Wheel woolies vs the ever-so-popular daytona style wheel brushes

**Jean-Claude** · 02-22-2013, 08:52 PM

Who else has been using these?

2 months ago I purchased 2 sets(3 different sizes). Thus far I have been blown away with how well they work for cleaning wheels. For the last 4~5 years I have been using the Daytona Wheel Brushes(or whatever the different distributers call them). They do fairly well but there are 3 spots that they don`t do well with. They don`t do well on wheels that have really dirty barrels and they fling a TON of sloppy brake dust water on your arms, face, legs, kidneys, inside your bathroom, all over your new born child, ect. And then you need to use them with kid mittens on as the stem at the handle is incredibly weak and will break.

The wheel woolies excel at cleaning very dirty barrels and I don`t believe I`ve had 1 drop of sling fling on me. Because they do not have adjustable wands, there is no worry about the stem breaking at the handle. The 3 different sizes offer some nice options for fitting between a caliper and the barrel. They take a little more effort to clean between wheels but I believe it`s still a win on time saved doing a thorough job on the wheels.

Overall, these are now my favorite brushes to clean wheel barrels and the sides of spokes.

**colinpd137** · 02-22-2013, 09:41 PM

Originally Posted by Jean-Claude

they fling a TON of sloppy brake dust water on your arms, face, legs, kidneys, inside your bathroom, all over your new born child, ect.

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Haha you made me spit tea all over myself...

Anyhow, I have both the Daytona Brushes (Large / Small) and noticed the same thing with sling. ALSO it seems I never use the larger Daytona brush because well, i`m not cleaning a semi`s/lifted truck tires majority of the time and end up using the Mini 95%.

Iv`e been wanting the wheelwoolies for quite a while but haven`t justified spending another $50.00 on some wheel brushes, maybe i`ll try to sell my Daytona brushes and get the WW!

**JohnZ3MC** · 02-22-2013, 11:15 PM

I`ve been a fan of the wheel woolies for the past 2 - 3 years. My EZ Detail brush has been relegated to engine compartments and motorcycle bits.

My reasons for switching were mirrored by Jean-Claude.

For those of you thinking about them, you can buy them one at a time for the set of three, or Griot`s makes a set of two, each is able to be purchased separately.

**imported_Rcrew** · 02-23-2013, 01:16 AM

Where do you purchase them individually?

**NotQuiteAPro** · 02-23-2013, 02:29 AM

DI has them seperate as well as CG i think

**pwaug** · 02-23-2013, 08:09 AM

Originally Posted by colinpd137

Iv`e been wanting the wheelwoolies for quite a while but haven`t justified spending another $50.00 on some wheel brushes, maybe i`ll try to sell my Daytona brushes and get the WW!

I made my own for a few bucks. Cut up a wool wash mit into different size squares and Gorilla glued them to different thicknesses of PVC pipe--1/4", 1/2" etc --each a different length. Been about 6 months now and they work great.

**JohnZ3MC** · 02-23-2013, 02:22 PM

Originally Posted by pwaug

I made my own for a few bucks. Cut up a wool wash mit into different size squares and Gorilla glued them to different thicknesses of PVC pipe--1/4", 1/2" etc --each a different length. Been about 6 months now and they work great.

Good idea!

**David Fermani** · 02-23-2013, 06:09 PM

I love Wheel Woolies, but reach for my Daytona brush sometimes too. The splatter does definately suck. Especially when you`re wearing white shirts!

Originally Posted by Rcrew

Where do you purchase them individually?

Might want to check with Phil @ Detailers Domain: http://www.autopia.org/forum/detaile...lies-here.html

**Junebug** · 02-23-2013, 10:45 PM

I was dissappointed when my wheel brush (blue one) broke, the red replacement seems to be stronger. I don`t get the splatter thing, I just don`t get behind the brush when pulling it out of a tight slot in the wheel. Guess those years of dodging my old man trying to slap me paid off. I use an old bug sponge for those behind the spoke areas and occasionally an old tooth brush for those really tough & hard to reach places or the nasty goo left by wheel weights.

**Jean-Claude** · 02-24-2013, 11:55 AM

Originally Posted by JuneBug

I was dissappointed when my wheel brush (blue one) broke, the red replacement seems to be stronger. I don`t get the splatter thing, I just don`t get behind the brush when pulling it out of a tight slot in the wheel. Guess those years of dodging my old man trying to slap me paid off. I use an old bug sponge for those behind the spoke areas and occasionally an old tooth brush for those really tough & hard to reach places or the nasty goo left by wheel weights.

There are definitely ways to minimize the sling, but it cost time and is sort of a pain. I`ve been using those brushes for many years and got good with them for what it was worth and I still keep 4 with me. But for the most part, I am now using the woolies.

**Bill D** · 02-24-2013, 03:29 PM

Wow, what excellent timing I picked to re appear. This is *exactly* the type of thread I needed to see because I was inches away from going with the Daytona after pretty much exhausting my existing brushes on a recent Porsche detail. (Nasty barrels but gotta love how German wheels clean up nicely)

I can tell you about nasty brake dust splatter. My trusty ol` Porsche t shirt seemed to finally have seen its last day during that detail. Brake dust is more or less permanent on clothes. Maybe I can still change oil,etc. wearing it though, LOL.

I have the spare cash for the WW and I guess Ill just go ahead and find the best place to get them from. Thanks for the valuable input, guys. :thx :wavey