1968 Cutlass Wheel Wells
October 18th, 2023, 06:22 PM
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1968 Cutlass Wheel Wells
Good evening,
Does anyone have any suggestions to cleaning up the wheel wells in my 68s engine bay? I was thinking about using a drill with a buff type of attachment and lightly trying to get a cleaner look? Thank you either way!!
Does anyone have any suggestions to cleaning up the wheel wells in my 68s engine bay? I was thinking about using a drill with a buff type of attachment and lightly trying to get a cleaner look? Thank you either way!!
October 19th, 2023, 03:52 AM
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Are they plastic?? If so be careful. My 71's are plastic. I went to clean them up with cleaner and a scotch brite ad. Looked great while wet but then after dried, I found I had scratched them badly! Looked like crap!
October 19th, 2023, 04:28 AM
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Thank you, yes they are plastic and that's exactly what im afraid of.
October 19th, 2023, 06:38 AM
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If they are plastic you can use a Scotch Brite pad on them to start but then you have to use progressively finer sandpaper on them and finally buff them with a DA polisher and compound. There are plenty of YouTube videos on doing this and a few threads. Here's a place to start.
https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums...ration-172682/
https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums...ration-172682/
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