Best darn tire cleaning brush I've ever used!

[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

Best darn tire cleaning brush I've ever used!

Yep, the Porter Cable with a Cyclo brush mounted to it instead of the backing plate! Takes ALL the elbow grease out of getting old, slimy tire dressings off, blooming, (the brown residue that builds-up when antiozonants meet ozone in the air), and deteriorated dead rubber.

Here's the tires I need to clean. They have some type of slimy tire dressing on them and the white letters look kind of brownish...

I'm going to apply Tuf Shine and the directions for Tuf Shine state that all previously applied dressings need to be removed in order for the Tuf Shine Clearcoat. I started out using the Tuf Shine Brush and it as well as any good tire brush will get the job done but ding dang scrubbing tires surgically clean is a LOT of work and it's awkward because the tires are low to the ground and vertical faced.


First I sprayed on the Tuf Shine Tire Cleaner...

Then I let the machine do the work... now I'll let the pictures do the talking...

After scrubbing the tires clean I moved the Monte Carlo back into the studio to get the paint polished but here's how the tires look now, perfectly clean and ready for application of the Tuf Shine Clearcoat.

Let the machine do the work...
So if you already own a Porter Cable, Meguiar's G110v2 or Griot's Garage DA Polisher, then add a Cyclo brush or to and anytime you have any brush cleaning to do, let the machine do the work for you.

This is the Grey Ultra Soft Upholstery Brush...

Action shot!

There are 4 different brushes available so you can choose the aggressiveness of the brush bristles for your scrubbing job...

On Autogeek.net

Cyclo Polisher Brushes


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[Mike lambert]

I love it!

 

[mamut]

very nice...let the masheen do work! ;-)

 

[Evan.J]

Looks like fun and easy. I like it

 

[KillaCam]

That is pretty neat. I'd just hate to have all that grime sling onto the paint and my porter cable!

 

[JSou]

I had this thought in my head the other day. Glad to see I was on the right track. Thanks Mike.

 

[Mike Calloway]

Mike do you know if this will fit on the Griots 3"?

 

[Dr_Pain]

Hey Mike,

In your next featured article can you do a follow up on this article for the "best darn way to clean your PC" ROFL!

Definitely beats scrubbing! Would hate to have all that gunk on my DA though...

 

[GenesisCoupe]

hmm..maybe with an extension this can be used to clean wheel wells? With wheel off of course.

 

[silverfox]

I've tried old MF buffing pads using a DA on tires. You'd be surprised.

Cool stuff.

 

[FUNX650]

IMHO...
An invaluable 'accessory' for these types of cleaning-processes:

Bob

 

[Detail_Dude]

Can this be used on a Meg's DA polisher?

 

[FUNX650]

Can this be used on a Meg's DA polisher?

Let the machine do the work...
So if you already own a Porter Cable, Meguiar's G110v2 or Griot's Garage DA Polisher,
then add a Cyclo brush or to and anytime you have any brush cleaning to do,
let the machine do the work for you.

Bob

 

[cartman57]

Mike do you know if this will fit on the Griots 3"?

Same thread size, so it should fit. Don't know if it has the power to keep rotating, guess it all depends how much pressure is used and which brush.

 

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

Incredible ingenuity Mike. I love it.

 

[ShawnCT450R]

Definitely beats scrubbing! Would hate to have all that gunk on my DA though...

Ditto. Not sure I want the DA getting all that on it (was thinking wheel wells too).

That being said, I have a new Harbor Freight rotary buffer that I purchased for the sole purpose of decontaminating and polishing/waxing the gel-coat on my camper. Would this work with the cyclo brushes? Thanks in advance, and sorry for the hijack.

 

[mwoolfso]

OK, admit it Mike.... you were listening to your wife talk about something less than interesting and this configuration popped in your head. C'mon... you can say it.

lol

 

[Rsurfer]

Ditto. Not sure I want the DA getting all that on it (was thinking wheel wells too).

That being said, I have a new Harbor Freight rotary buffer that I purchased for the sole purpose of decontaminating and polishing/waxing the gel-coat on my camper. Would this work with the cyclo brushes? Thanks in advance, and sorry for the hijack.

No, different thread. Even if the brushes did fit, it would run and pull..would not spin like a dual action would.

 

[Shortspark]

I've been looking for something to make tire cleaning easier and this just might be the trick coupled with my Griot 6". I have to tell you though that I was impressed with Mother's Foaming Tire and Wheel Cleaner. I used it for the first time today. I sprayed it on wheels and tires and in less than a minute I could see the white foam turn brown as it ate up all the dirt. Both tires and wheels came out really clean with only a minor hit with the hand brush followed by a strong stream of water. In fact, the brush was hardly necessary at all. I am sure this cyclo brush will get the tires cleaner but it won't be any easier than just applying the Mother's foam at wash time, especially on fairly well maintained tires.

 

[TufShine1]

Mike, just wondering if it is safe to use a electric buffer around water when cleaning tires. Your thoughts?