Does anyone have any tips on cleaning the finish in the wheel wells, specifically the rear? A lot of it is flaking off when I tried to clean it with a stiff brush.

I'm assuming that the black, ripply, asphalty stuff in there is an original finish, and not accumulated dirt...or were the wheel wells originally painted body color, and I just need to be flogged for never cleaning them properly? (My car is GP White).

 

I've used a Sears pressure washer after treatments with Degreaser to good effect. Yes, body color is under there somewhere.

 

Spray on Simple Green, let it soak in, wipe off. (Repeat till accomplished.)
I did it the 'huffer' method when I first tackled the job, via 3M Wax and Tar Remover spray can. ...Yeah... those memories just float on by on recollection...

Simple Green, and rags, (and maybe a soft nylon brush cautiously used) is the least expensive, nicest way to go.

Disgustingly, here's an exuberant example of achievable cleaning level showing wheel well / body color matching. Hideously bright results are acheivable. But, ask yourself: then what'll you have? Oh, sure -- a car everyone desires, but also -- whole new regions of your car to clean. :

 

Good grief...all these years I just presumed that crud was some sort of body coating with a coating of dirt, and that where white was showing the coating had just worn off...going to be a dirty weekend.

And elbeee...getting ready to change that friggin' oil hose is what started me down this path!

 

elbee, I guess you hadnt driven it post cleaning at that stage.

 

I did what elbee did to my long gone 964. Be careful, once you start it never ends. Before I new it had all the lights taken off and loads of other stuff too.


When I was done and put back together the reward was just incredible. No one believed the car had 110K on the clock. Most none Porsche folks thought the car was new (I did put 17" Boxster S rims on it that were spotless).

When the new owner got home (he drove 1,000 miles home) he did some mods to the suspension. He called me when he took the wheels off and asked what the hell I did to get it to look like that.

My reply was simple "I told you the condition of the car was nice and you had nothing to worry about. You'll be hard pressed to find another one this clean. Now it's your job to maintain it"

 

Ok, ok, you knuckleheads -- that ain't my car. (You think my car's ever seen a scissor hoist? -- Only in my dreams.)

It IS, however, everyone's favorite wide-bodied-cab owner and general, all-around, celebrity-stalking bon vivant Floridian, Jaime (aka, "Wachuko").
(His current hobby is seeing how little of the original car can be driven into the future [via parts replacement]. Oil lines replacement -- a recent specialty. )

 

Is that George Bush?

 

Use Wurth citrus degreaser.

 

Where did you get that little ramp for the lift? Custom made?

Back on topic...
I scrubbed my turbo wheel well and it sure looks like black paint/coating to me. Car is blue and I used degreaser, simple green and some serious scrubbing.

RT

 

One of my projects this winter is to 'revamp' my already-clean wheelwells. Witness my OCD-fest below...





Andreas

 

P21 Total Car Wash

 

I used simple green and a plastic scrub brush on mine. Its hard on the knuckles but looks good once done.
I didnt see those little ramps last time I was at Jaimes house. He had flat metal plates like I do on mine. I may head over there this weekend to watch him help Ron do brakes on Rons 993. I will check them out

 

Good job you lot dont live in England....wouldnt be worth it.....might reveal some horrors!!!

 

I just did mine with white spirit,but like others have said,it just means more to clean.
I also did the inside of the wheels,with "solvol autosol".Not sure if its available world wide or just in UK.It's certainly not available here in France.
Do you think we are a bit sad,or short of something else to do?
Happy cleaning,Marc.