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Old 06-16-2009, 07:00 AM
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Wheel Wells and Undercarriage

Over the weekend, a buddy and I did simple details with our trucks. Washed and hand waxed, just the basics. I decided to shoot the wheel wells and undercarraige with cheap store brand tire dressing. It worked amazingly well. Gave everything a nice semi-gloss appearance and it seems to be lasting quite well.

So, what do the rest of you guys do to dress up these areas on your trucks? I know there is probably a better way, but for what I had to work with and the money I spent, I think I came out ok.
 
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Old 06-16-2009, 07:47 AM
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Paint the rear wells black with some spray paint/Rust-Olem/rubber undercarriage paint. Then, spray those and the front wells with Hyperdressing. Works better, and should end up being cheaper.
 
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Old 06-16-2009, 01:56 PM
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Cheap tire dressing is actually one of the better ways to do it.
 
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Old 06-16-2009, 03:33 PM
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I use a 3:1 ratio of Hyper dressing after every wash, frame and wheel wells look beautiful.
 

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I use the cheap spray can tire dressing for the wheel wells everytime I wash the truck.
 
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Old 06-16-2009, 07:38 PM
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Adams makes an undercarriage spray, as well as Chemical Guys. The Adams stuff smells like grapes and work great too. In the past I have used Armorall, and cheap tire shine foam too.
 
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Hyperdressing 4:1.
 
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Old 06-16-2009, 08:37 PM
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Hyperdressing 4:1.
ditto.

Before I discovered the world of hyperdressing I used the cheap tire foam stuff. It wasn't bad for a pre-show prep but it attracted dust like crazy.
 
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I have been wanting to try some HD for a while now.

OT, but the store bought Back to Black isnt worth a dang. Is the Black Wow a better product?
 
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I can't compare the two but I can tell you Black Wow is an excellent product.
 
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Apples and oranges. The only thing Back to Black is good for is removing wax residue.
 
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Hyperdressing is the bomb! I use it on the wells, frame, leaf springs, hitch, pretty much everything that's not shinning.

 
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Since no one has suggested it yet...I would say, use the tried and true proven product....Hyperdressing.


 
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Same here Hd 3:1 .
 



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