Klasse Act
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Rinseless wash guys, what is your technique for tires
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umi000
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As others have mentioned, I do the wheels and tires last, and use the leftover solution along with my wheel and tire brushes as you would a normal wash. I make sure to load the brushes with a lot of solution, so you "rinse off" some of the dirt you dislodge.
Mmm for me, I do tires/wheels last, and this applies for both rinseless and waterless (because I do both during the winter; rinseless exclusively in winter and waterless in winter and any other time I'm not at my garage). Just spray on some APC, let it dwell, and wipe off all the crud, and go at it for a "final rinse/wipe" with the rinseless/waterless to make sure the APC is all gone and all the do-able dirt is off.
But again, these are all used in moments when running free water is unavailable; otherwise I'd just use APC + tire brush, and a dedicated wheel cleaner + brush, and then just hose everything off.
But again, these are all used in moments when running free water is unavailable; otherwise I'd just use APC + tire brush, and a dedicated wheel cleaner + brush, and then just hose everything off.
statusdetailing
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Wait till you're all done washing and drying the body panels and then use the water left in your bucket to tackle the wheels and tires. Use a brush to dip into the rinseless was solution and spread the solution onto one wheel and tire at a time.
If you're using a Grit Guard you can remove the Grit Guard to get to the remaining rinseless wash solution or mix up some more rinseless wash solution. Kind of depends upon how much solution is left and how important and dirty the rims are to you.
If you're working on really expensive wheel that are really dirty then you have to do what you have to do to wash them safely so you don't put scratches into the finish.
If you're working on a daily driver with plastic wheel covers, then you only have to be as careful as you want to be.
I have a shop but am going mobile in the Spring in order to better serve my customers. I was just thinking today about how I'd like to do rinseless washes when possible, but wasn't sure about the tires.
Thanks Mike, this really helped!
Old Tiger
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As an alternative, I keep a garden sprayer full of UWW+. I presoak everything, even before a rinseless. When I clean the wheels, the presoak has loosened everything. I use a black all purpose MF to wipe clean and another to dry.This is what I hate most about rinseless washes. No matter what I feel like I have to get a hose out to rinse the barrel of the wheel anyway which obviously defeats the purpose of a rinseless wash.One reason I still have 2 un-opened bottles of ONR
Mike Phillips
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No problemo and thank you to everyone else that chimed in with their input, tips and techniques.
The members on this forum are amazing and threads like this prove that point all day long.
Just to add to the above, in my how-to book and in all my classes we teach the opposite when doing a normal wash I always start with the wheels first and after all the wheels are clean and rinsed, then start at the top and work downward. This is also taught in my how-to book and explained why to do it this way.
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Great tip!
In my Boot Camp Class I share the same idea, that is to go to Lowe's or Home Depot and pick up the 3 gallon Round-up Pump Sprayer on wheels and mix your favorite APC for spraying things like,
- Engine Compartments
- Wheels and Tires
- Wheel Wells
Just to give due credit to where credit is due, Joe Fernandez aka SuperiorShine turned me onto the Round-up Sprayer with wheels.
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davidc11291
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I hate to bring a dead thread back to life, but I got to on this one. I've been thinking about using a rinseless wash on mobile jobs, but I just can't see how you could truly get wheels and tires clean. 90% of my jobs are dd's that get run through a swirl-o-matic maybe once a month (or less). On tires I'm usually trying to pull off years and years worth of blooming, and on wheels I'm pulling off several years worth of brake dust- both stuff that APC and degreaser won't touch. Amazing Roll-Off type cleaners are my go-to weapon (and I'm still scrubbing each tire at least twice). This requires a lot of rinsing.
I can see how mobile guys could do this on regular maintenance customers (after the initial detail), but I don't see how you could effectively do this on an initial detail for the average dd. Even if the car gets washed regularly, odds are pretty high that the tires have just gotten wiped over with a soapy rag then had some dressing sprayed on (never getting a true, thorough cleaning).
Am I correct to think that the typical neglected dd will have to have more than a rinseless wash for the initial detail, or am I missing something? Even using heavy chemicals, a stiff scrub brush, and a traditional wash, I'm scrubbing each tire at least twice and spending AT LEAST an hour on wheels, tires, and wells.
BTW, any advice on cutting that hr+ down to a more reasonable number is much appreciated.
I can see how mobile guys could do this on regular maintenance customers (after the initial detail), but I don't see how you could effectively do this on an initial detail for the average dd. Even if the car gets washed regularly, odds are pretty high that the tires have just gotten wiped over with a soapy rag then had some dressing sprayed on (never getting a true, thorough cleaning).
Am I correct to think that the typical neglected dd will have to have more than a rinseless wash for the initial detail, or am I missing something? Even using heavy chemicals, a stiff scrub brush, and a traditional wash, I'm scrubbing each tire at least twice and spending AT LEAST an hour on wheels, tires, and wells.
BTW, any advice on cutting that hr+ down to a more reasonable number is much appreciated.