Felt wheel well

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My rear wheel wells are cheap felt material. Leaves and other crap sticks to them. There's probably nothing I can do with them huh? I'm afraid of damaging them by scrubbing too hard. I usually just hose them down as best I can
 
I was just thinking about this the other day, I hate cleaning them too. Pressure washer makes sense; I need to buy one of those too!
 
I was just working on a Grand Cherokee today with felt wells! I was considering using a fabric guard on them to help protect it and possibly stop the dirt buildup after spending half an hour pressure washing until the water ran off clear.
Didn't this time but it's a possibility for next time
 
•Wait 'til the Winter season brings ice and snow.
-Then here comes the road salt/ice melt.
-Melting ice and snow---that'll soak into, and then freeze in/on these wacky wheel-well contraptions...causing them to be weighted-down.
-All of that's going to be towed around.
-Gas mileage suffers.
-Vehicle owner suffers.

•However...(and hopefully on a happier note):
-Real good suggestions by many members on how to clean them!
-Once you do get them clean and dry...pull the tire/wheel assemblies to facilitate this task:
-"Spray paint" them with a RhinoLiner/LineX type product.
-An undercarriage product like Griot's Garage should also work, but for not as long as the aforementioned.
-Even applying a "fabric guard" will help keep them clean for awhile. 303 has such a fabric guard.


Bob
 
I love you guys. I'm gonna try to get that done this weekend
 
I'll try. I looked those up online. If I can find them locally I will try getting it done
 
My 14 Lexus RX350 also has this material. It's not been all that difficult to clean with the PW, BUT I'm wondering what happens if I get road paint splattered on it? This material also seems likely to hold on to snow and ice and I expect some discoloration when coated with road salt and deicing chemicals a few times. Not too happy with this choice of materials but time will tell. I'd suspect they will require a re-dye every so often.
 
jfelbab said:
My 14 Lexus RX350 also has this material. It's not been all that difficult to clean with the PW, BUT I'm wondering what happens if I get road paint splattered on it? This material also seems likely to hold on to snow and ice and I expect some discoloration when coated with road salt and deicing chemicals a few times. Not too happy with this choice of materials but time will tell.
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I have had to deal with a small amount of road paint on one of these felt wells (I can't recall the model, Chrysler 300 perhaps) and the paint would not let go under any circumstance. After talking to the customer about it I removed the wheel and carefully removed the blobs with a scalpel and only very small amounts of the felt liner actually came with it. VERY time consuming and I would not want to do it again.

I'd suspect they will require a re-dye every so often
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They don't seem to discolour as far as I can tell, the fibres do appear to fray a bit and become fuzzy
 
For Audi felt wheel wells, I use Adam's fender brush and foam cannon/pressure wash.
 
greatwhitenorth said:
I have had to deal with a small amount of road paint on one of these felt wells (I can't recall the model, Chrysler 300 perhaps) and the paint would not let go under any circumstance. After talking to the customer about it I removed the wheel and carefully removed the blobs with a scalpel and only very small amounts of the felt liner actually came with it. VERY time consuming and I would not want to do it again.
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I would not want that job! I ran over fresh road paint in my Tacoma. I have been picking white "dots" off of the fender liner and mud flaps for a month now! And they're plastic.
 
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