My wheel brushes are all grown up now

[pingable]

Beside the SS mitts I use on all my wheels, I now have more brushes to add to err....my existing set.



This is purely subjective but I`ve always preferred SS mitts as my media of choice for wheel cleaning. These are usually old retired SS mitts that are not worthy of paint no more. Never a fan of a boars hair brush on the wheels. Maybe it`s just my technique but the plastic head of the brush has touched the wheels once too many times when I tried using that type of brush.



And yes....the baby sponge tools you see is much softer for my choice as a spoke brush than the EZ Detail brush. We`ll see how these Powersticks fare out now..



I`ve always wanted a more faster, efficient way of getting inside the wheels without cutting my hands up ....which have had it`s fair share of cuts on those pesky dust shields. I was a skeptic on the Powersticks but everyone that has owned one....sofar, has had nothing but +++++ experiences with them.



http://www.pingablesolutions.com/images/detailing/wheel_tools.jpg

[Ben Kenobi]

Nice brushes, have you ever tried a Tampico style one? I find they work much better than the nylon ones to clean both the spokes and barrel. For the face I love my Oxo or Meg`s soft wheel face brush. I also use an old SS mitt, have to get as much life out of them as possible.

[Setec Astronomy]

Nice brushes, have you ever tried a Tampico style one? I find they work much better than the nylon ones to clean both the spokes and barrel.



Hmmph. I`m going to have to finally try one of those Meg`s wheel spoke brushes that I bought.

[imported_themightytimmah]

Hmmph. I`m going to have to finally try one of those Meg`s wheel spoke brushes that I bought.



Don`t wear anything you remotely like when using those brushes - they tend to really fling the dust/wheel cleaner mixture when you pull them out of spokes.



Chefwong - looks like a nice set of brushes. Which cleaner are you using? I need to pick up a non-acid one for my collection.

[twitch]

Don`t wear anything you remotely like when using those brushes - they tend to really fling the dust/wheel cleaner mixture when you pull them out of spokes.

Very true! ALL of my "detailing" t-shirts have stains on them from the brush. I try to be more careful but when I`m really working it`s easy to forget to pull the brush out slowly.

[BuffMe]

Don`t wear anything you remotely like when using those brushes - they tend to really fling the dust/wheel cleaner mixture when you pull them out of spokes.



Haha, that`s the truth! My face and shirt look like a leopard by the time I`m done.

[Setec Astronomy]

Don`t wear anything you remotely like when using those brushes - they tend to really fling the dust/wheel cleaner mixture when you pull them out of spokes.



I truly appreciate that warning. IIRC a.k.a. Patrick complained rather loudly about that brush.

[pingable]

For wheels, I use 3 products. Summer wheels only see car wash solution every 2-3 days, and depending on how grimey they get (NYC roads are terrible), I usually reach for the P21S Gel every 3 weeks.



Winter wheels - if it`s powdercoat wheels, I use car wash soap if I get to it, and when it`s warm enough to wash, then I`m using APC 1:4. I don`t like using APC as much as some peeps do on wheels ....but that`s just me.



I can see how the Pro Detailers needs to use them on neglected customers wheels.....but I try to stay as mild as I can.

[imported_MacTexas]

I just used a Powerstick for the first time on my BMW and it is without a doubt the best wheel cleaner I have ever used. Just be sure to keep it wet