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Old 07-08-2007, 07:17 PM
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Great detailing brush for wheels

In addition to my new MCS, I have 5 bikes - 1 HD and 4 Brit bikes. I've been using a detail brush like the one below for eons on the bikes - it works wonders. I also found that, when used in conjunction with a wash mitt, it works extremely well in removing the brake dust off my Web Spoke 17" wheels.

It's very soft and pliable, and it's a big sucker - probably close to 4" in diameter, but it totally collapses when shoved into tight spots. It has a rubber tip, and no exposed metal parts, so you don't have to worry about scratching the painted surfaces.

Just thought y'all might wanna know.. (especially those who also own a bike).

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http://www.hawg-wash.com/ezdetailbrush.html



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Nice find. I am living with but one goal - to find the perfect wheel brush. I will have to give this one a try. I had a yellow one I bought from Meguiars that I really liked, but the brush pulled out of the handle.
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That looks very much like the Meguiars Wheel Spoke Brush that I use. It is great for getting between close spokes, and the only thing I could find that will actually get between the brake caliper and the inside of my 16" rims. It won't scratch at all, but it also doesn't scrub enough to clean the dirtiest parts of the rims, so I have to use a regular wheel brush to do everything I can first, then follow with this afterwards.
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I have the same brush and it is also sold by Autogeek. I totally love it and I will never go back to those OTC wheel brushes. It is very pliable and you can manage to clean that spot between the wheel and brake calipers.

If there is anything bad about it is the way it splatters water back at you when you pull it out of the wheel. I found out the if you pull it slowly, preferable at an angle, you diminish the splatter.


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In addition to my new MCS, I have 5 bikes - 1 HD and 5 Brit bikes. I've been using a detail brush like the one below for eons on the bikes - it works wonders. I also found that, when used in conjunction with a wash mitt, it works extremely well in removing the brake dust off my Web Spoke 17" wheels.

It's very soft and pliable, and it's a big sucker - probably close to 4" in diameter, but it totally collapses when shoved into tight spots. It has a rubber tip, and no exposed metal parts, so you don't have to worry about scratching the painted surfaces.

Just thought y'all might wanna know.. (especially those who also own a bike).

$20.00

http://www.hawg-wash.com/ezdetailbrush.html


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This looks like a partial solution for the detailing issue I have, but I need more advice. I have white 16" bridge spokes. Is there a brush or method for cleaning the recesses for the lug nuts? Q-tips?
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That looks very much like the Meguiars Wheel Spoke Brush that I use. It is great for getting between close spokes, and the only thing I could find that will actually get between the brake caliper and the inside of my 16" rims. It won't scratch at all, but it also doesn't scrub enough to clean the dirtiest parts of the rims, so I have to use a regular wheel brush to do everything I can first, then follow with this afterwards.
The last Mequiars yellow wheel brush I bought was not very good about maintaining it's shape. It still kind of works but looks really messed up.
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This looks like a partial solution for the detailing issue I have, but I need more advice. I have white 16" bridge spokes. Is there a brush or method for cleaning the recesses for the lug nuts? Q-tips?
I just did mine with q-tips. Nothing else really fits in there.
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I have these foam rubber tip-on-a-stick things from Griot's. They work great and save your fingers.
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Yeah I have those too, but I have so few of them in comparison to my box of 1000 q-tips. It takes me like 4 or 5 q-tips per wheel...although I have to say that's a task I don't do all that often...
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For your lug bolt recess problem, have you tried a wheel cleaning gel like P21s or the one that MINI sells? I agree that nothing beats a good old-fashioned scrubbing, but maybe a wheel cleaner would let you save the Q-tips for every other wash...
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This brush will not help in cleaning the area around the lug nuts. The Qtip or Griot foam should work.

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This looks like a partial solution for the detailing issue I have, but I need more advice. I have white 16" bridge spokes. Is there a brush or method for cleaning the recesses for the lug nuts? Q-tips?
This the reason why I love the EZ-detail brush. If the bristles become deformed, rinse it in very warm waterr, hang the brush to dry and the Nylex bristles goes back to its original shape..


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