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Old Jun 27, 2005 | 05:36 PM
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Mothers Powerball

is it me, or does that thing suck?
tried it on my Weld Drag Lites, and went back to hand method with the aluminum cleaner

the powerball started to come apart, and i even used it per the direction with the powerball aluminum cleaner too

ohhh well
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Old Jun 27, 2005 | 05:37 PM
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If you used it on an edge that is probably what caused it.
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Old Jun 27, 2005 | 06:17 PM
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i threw mine away, it's a piece of crap

does nothing
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Old Jun 27, 2005 | 06:28 PM
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Originally posted by easySPEEDcamaro
i threw mine away, it's a piece of crap

does nothing
yeah i agree, i was careful with it
and the commercials show it being used inbetween the edges of a rim, so i was surprised by it

either that, or that liquid powerball cleaner just sucks
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Old Jun 27, 2005 | 07:37 PM
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i love mine. works wonders
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Old Jun 27, 2005 | 08:29 PM
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That's because you have to use it on Foose wheels...like the commercial says.
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Old Jun 27, 2005 | 09:39 PM
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Old Jun 28, 2005 | 10:51 AM
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mine works great and its the best buy for cleaning the car in a long time . I totally love it . It works just like it says .
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Old Jul 15, 2005 | 12:35 AM
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how will this product work with iroc rims? i see you guys that say it works good have smooth rims.
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Old Jul 15, 2005 | 10:11 AM
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it wont do much at all for IROC wheels. Only thing it will really help is getting into the little cracks and corners and keeping them clean. Besides, they are clear coated, those are the easiest to keep clean....soap and water.
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Old Jul 15, 2005 | 06:03 PM
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mine are all stripped to bare aluminum, will it help then?
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Old Jul 15, 2005 | 06:22 PM
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i was just on my way to get one of these what cleaner or polish do you use with the powerball
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Old Jul 15, 2005 | 07:25 PM
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it comes with its own cleaner. i was wondering about this one myself...looks like i will pass this one up...

Josh
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Old Jul 15, 2005 | 07:37 PM
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ok thanks i think i will pick one up tomorrow and let you guys know how it turns out
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Old Jul 15, 2005 | 09:58 PM
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My buddy has one. It got my rims lookin nice super quick
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Old Jul 15, 2005 | 11:18 PM
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I can shred most any material while cleaning my rims. I have the flat-faced 91-92 RS rims, but with the clearcoat removed. Makes for some nice sharp corners all over the place.
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Old Jul 16, 2005 | 12:48 PM
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Originally posted by PhLaXuS
I have the flat-faced 91-92 RS rims, but with the clearcoat removed. Makes for some nice sharp corners all over the place.
so it takes the clear coat off the wheels? how does it do with the paint on the wheels? my car is white and i have the same wheels as u and they are painted white but really dirty. will this thing mess up the paint on the wheels?

well i have been looking at all the stores i go to and have called 15 auto parts stores and they all say they have not gotten it yet. man where are you guys getting yours at?

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Old Jul 16, 2005 | 10:20 PM
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Oh, no...I removed the clearcoat on the rims because some genius before me decided to lay down a really thick nasty paint job over the rims. The only way to could remove the old paint was to remove the clearcoat along with it. I've not heard of the powerball hurting anything yet.
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Old Jul 20, 2005 | 02:40 PM
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OK so i've got the 91 firebird rims and my brother has a set of iroc rims we've stripped and polished both set as per the info/method on this site...........

how does the ball deal with finished rims and what cleaner do you use??????
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