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Iwantone2 · 02-17-2010, 01:59 PM

you're talking to the master of scratching rims

try to find a good mobile wheel repair company like i did! here is my thread for reference:

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=46149

get on google and type in "mobile wheel repair chicago" and see if anything pops up!

brandotron · 02-17-2010, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Iwantone2

you're talking to the master of scratching rims

try to find a good mobile wheel repair company like i did! here is my thread for reference:

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=46149

get on google and type in "mobile wheel repair chicago" and see if anything pops up!

Wow, that's a great repair job.

Iwantone2 · 02-17-2010, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by brandotron

Wow, that's a great repair job.

Thanks!

drogoneye · 02-17-2010, 04:12 PM

Thanks iwantone2, great thread

TBone · 02-17-2010, 05:02 PM

NEVER go to the drive through!!!! They always F#@K YOU in the drive through!!!

Sorry, couldn't resist. He he he

T.

Kalenn · 02-17-2010, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Abygale

OMG PQ you have the funniest emoticons!

My car needs washed too right now but it gets washed by hand by me or it doesn't get washed.

for both comments.

I made the mistake of taking my '99 through a car wash after a trip through the mountain pass. It went in brown with some blue patches. It came out completely blue but with some missing paint on the rear bumper cover and really bad swirls everywhere. They paid for the bumper cover to be painted but didn't do anything about the swirls. Ever since then I have said I would drive my car covered in pig crap before I put it through another automated car wash.

Sucks about your rim dude.

cremaley · 02-17-2010, 06:09 PM

Fortunately we have a hand car wash near by that charges about the same price as a touchless car wash. They do a great job with no risk of damage to the car or the wheels.

cybercoaster · 02-17-2010, 06:22 PM

People were making fun of me for washing mine in the garage, glad to see others do it too! Not only warmer in the winter but when it's hot out, I dont want to do it in the sun and the wind drys it off faster than I can and causes water spots. So no more outside washing for me. I just wish I thought of a drain in my garage when I built my house. O well - it does drain out pretty good already.

cam5 · 02-17-2010, 06:25 PM

i have my stock rims ill sell u guys. haha

v6sonoma · 02-17-2010, 10:53 PM

NEVER use the ones with rails! That sucks!

BlackSS831 · 02-20-2010, 04:23 PM

I thought this thread was about a Topless carwash... lol

2LTRS · 02-21-2010, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by BlackSS831

I thought this thread was about a Topless carwash... lol

haha

PalmerGA · 08-28-2012, 07:27 AM

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Originally Posted by esperman

umm....if you have to wash at a car wash, use the manual wands.

... and a high quality washing mitt. Those brushes will usually leave tiny scratch marks. If you must use the brush, be sure to hose it off good first - to get the last guy's dirt and grit out of it.

Oh yeah, and I experienced the same thing on the touchless (wheel scrape).

02-17-2010, 01:59 PM	#26
Iwantone2 Pinche Team Leader Drives: CGM 1SS RS Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: OC Cali Posts: 9,070 View My Garage	you're talking to the master of scratching rims try to find a good mobile wheel repair company like i did! here is my thread for reference: http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=46149 get on google and type in "mobile wheel repair chicago" and see if anything pops up! __________________

02-17-2010, 05:02 PM	#30
TBone Negative Camber Junkie Drives: 2010 1SS LS3/6MN ABM 1 of 23 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Aurora, IL Posts: 759	NEVER go to the drive through!!!! They always F#@K YOU in the drive through!!! Sorry, couldn't resist. He he he T. __________________ ABM, 1SS, 6 Spd Man, LS3, #1748 of 3903 and 1 of 23. The drag strip is like sniffing glue, it's cheap, it's a decent buzz, it doesn't last long and they are all the same. Road racing is like China White Heroin, the buzz is stronger, the high lasts for hours, it's extremely addictive and they are all different. I can't wait for my next Track fix.

02-17-2010, 06:22 PM	#33
cybercoaster Drives: '12 ZL1 AGM Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 1,419 View My Garage	People were making fun of me for washing mine in the garage, glad to see others do it too! Not only warmer in the winter but when it's hot out, I dont want to do it in the sun and the wind drys it off faster than I can and causes water spots. So no more outside washing for me. I just wish I thought of a drain in my garage when I built my house. O well - it does drain out pretty good already. __________________ Plasma DRL, footwell LED, Technostalgia taillights

02-17-2010, 10:53 PM	#35
v6sonoma Drives: 2010 SS RS Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Providence, RI Posts: 7,459 View My Garage	NEVER use the ones with rails! That sucks! __________________ Mods: BBK Intake, BBK LT's and High Flow Cats, Corsa Cat-back exhaust, Hurst short throw shifter, SLP skip-shift eliminator. 7/1/09 Placed order for IOM/IO int/ SS/RS 6M 9/26/09 Took delivery!

02-17-2010, 04:12 PM	#29
drogoneye Drives: 2010 Camaro 2LT RS Black Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Chicago Posts: 25 View My Garage	Thanks iwantone2, great thread

02-17-2010, 06:09 PM	#32
cremaley 10 SS Drives: 2010 camaro 2SS Imperial Blue Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Dacula, Georgia Posts: 62	Fortunately we have a hand car wash near by that charges about the same price as a touchless car wash. They do a great job with no risk of damage to the car or the wheels.

02-17-2010, 06:25 PM	#34
cam5 War Eagle Drives: 2010 2ss cyber gray Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 272 View My Garage	i have my stock rims ill sell u guys. haha

02-20-2010, 04:23 PM	#36
BlackSS831 Drives: 2008 Lexus IS350 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: San Diego Posts: 271	I thought this thread was about a Topless carwash... lol