[Snake_Eyes]

Originally Posted by Ryanbabz71

Cleaned some alcantra



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How'd you do it? What chemicals and process? Thanks for any info since I need to do mine pretty badly!

[VJCamaro2016]

Checked the Tires for size and condition . looking at maybe needing new tires for the long trip this coming summer. not sure yet what brand as of yet . I do like the factory tires she came with. Any Ideas.

[SilverIce13SS]

Cleaned my throttle body. While I had it apart, cleaned the very stubborn aged-looking tint from the air inlet tubing, took a while and a number of different cleaning products, but an improvement

[speedyink1]

Originally Posted by Snake_Eyes

How'd you do it? What chemicals and process? Thanks for any info since I need to do mine pretty badly!

Sonax, some micro fiber towels, and a brush. I use a little brush that's for shoes or leather or something (it's natural bristle).


Put some Sonax on a micro fiber towel. Rub on steering wheel, paying extra attention to the areas you usually put your hands, and applying more Sonax to the towel as needed. Let sit for about 15 minutes.


Put warm water in a small bucket


Put a new micro fiber towel in water to wet, squeeze excess water, and kinda re-wash the same areas to kinda sop up the Sonax. Repeat until you feel like you've rinsed the Sonax out. Take a look at your water when your done, even after like 4000 miles it can get pretty gross!


Get another micro fiber towel, or towel, and squeeze all around the steering wheel. Keep going and use a fresh towel as needed until you feel like you've got it all and you're not sopping up very much anymore.


Let dry for a few hours/over night. Good idea to leave the windows cracked/open.


Once dry, take your brush and brush "against the grain" on the alcantera. Do this by brushing in different directions until you find the one it stands up the most in.


Enjoy your super nice and soft steering wheel again

[2SS Capt]

Originally Posted by SilverIce13SS

Cleaned my throttle body. While I had it apart, cleaned the very stubborn aged-looking tint from the air inlet tubing, took a while and a number of different cleaning products, but an improvement

Looks great!!! I hate how those turn brown with dirt... One of the many reasons I like my GM Performance Cold Air Intake, the tube is smooth on the outside, makes it easy to keep clean...

[DamonZ28]

Originally Posted by 2SS Capt

Looks great!!! I hate how those turn brown with dirt... One of the many reasons I like my GM Performance Cold Air Intake, the tube is smooth on the outside, makes it easy to keep clean...

That's precisely why I went with the K&N intake tube but kept the stock air box. I can't stand the way the stock tube looks when it gets just a little big aged or dirty. (FWIW, I've removed the STOP sticker since this photo was taken.)

[SilverIce13SS]

A couple days ago anyway. Easy enough to do (couple hours), don’t have to worry about creasing the trunk lid gasket for the trickle charger, or mounting a charger under the hood. Handy having electricity there anyway, vacuuming, travel refrigerator, etc. Bonus, makes the uninformed think it’s electric

[DeuceCam]

Originally Posted by SilverIce13SS

Cleaned my throttle body. While I had it apart, cleaned the very stubborn aged-looking tint from the air inlet tubing, took a while and a number of different cleaning products, but an improvement

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Nice job! I've been meaning to clean my intake tube. Do you mind describing the products and process you used to achieve that result?

I also like what you did with the strut bar - looks great!

[bishopts]

Originally Posted by SilverIce13SS

A couple days ago anyway. Easy enough to do (couple hours), don’t have to worry about creasing the trunk lid gasket for the trickle charger, or mounting a charger under the hood. Handy having electricity there anyway, vacuuming, travel refrigerator, etc. Bonus, makes the uninformed think it’s electric

I think i would have taken the chances with the creased weatherstrip or just pulled it off for storage months vs cutting a hole in my bumper.
But you did a clean job.

[sscentex]

Swapped the aftermarket tails for some factory ones. Got tired of the random hyper blink even with the resistors. Honestly I think it looks great with the factory tails instead of the smoked ones. Now maybe I can get some upgraded reverse lights so I can actually see at night.

[SilverIce13SS]

Originally Posted by bishopts

I think i would have taken the chances with the creased weatherstrip or just pulled it off for storage months vs cutting a hole in my bumper.
But you did a clean job.

Didn’t really cut a hole in the bumper, it’s a piece of plastic facing down, unplugged, the electrical port couldn’t even be seen, and there’s no impact to structural integrity. My larger concern was the hole I cut in the battery box floor, big enough to get a heavy duty plug end through. Hole is next to the battery drain tube. Put a rubber grommet in the hole, when it warms up a bit, I’ll caulk around it just to be sure, but the grommet fits very well. The entire length of the cable from the inlet port to six inches into the battery compartment is wrapped in heat shield wrap, there is an exhaust system down there. The cable isn’t really close to the exhaust tho. A product of nothing else to do for the afternoon

[SilverIce13SS]

Originally Posted by DeuceCam

Nice job! I've been meaning to clean my intake tube. Do you mind describing the products and process you used to achieve that result?

I also like what you did with the strut bar - looks great!

Started with Dawn, went to a Dollar Tree product I think is called Totally Awesome, something like that (smells just like Bleche White you can get lots of places), ended up using Zep Heavy Duty Degreaser. Used a tire scrub brush and a hard bristle tooth brush, and a lot of scrubbing. Finished with a VRT conditioner. Took a lot longer to clean that tube than it took to take off, clean, and replace the throttle body. Now about every time I wash the car, which is pretty often since it’s a year round DD, I’ll wipe that tube down, hopefully control the crappy buildup

[Snake_Eyes]

Originally Posted by speedyink1

Sonax, some micro fiber towels, and a brush. I use a little brush that's for shoes or leather or something (it's natural bristle).


Put some Sonax on a micro fiber towel. Rub on steering wheel, paying extra attention to the areas you usually put your hands, and applying more Sonax to the towel as needed. Let sit for about 15 minutes.


Put warm water in a small bucket


Put a new micro fiber towel in water to wet, squeeze excess water, and kinda re-wash the same areas to kinda sop up the Sonax. Repeat until you feel like you've rinsed the Sonax out. Take a look at your water when your done, even after like 4000 miles it can get pretty gross!


Get another micro fiber towel, or towel, and squeeze all around the steering wheel. Keep going and use a fresh towel as needed until you feel like you've got it all and you're not sopping up very much anymore.


Let dry for a few hours/over night. Good idea to leave the windows cracked/open.


Once dry, take your brush and brush "against the grain" on the alcantera. Do this by brushing in different directions until you find the one it stands up the most in.


Enjoy your super nice and soft steering wheel again

Thanks very much, yours looks great!!!

[speedyink1]

Originally Posted by Snake_Eyes

Thanks very much, yours looks great!!!

Wasn't my pic, I just jumped in with since I've done it a million times I had the procedure on the top of my head.


Mine looks pretty much new, I've always kept on top of it. It's worth it!