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What brush or product do you use to get into the nooks and crannies of the engine bay and door jams that your hand can't get into? I am looking at some of the Daytona Speed brushes, but wonder if there is a better product.
 
The smaller Daytona brush is nice for the areas in question. I also use the Race Glaze brushes for many applications. Paint brushes make nice detailing tools as well.
 
I use diluted Purple Power and the pressure washer on the jambs and engine compartment. They come perfectly clean.
 
paint brush, tips cut in 1/2 with a good APC.
 
Here are the areas I am talking about. The engine bay pic is hard to see, but it is behind the fender in a area my hand just doesn't get. The door jam is into the fender also and hard to get into.
 
DO NOT, I REPEAT, DO NOT buy a Daytona Speed Master Brush. Get a Wheel Woolie. Unless you like brake dust, grease, and chemicals sprayed all over your face.
 
anonymoususer said:
DO NOT, I REPEAT, DO NOT buy a Daytona Speed Master Brush. Get a Wheel Woolie. Unless you like brake dust, grease, and chemicals sprayed all over your face.
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Disagree. I'll take the Daytona brush over Wheel Woolies any day. I use WW for wheels wells and running boards, but the DB flexes to get behind anything in any position (assuming both size brushes). I have the "bent" Wheel Woolie as well. It's still not as good as DBs for getting in everywhere. I dunno about getting it splashed on you. That may be true, but I'm not headed to the dance after detailing.


The areas the OP pictured above, I would clean with the big Wheel Woolie paint brush.
 
I would use a paint brush style and the smaller Wheel Woolies in the door jambs, and the small/large Daytona in the engine bay. Both the Wheel Woolie Set and Daytona's are an awesome combination to have in your arsenal. Along with some good Boars Hair brushes, that should take care of any situation. The Daytona set is nice because you can bend them any way you need them...I leave my large one slightly bent, so I don't weaken the shaft and break it. They won't splatter at all if you use a bucket of warm soapy water to do your wheels.
 
If you can find the ammo brush thread, I use one of those. Glue brush if you just want to google it for a pic. In tiny areas I use q tips.
 
I've found these Pastry Brushes are extremely useful in detailing and at $3 each you can have a few for different tasks. The bristles are very soft natural material which works great on painted surfaces without inducing marring, but for a little more bite you can trim them shorter. Note the red band around the bristles--it is plastic so doesn't rust and less chance of it creating marring.

Betty Crocker® Pastry Brush - BedBathandBeyond.com
 
For the type of jambs OP showed, I would say the small Daytona/EZ Detail brush would work better than WWs since you can flex the Daytona brushes. A lot of times just using a microfiber and your hand works best. I have gotten splattered plenty with the Daytona brushes when I started using them or when in a hurry. But, now I have figured out that as long as I'm not yanking the brush out of the wheel opens I don't really produce splatter. More recently for jobs like wheels, jambs, and crevices, I use some round tip paint brushes I came across at Ollie's Bargain outlet. They are a mix of natural and synthetic bristles, some which have feathered tips. The base of the bristles is about 1.25" and comes to a point of about 0.25-0.5".
A lot of time before anything else I will blast the jambs with my pressurewasher, which usually takes care of most of the job. Painted jambs aren't usually an issue. It's the greased hinges and rubber But that need more attention. More times than less I use microfibers and some apc rather than a brush, unless the specific jambs need more a more aggressive approach. It's always good to have plenty of options on hand to figure out what works best for you and your situation.
Almost forgot to mention steam. Works well and no chemicals needed usually, and less water than PW.
 
Coopers ST said:
What brush or product do you use to get into the nooks and crannies of the engine bay and door jams that your hand can't get into? I am looking at some of the Daytona Speed brushes, but wonder if there is a better product.
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Don't know if you are mobile or stationary, but "Product".....do you have access to air compressor or steam? All suggestions here I have used and still do. I'll add that sometimes I just have to take a very long screwdriver or wood dowel and wrap with tape at the business end and use it to push my whatever cloth into the nook and cranny. Just got to be careful.
 
Klink10 said:
Don't know if you are mobile or stationary, but "Product".....do you have access to air compressor or steam? All suggestions here I have used and still do. I'll add that sometimes I just have to take a very long screwdriver or wood dowel and wrap with tape at the business end and use it to push my whatever cloth into the nook and cranny. Just got to be careful.
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Yes I have a air compressor, and the screw driver and towel is a good idea. To make things more complicated the Daytona brushes are on sale today.
 
anonymoususer said:
DO NOT, I REPEAT, DO NOT buy a Daytona Speed Master Brush. Get a Wheel Woolie. Unless you like brake dust, grease, and chemicals sprayed all over your face.
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This.

Daytona Speed Master Brushes are good at cleaning but they sling cleaner and brake dust everywhere unless you move at a snails pace, which is a pain.

Review: Wheel Woolies | Incredibly Detailed
 
Thanks for the suggestions all. I am going to do a bit more research here and watch some videos.
 
I use a paint brush, one with good bristles.
I prefer using one that's about a 1 1/2 inch brush.
For cleaning around the valve cover I use a part cleaning brush unless it's chrome or custom paint job.
 
My thought was to spray some detail spray in those places and brush it out. Is that a OK thing to do?
 
If the jambs are kept clean the detail spray, waterless wash, and or a damp MF will probably do the job. Keeping them wiped out after each wash and following up with a spray wax or spray sealant(WOWA/WOWO) is probably a good practice. Removing the excess grease from the hinges and arms is probably gonna make this task much easier over all. Just be sure to reapply lubrication if you spray degreaser on these areas; something needsnto be there to prevent corrosion and keep the parts from binding/excessively wearing.
 
I ordered a brush sort of like Larry uses weeks ago, I forgot about it, I found it next to my door when I got home on Friday.
It cost 5 bucks with free shipping.
I used it yesterday and was so impressed with it, to a point I'll have to look it up and order a few more.

One of those products you buy that you really don't think will be good but you find it to be awesome.

Not one bristle came off and I used it a lot.
Made with boars hair.
 
anonymoususer said:
DO NOT, I REPEAT, DO NOT buy a Daytona Speed Master Brush. Get a Wheel Woolie. Unless you like brake dust, grease, and chemicals sprayed all over your face.
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safety glass's should be included with these brush's IMO. lol
 
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