optimum tire coating

[Setec Astronomy]

I really tip my hat to you for going through all of that!

This is your opportunity to tell me how I'm engaging in crazy overkill. Turnabout is fair play, right? And I haven't done that for a long time...I'm itching to dump the tires on one of my cars maybe next year, not sure if I will go through that.

[Bill D]

It is overkill. I’m just going to get new tires and an alignment some time pretty soon. I’m going to work on cleaning the tires leisurely like I did on the Cadillac. I’m all about detailing for pleasure now and not overthinking or overdoing anything,at least not any more

[Eldorado2k]

Didn't the HT4100 develop into the Northstar engine? Or was the Northstar clean-sheet after the HT4100 disaster?

The HT4100 was its own deal which evolved into a slightly improved version in 1988 with the 4.5 liter version, and finally in 91’ with the 4.9.

The Northstar was a completely different engine that was somewhat derived from a Lotus racing engine.

[Bill D]

My car has the 4.5. Very thankfully, no problems with it.

[Eldorado2k]

I did ask the mechanic if I could clean the barrels there at the shop though. This was in the days before I had a lift.

I’ve thought of wanting to do that, but it’d probably never happen.


I actually bought a 3 ton floorjack for the 1st time a couple of weeks ago for the sole purpose of wanting to remove my wheels to get them 100% clean.

However I decided that it wasn’t worth it since I’d only use it for that purpose maybe once per year. I returned it after it had been sitting in my trunk unopened for almost a week. Plus I’m pretty sure my cousin has a floorjack and I could pull up to his driveway and do it there if I wanted to.

I do want my wheels to be this clean again though.

[Bill D]

Wow, very clean! I'm sure you're going to get your wheels like that before you know it!