bcs

Well...I'm embarrassed to say...my wheel wells are horrible. Wannabe needs to take away my badge for this. But, I spent the good part of last Saturday working on just one trying to fix it. There is so much tar and dirt buildup in there.

I took the wheels off to clean them, and ended up removing the fender liner to help get to everything. As I continued, I began to wonder if this tar stuff was here for a reason. Regardless, I'm already this far so I can't just keep it half done.

I need something that will help break that down. I have been using a pretty strong oil remover along with carb cleaner. That, combined with some brushes of various strength, have been doing a decent job. However I am getting to a point where the brushes are becoming difficult to reach in some areas.

My ultimate goal is to remove all of this tar stuff, and then us my own protectant (probably a rust preventor that is black) and spray the areas.

Ideas?

Can anyone show me pictures of your wheel wells so I can get an idea of what everyone else's looks like.

qbmurderer13

I use P21S TAW on my wheel wells and it works good. Not sure how bad yours is. Maybe some non-diluted APC.

slanguage

Pics would be nice. Are you sure your not trying to scrub off the spray on lining?

bcs

It is quite possible.

Which is why I only did one corner. And...why I will be re-spraying something under there to help protect it again.

I took some pics, but my computer at home crashed so I am working on rebuilding it. I'll get some up though.

It has a tar-like texture to it. The reason I had continued is because it cleans up like oil. Meaning when I look at the brush and water after rinsing, it looks like oil/dirt.

bcs

After doing some searching, I believe that I have started to remove the under coating stuff. Damn my OCD for cleanliness. I guess sometimes it is good to have some "dirty" things on there.

Alright...off to the auto store to buy some new spray on stuff.

wanabe

yup- you are such a wacko that you are actually over cleaning!!

have considered the nomination for the first badge removal and will be rejecting it... your badge is very safe!

Great To Be Alive

Yes, I discovered when I first bought my 2008 that the rear wheel wells are coated with a thick grease substance. I almost thought the dealer had run through tar or thick oil until I looked at other showroom S2000 vehicles and saw the same thing. It's a wierd choice of undercoating for the S, but cleaning it isn't a good solution.

bcs

Yah, I had to go buy a can of rubber under coating and re-spray the whole area. Of course, I didn't do the three other ones.

Just used a degreaser and APC to clean up the area. Sprayed my rubber boots with a silicon spray. Then sprayed everything down with CD2. Ahhh....looks much better.

bent240LV

I have used vinlyex to make it look nice and clean as well. it also acts as a repellent as well.