My favorite car washing tools - Wheel Woolies Car Detailing Brushes by Mike Phillips

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My favorite car washing tools - Wheel Woolies Car Detailing Brushes by Mike Phillips



Think about it... out of all the things we do to our own cars... washing is the most common thing. At least for most of us.


When it comes to washing my own vehicles, I practice what I teach in my classes that you START with wheels and tires. (If anyone isn't sure why to start with wheels and tires first, then please ask and I'm happy to explain why)


Wheel Woolies Car Detailing Brushes

I love these brushes!

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Cleaning wheels, and I mean really getting them clean both during the initial cleaning and then keeping on top of them so they don't get a brake dust build up so bad it takes a jackhammer to get them clean again is fast and easy with Wheel Woolie Car Detailing Brushes.


I use these brushes for my truck and the wife's SL 500 and they work great and make cleaning the back barrels of the wheels a breeze. I took some pictures of how I use the big stick brush and the little stick brush to clean the BRP wheels on my truck.


The large stick brush cleans the sides of the slots separating the spokes...

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Then reaches the back of the wheel barrel to agitate, loosen both brake dust and oily road film so I can then blast them with water to keep them clean. (I coated the front and back of the wheels in another article)

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To get into the lug nut barrel I use the little stick brush

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If you're like me and you really don't enjoy cleaning the wheels... then make it easy on yourself and get yourself some Wheel Woolies. You can thank me later.



On Autogeek.com



Wheel Woolies 3-Piece Kit



Keep your ride shiny!

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Dig the wheel Wooly's! No splatter like the brushes! Great article Mike! Saw this on Facebook too!
 
After the other day of working my hands through the wheel barrels to get them clean , I was of the mind set to do it every other wash do to the sheer effort and no tool in mind to make it easy. Well in short it will be my first order here!

great thread as there's nothing like the right tool for the job.
 
I love the Speedmaster wheel brushes, but feel like there isn't enough surface contact to clean thoroughly. I think I need some Wheel Wookiee.

Thanks Mike, you are as good a salesman as you are a detailer.
 
I agree Mike these are definitely my favorite tools for wheel maintenance.
 
Mike Phillips said:
My favorite car washing tools - Wheel Woolies Car Detailing Brushes by Mike Phillips




When it comes to washing my own vehicles, I practice what I teach in my classes that you START with wheels and tires. (If anyone isn't sure why to start with wheels and tires first, then please ask and I'm happy to explain why)
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Ok, i'll bite. I always do the wheels and tires last for no other reason than I don't have to dry them off again. Explain your wisdom. I am here to absorb. :)
 
These are a must have! Great write up Mike, lovin those Big 40's.
 
After all these years I finally got the speed masters. Probably these are next....
 
Once you use them you will wonder why you didn't get them sooner.

One of my favorite purchases.
 
Have to agree Wheel Woolies are the best. Don't forget the spoke brush to clean the barrel behind the spokes.
 
Wheel Woolies are a great tool to have and I always use one or two on every set of wheels I clean.

These are also great for doing wheel wells. Just spray the well, swab, and rinse.

I also use these to rinse the barrels if I'm doing a waterless/rinseless detail by dunking one in my rinse bucket and swabbing to remove any leftover cleaner and dirt.

I only wish you could buy them individually, my large one it starting to get worn while the others are not, and I wish there was another size between the medium and large. And an extra small one would be cool too.

Definitely worth getting!
 
Mantilgh said:
Wheel Woolies are a great tool to have and I always use one or two on every set of wheels I clean.

These are also great for doing wheel wells. Just spray the well, swab, and rinse.

I also use these to rinse the barrels if I'm doing a waterless/rinseless detail by dunking one in my rinse bucket and swabbing to remove any leftover cleaner and dirt.

I only wish you could buy them individually, my large one it starting to get worn while the others are not, and I wish there was another size between the medium and large. And an extra small one would be cool too.

Definitely worth getting!
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They come in 1", 2" and 3".
 
These look great for cleaning the barrels, but are they any good at cleaning the faces? Looks like it would be tricky with the long handle and that type of brush head.
 
derass said:
These look great for cleaning the barrels, but are they any good at cleaning the faces?


Looks like it would be tricky with the long handle and that type of brush head.
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Nope. These are not really for cleaning the face of the wheel.

That's where you want the Wheel Woolies Black Wheel Cleaning Brush. I have an article on this brush coming out too...


Besides cleaning the face of your car's wheels, (it's all I use), it's also incredible great at cleaning engine compartments, either the traditional method where you're using a degreaser and flushing/rinsing with water or if you're doing a cosmetic engine detail like I show here,


How to Clean Your Car's Engine - Both Cosmetic Engine Detailing & Engine Degreaser and Water Detailing - New Video Series


:)
 
I love my WWs as well... The funny thing is, I really don't use them on actual wheels. I think the Daytona brushes are better for most regular wheels, simply because you can bend them to clean behind the spokes, behind calipers, clean the rotor hats, etc...

But, I always use WWs to clean wheel wells, engine bays, below rocker panels, and so much more. I just used one the big one to detail my new snow blower with HydroFoam (no way I was sticking my hands in the rotors). I've also used them to clean out bag less vacuum canisters and so much more just around the house.

I've even used the little one in a drill chuck to polish the inside of exhaust tips...

They hold up pretty well too, surprisingly the strands don't really fall off
 
Mike Phillips said:
Nope. These are not really for cleaning the face of the wheel.

That's where you want the Wheel Woolies Black Wheel Cleaning Brush. I have an article on this brush coming out too...


Besides cleaning the face of your car's wheels, (it's all I use), it's also incredible great at cleaning engine compartments, either the traditional method where you're using a degreaser and flushing/rinsing with water or if you're doing a cosmetic engine detail like I show here,


How to Clean Your Car's Engine - Both Cosmetic Engine Detailing & Engine Degreaser and Water Detailing - New Video Series


:)
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Ok, Mike, I have a question. Don't know if it's a silly question.
You use the Wheel Woolies for the wheels and engine compartment. Do you use the stick WW's on the engine also? Obviously, you would clean the brushes off before moving from one to the other, correct?
And, what would you use to clean the Wheel Woolies?
Thanks
 
h8dirtycars said:
Ok, Mike, I have a question. Don't know if it's a silly question.
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No such thing as a silly question on this forum.


h8dirtycars said:
You use the Wheel Woolies for the wheels and engine compartment.

Do you use the stick WW's on the engine also?

Obviously, you would clean the brushes off before moving from one to the other, correct?
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Yes - sort of.

I use to use the "stick" Wheel Woolies for engine compartments but now days I primarily use and teach/show the Speedmaster Wheel Brush and the Wheel Woolies Black Boar's Hair Wheel Face Brush

These two brushes....

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Plus a few more brushes.



h8dirtycars said:
And, what would you use to clean the Wheel Woolies?

Thanks
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Usually if you clean your brushes, even the WOOL wheel woolie brushes right then and there while the are filled and covered with whatever cleaner you are using them with - this is enough to clean them.

If you are cleaning major oily sludge and the sludge gets on the bristles or the wool - now you have to agitate with usually a degreaser. Just be sure to wear gloves when you do this.


Good questions - thanks for asking.


:)
 
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