Exact same predicament here: VERY hard water, dries stupid fast; panel wash/dry with my black car and wifeys dark grey Grand Cherokee; top down was pattern; wipe down overspray onto previous panels; continue till complete. Farg’n PITA to make it come out looking right to my spec’s. I hit them both with the “wax as you dry” which helps a ton.
Ever try Compound 302? It works really well and then when you polish after its a piece of cake to do.
Tires from Temu...damn. They got everything.
That's max approved width for a 255/40/17, but it's definitely a stretched 25" tire.
I have always put 265s on 9" wheels and it's a perfect fit. A 255 on a 10" wheel is stretched too much imo. What's the point of a 10" wheel if you're only running a 255?
The stretched look is a thing in some circles. Just not yours and mine.
Honestly there's so many options out there in the wild it'll make your head spin. I have several old cans of various brands in the garage I'm gonna try tomorrow. See, the pipe that looks polished isn't even polished yet. What you're seeing is only the result of sandpaper. Took it from 40 grit all the way to 3000 grit with a whole bunch of steps in between. It was something like: 40 - 80 - 160 - 320 - 400 - 800 - 1000 - 1500 - 2000 - 2500 - 3000.
It's testing to try and fit into a 267mm template for a specific racing class. The 255 on a 10 provides less flex/deflection compared to a 255 on a 9. Tire rack has a pretty nice video on direct back to back comparison testing of different width tires on a single size wheel.
Yep, I know all about the sandpaper. I did that ONCE on my Cobra with 4-into-4 headers. They looked good for about 2mos. driving then started the patina again. So, under the hood looks like they've been there awhile, while the sidepipes stay nice and shiny!
I just use my Compound 302 to clean them and then either use polish by hand or my small DA depending on how bad they are.
You guys have annual safety inspections ? This California ? Or where
I believe he's in the UK, but not out of the norm. I'm originally from California and now in Fairfax County, VA we have annual safety for everything and semi annual emissions for any vehicle 25 years and younger. It's way better than California but still a pain if you're in the 25 year window.
Only thing that’s gets annual inspections are my work vehicles that are for my business . Zero emissions testing here . It’s nice . We used to have annual emissions testing here but it got phased out in 2009 .
