Whitehorse Auto Spa: 2008 Dodge Journey R/T

WAS

WAS

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Last year, back in this thread:



http://www.autopia.org/forum/pro-de...itehorse-auto-spa-2008-dodge-journey-r-t.html



We detailed a 2008 Dodge Journey R/T about a year ago. A few days ago, it arrived back in our shop for a post-winter clean-up. Nothing very spectacular for the interior or the exterior, except for the wheels. In the previous thread, there were a few comments on how users didn't even know the wheels were chrome until after they were detailed. Well, here's round 2, approximately an hour spent on each wheel :woot:





Wheel 1 before

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Wheel 2 before

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Wheel 3 before

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Wheel 4 before

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Ruined 3 clay bars :( No amount of washing or brushing would take this contamination off

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Sticky and gross

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50 / 50

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50 / 50

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Completed

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Completed

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John_K said:
WOW!! Did you charge extra for the car being so dirty on the exterior?
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Nope. Generally if chrome wheels needed polishing to this extent, it would be chargable. That said, it's my mother's car, so... ;)



steelwind101 said:
I love your posts, your always dealing with some messy stuff! Great work!
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Thanks ! I smirk a little when I see other posts about "dirty" wheels on an Aston Martin or Ferrari :chuckle:
 
Great turn around on the wheels. Something to try in the future on chrome would be some #0000 steel wool and a little glass cleaner, it should clean better than the clay and costs a whole lot less.



I always appreciate your posts as well, lets me know I'm not alone out there :) . I just got a cavalier in today that I think I'll be posting, the dog doo doo in the rear seat really sets off the color of the interior :nervous2: .
 
StadiumDetail said:
Great turn around on the wheels. Something to try in the future on chrome would be some #0000 steel wool and a little glass cleaner, it should clean better than the clay and costs a whole lot less.
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Many/most of Chrysler's "chrome" wheels are simply permanent plastic wheel covers. This is the case with these wheels as well, as you can see the lip of the underlying steel wheel around the edge of the chrome covers.



I'm not sure if steel wool would cause damage to these wheel faces if they are plastic.
 
nice recover.



i would of still charged my MOM



yes Mopar uses CLad Chrome plating crap.



i'll try the glass cleaner and steel wool on my chrome ones. Thanks for the tip "StadiumDetail"
 
StadiumDetail said:
Great turn around on the wheels. Something to try in the future on chrome would be some #0000 steel wool and a little glass cleaner, it should clean better than the clay and costs a whole lot less.



I always appreciate your posts as well, lets me know I'm not alone out there :) . I just got a cavalier in today that I think I'll be posting, the dog doo doo in the rear seat really sets off the color of the interior :nervous2: .
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Good idea, I'll give it a try next time.



Thanks ! Haha, I know what a dirty J-body is like (I'm sure you've seen the dog hair filled Sunfire).



15951 said:
Many/most of Chrysler's "chrome" wheels are simply permanent plastic wheel covers. This is the case with these wheels as well, as you can see the lip of the underlying steel wheel around the edge of the chrome covers.



I'm not sure if steel wool would cause damage to these wheel faces if they are plastic.
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Really ? The wheel sure didn't feel like plastic. It's a very good imitation if it is indeed a cover.



a_guerrajr said:
nice recover.



i would of still charged my MOM



yes Mopar uses CLad Chrome plating crap.



i'll try the glass cleaner and steel wool on my chrome ones. Thanks for the tip "StadiumDetail"
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Thanks !



I did charge her, just not extra for the wheels ;)
 
15951 said:
Many/most of Chrysler's "chrome" wheels are simply permanent plastic wheel covers. This is the case with these wheels as well, as you can see the lip of the underlying steel wheel around the edge of the chrome covers.



I'm not sure if steel wool would cause damage to these wheel faces if they are plastic.
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I forgot those were plastic (WAS, he is correct about this btw) but I've still used the same technique in the past with great results. I was just a little bit more careful than I would be with true chrome plating.
 
Interesting. You'd think at the prices of the R/T models coming from DC, you'd get REAL chrome, lol.
 
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