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Offline Railton

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Winter wheel clean-up
« on: May 22, 2006, 07:21:52 pm »
Finally found some time to clean my Winter wheels off the RX-8. I used a new product named Mothers Power Ball.
I was skeptical of it but found that it actually works well and saves your fingers and time.
Railton
PS. James, I got a new jack finally.
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Re: Winter wheel clean-up
« Reply #1 on: May 22, 2006, 07:28:23 pm »
Same beer bottle from your last summer tires post? Railton?  ;D

Nice looking floor jack.  :thumbup:
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Re: Winter wheel clean-up
« Reply #2 on: May 22, 2006, 07:55:15 pm »
"jack" Railton....great name fer a Spy Novel HERO.............never knew Mothers had BALLS !!!! :o
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Re: Winter wheel clean-up
« Reply #3 on: May 22, 2006, 07:59:56 pm »
Thanks, The Powerball was more than the sale price of the floor jack. ::)
I was drinking St.Pauli Girl when I took the snows off...care of my old man...I trained him well. ;D
Francis, no wonder they were expensive! :P
Railton
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Re: Winter wheel clean-up
« Reply #4 on: May 22, 2006, 08:50:45 pm »
Nice job Uncle T. How many beers did it take to finish the task?
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Re: Winter wheel clean-up
« Reply #5 on: May 22, 2006, 09:15:47 pm »
Uncle who?
Just one Uncle Snowy. I had to cut the grass this afternoon. :P
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Re: Winter wheel clean-up
« Reply #6 on: May 22, 2006, 10:11:59 pm »
How long does the PowerBall last?   How old is that Black & Decker drill?   I have one like it from the 80's.
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Re: Winter wheel clean-up
« Reply #7 on: May 23, 2006, 10:04:57 am »
I thought that powerball thingy was for polishing.  Weren't you supposed to clean the wheels first so that you didn't turn yer balls all black?  ??? :o
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Re: Winter wheel clean-up
« Reply #8 on: May 23, 2006, 10:07:21 am »
Quote from: Giant Dwarf on May 23, 2006, 10:04:57 am
I thought that powerball thingy was for polishing.  Weren't you supposed to clean the wheels first so that you didn't turn yer balls all black?  ??? :o

Yeah...be careful of the rim job or else your balls shrivel and go black....they may even fall off if you aren't careful.   ;D
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Re: Winter wheel clean-up
« Reply #9 on: May 23, 2006, 10:32:44 am »
ask ID ta bring ya back some POWERBALL's from the US ya may get LUCKY????? 8) :o.......Oh Customs Officer "I DO DECLARE Dahlin' :o".......
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Re: Winter wheel clean-up
« Reply #10 on: May 23, 2006, 11:21:07 am »
Ha ha, I might just go and buy some tickets with the money saved form beer.  :)




If I get lucky, a case of Bud for everyone.  ;D
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Re: Winter wheel clean-up
« Reply #11 on: May 23, 2006, 02:19:19 pm »
"if i get lucky a case of BUD_WIPER fer everybody!!!!"...... so NOw we KNOW how much ya DESPISE US....

  two cases of BUD an hour before closing wouldn't get Angelina Jolie "LUCKY!!!"...... :hurl:
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Re: Winter wheel clean-up
« Reply #12 on: May 23, 2006, 06:50:51 pm »
So, what do you do with the power ball when it turns black?  Can you still use it, or clean it, or do you have to replace it.
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Re: Winter wheel clean-up
« Reply #13 on: May 23, 2006, 07:27:01 pm »
Jeffy, If yer balls aren't black you're not pushing hard enough. :P

The Powerball cleans up nicely with soap and water. See pic attached. It takes a couple of washes though. Wear seems imperceptible so my guess is that it will outlive the wheels. I used Mothers aluminium wheel cleaner as the polish.
Definitely a finger saver and works faster than I could have done by hand.

Dr. Spock, yes, that drill has been around the block. Still have the original box and paperwork for it.
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Re: Winter wheel clean-up
« Reply #14 on: May 23, 2006, 08:05:43 pm »
Quick question T…..how was the spatter from the process? Did you have to clean up the walls after?
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Re: Winter wheel clean-up
« Reply #15 on: May 23, 2006, 08:25:18 pm »
Quote from: Snowman on May 23, 2006, 08:05:43 pm
Quick question T…..how was the spatter from the process? Did you have to clean up the walls after?
Good question Snowy,
I poured the polish on the ball and then rubbed the ball on the wheel for a bit to coat the surfaces to be polished then started the polishing with a slow speed (variable speed drill recommended I'd say) then worked up the rpm gradually. Using this process there was just a couple of spatters on the rubber sidewalls, maybe 1/2 dozen. By the time I started cleaning the lip the spatters just got wiped by the spinning ball. Other than your hands getting dirty I would say that you could clean the wheels with a suit on.
The only negative (other than the price) was that it was hard to get at tight crevices.
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Re: Winter wheel clean-up
« Reply #16 on: May 23, 2006, 11:27:16 pm »
PowerBall is on sale at Canadian Tire for $24.99 this week. 
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Re: Winter wheel clean-up
« Reply #17 on: May 23, 2006, 11:31:20 pm »
IF you can find one, we've been sold out since the day that sale started.  :)

Can the powerball be used as a polisher for paint, too?  In lieu of a proper orbital polisher?
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Re: Winter wheel clean-up
« Reply #18 on: May 24, 2006, 01:22:54 am »
How about getting a rain-check?  Are they on sale all across the country?
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Re: Winter wheel clean-up
« Reply #19 on: May 24, 2006, 05:04:32 pm »
Yes, it's a national sale.  They'll be happy to issue you a raincheck...  just make sure you get in tomorrow at the latest, as the sale ends Thursday at closing.
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