Wheel Woolies or Daytona Speed Brush

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Mainly looking for something to clean my plastic honeycomb style grill

How hard are the wheel woolies? The name kinda implies scotch brite to me but I assume this is wrong. Which is most versatile? What would you pick and why?
 
huh, aren't they made of wool?

I'd imagine they are soft when wet...
 
They are soft. If you buy the set, one of the smaller ones will fit your honeycomb grill.
 
Wheel woolies without a doubt... Like surfer said get the set. You will find many uses for each size.
 
Stick with the Woolies, the Speed Brushes are a mess to work with!
 
Bacon said:
Stick with the Woolies, the Speed Brushes are a mess to work with!
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I've found that if you get some suds from a wash bucket on the speed brush that it significantly reduces any spraying/slinging of wheel cleaner and grime. A wheel cleaner that foams when agitated also helps quite a bit. I don't have any problems scrubbing wheels now that I use this method.
 
Good tip, need to try that.
SRTSean said:
I've found that if you get some suds from a wash bucket on the speed brush that it significantly reduces any spraying/slinging of wheel cleaner and grime. A wheel cleaner that foams when agitated also helps quite a bit. I don't have any problems scrubbing wheels now that I use this method.
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Bacon said:
Stick with the Woolies, the Speed Brushes are a mess to work with!
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If you twist them as you are using them, you will find the splatter back reduced drastically. I believe it eas Meghan that pointed that tip out a while ago and it has worked well for me.
 
Dr Oldz said:
If you twist them as you are using them, you will find the splatter back reduced drastically. I believe it eas Meghan that pointed that tip out a while ago and it has worked well for me.
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Do you mean to turn the speed brush while you are pulling it out of wheel spokes? I used it once while doing rinseless wash and I got splattered with black crud as I was brushing between spokes. I'm pretty sure I was turning it with my wrist instead of just moving it in and out.
 
Right now I have the Daytona Speed Brush. It has worked great but I do get a little splatter from pulling the brush from out of the wheel. Some wheels are worse then others. I like the fact that I can clean behind the spokes with it much easier then I could (I think) with the Wheel Woolies. That said, I have Wheel Woolies in my cart right now for my next order. I feel like I'll be able to apply slightly more pressure to those stubborn spots and they'll be less messy. I think both have their place. But if I was gonna do it over again, I would start off with the Wheel Woolies.
 
armorrig said:
Do you mean to turn the speed brush while you are pulling it out of wheel spokes? I used it once while doing rinseless wash and I got splattered with black crud as I was brushing between spokes. I'm pretty sure I was turning it with my wrist instead of just moving it in and out.
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Yes. Also proper body positionong is helpful.
 
ryanbabz71 said:
Mainly looking for something to clean my plastic honeycomb style grill

How hard are the wheel woolies? The name kinda implies scotch brite to me but I assume this is wrong. Which is most versatile? What would you pick and why?
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I have both and recommend both. The smallest wheel woolie will be perfect for your grill opening. From my understanding they are a synthetic material, not 100% real wool. I just used my wheel woolies over the weekend and can't believe I waited so long to acquire them. They are very soft by the way. Here's how I plan to use them in the future if it is at all helpful:

Wheel Woolies
- Large, open spoke wheel designs
- Grill openings
- Narrow, short openings
- Exhaust tips

Daytona Speedmaster
- Multiple spoke or narrow spoke openings
- Engine cleaning
- Behind wheel spoke, around hubs
- Wheel well behind tires/wheels
 
ryanbabz71 said:
Mainly looking for something to clean my plastic honeycomb style grill

How hard are the wheel woolies? The name kinda implies scotch brite to me but I assume this is wrong. Which is most versatile? What would you pick and why?
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If you want to try the wheel woolies before you pull the trigger you can come by and try mine out. I'm off of Rockville Rd. and Raceway in Coranodo. I also have a daytona speed brush but it's the large one , not the small one. I found some foam pads at hobby lobby on a red stick which is my go to tool on the little round holes of late model Denali grills.
 
Deep Gloss Auto Salon said:
Def DO NOT use steel wool:nomore:
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2old2change said:
If you want to try the wheel woolies before you pull the trigger you can come by and try mine out. I'm off of Rockville Rd. and Raceway in Coranodo. I also have a daytona speed brush but it's the large one , not the small one. I found some foam pads at hobby lobby on a red stick which is my go to tool on the little round holes of late model Denali grills.
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Thanks for the offfer, I think for now I am going to go with the woolies. Right now I dont eally have a new (wheel wise) for the daytona and I think the woolies willl come in more handy. Thanks for the tip from hobby lobby too.
 
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