Post A Pic Of Your Caddy!
Here's mine!
Here's mine!
I did the same thing with my rims, the same kind of rim too. If you're saying they're STILL brown from the dust, rub a little harder with a rag of some sort, with the help of a wheel cleaner. It'll eventually come off and look brand spankin' new! (Minus the silver paint accenting it) They really do look three times as shiney without that paint! :cool2:I used a citrus based paint remover to remove that matt finish from the interior of the rims. I think it browns slightly due to the brake dust, but barely noticeable with the extensive shine.
Thanks for the info. I will consider doing it, cause that gray paint stuff is always collecting the brake dust and it looks awful after a couple days of driving. And I'm sure its easier to keept clean if you take away that gritty gray paint....Am I right?Yeah, if you look at some of the Cadillac chrome rims, they aren't "all" chrome. In the accenting areas is silver paint. It's easy to see the difference between the silver paint, and the chrome. You can even rub your finger from the face of the rim, towards the back, and feel the change from smooth to rough. That rough, gray stuff is paint. Simply go out and buy some paint remover, and take it all off! But I STRONGLY suggest removing the wheel from the car, and moving it far, far away from the car while performing this. Be vigorous with the remover. Atleast for me, it didn't damage anything. I also suggest testing a spot on the inside of the rim first. If you get a good enough remover, you can SEE it working. It only took me about 15 minutes per rim to make it spotless. :yup:
BTW: I picked up my paint remover at my local hardware store. I also suggest pickin' up a wheel cleaner from the automotive section if you don't already have some, to get some of the spotting that may be on your rim from brake dust or whatever.
Thanks...and it only has 10,000 miles on it.I absolutely LOVE those Olds 442's! NICE car :thumbsup:
One of my STS s in Japan.Here's mine!
i dont know but that looks like the one i want for my eldo... you have any pictures of the back?Outstanding pics folks...lots of new ideas. Boricuacaddy's vogue rims are NICE...I must have some!
I just realized after spending the past 45 mins oogling everyone elses rides that I hadn't posted any pics of my own 2000 STS on this thread.
I don't see any other STS's with a rear spoiler like mine. Was this a rarity?
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how do you do that?? anyone...I'm debating on whether or not I want to strip the gray paint off my rims.
What do you plan on doing different. Nice car!Had her just a couple of weeks. I consider this a before picture. By spring, she's gonna look a lot different!
Tatapapa, let me know when you find/get a full top,,need one myself, but not found a readymade yet. Anybody knows where to get one?????Thanks! I am going to put a full top on her, add some chrome fender trim, a lighted spoiler, Chrome 8.5" rocker trim and maybe some new wheels and tires. Might also tint the windows and am looking into a DVD nav system, although at this point it's not high on the list. Can't forget about the drilled and slotted zinc coated rotors with ceramic pads, a wood gearshift handle, (if I can find one that goes on this car), and a dash mat. I'm sure there will be more as I go along!