking show good. Especially after a Camarocross and track day they're pretty grimey!

08-18-2013, 11:47 AM	#8
pannhead51 Drives: 2SS convertible Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Sacramento Posts: 366	Once a month for me.

08-18-2013, 02:19 PM	#9
enyce0387 Drives: 2011 camaro 2ss/rs ls3 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: long island NY Posts: 351	every wash i clean the inside of my wheels and back of the spokes, put a wash mitt on and really get in there. You don't have to take the wheels off to clean the inside it just takes some work, O and you have to roll the car back to clean where the calipers get in the way. Don't forget to clean the brakes while your at it, and when i detail the car i pull the wheels and put a coat of wax on the inside of the wheels.

08-18-2013, 03:20 PM	#11
zkdreads Drives: 2010 Camaro LS V6 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 2,784	i did that for the first month i got my rims painted white. then i was like FFFFFFF-THAT. __________________ C-LO or Sonic "Without Struggle there is no progress" I am your best nightmare!

08-18-2013, 10:02 PM	#12
kevinw Drives: 2013 Black 2 LT vert Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: kansas city Posts: 1,765	OMG. take the wheels off? i take it you dont have kids, a full time job, a house, a boat and motorcycle and friends to go out with. lol

08-18-2013, 10:30 PM	#13
LStick Drives: 2021 Shadow Gray 1LS Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Streetsboro Ohio Posts: 1,371	Big on keeping the undercarriage clean on this one. The previous Daily driver was a 2011 Sierra, the underneath looked like it was parked in a salt mine after only a year. Of course, that was "enviromental" and not covered by warranty. Ain't happening twice without a good fight.

08-18-2013, 10:33 PM	#14
dixonk Drives: 2011 Audi Q7 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Elk Grove, CA Posts: 1,084	I clean the inside of the wheels with a brush every car wash and clean the back of the spokes as well. Wheels come off twice a year for a very thorough cleaning. They will be off next week when I put on my slotted rotors, Stainless brake lines, and EBC Yellowstuff pads!