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I put together my Rinse Less Wash Detail Cart. It consists of a $79.00 Harbor Freight Service Cart, 3-1/2 gal rinse bucket with Grid Guard, fresh water bowl, dirty mf towel tub (lower shelf), water spray bottle, Ultima WW+ 128:1 spray bottle, Stoner's Invisible Glass spray bottle. For the tires Huggies, CarPro Perl and Flex Foam Applicator.

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The drawer will be used to store 4 Megs wash mitts, 4 Griots Blue Speed Shine MF Towels, 3 Megs Waffle Weave MF towels, and 2 Cobra Super Plush Junior Microfiber Towels.

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I love the cart, no more going back and forth around the car. But, the one draw back is that I could not fit my Rigid Shop Vac into the lower shelf. As a result I have to roll out the shop vac independently.
 
On a couple of posts I asked forum members if there was a good way to clean wheels and tires without a hose since I do the rinse less in the garage. Desertnate suggested baby wipes. I thought he was joking but a week later I decided to try Huggies. They cleaned well, they were soft so they did not scratch and they did not tear. But it takes 2 or 3 Huggies (using both sides) per wheel. Maybe there are wipes out there made for wheels ???
 
Maybe get another bucket and mitt for wheels and mix in some APC with the rinseless?
 
Tried it. Stained the Megs Mitt 3 washes with BF and or All Clear could not remove the stain. You can just throw away the Huggies
 
To be honest, the reason I am trying different things is that I live in CA and due to the draught the days of using hoses and buckets may soon be over. I am certainly not advocating Huggies for cleaning wheels if you live outside of the draught area. Soap, brushes and a hose rinse is better, faster and easier.
 
spence said:
To be honest, the reason I am trying different things is that I live in CA and due to the draught the days of using hoses and buckets may soon be over. I am certainly not advocating Huggies for cleaning wheels if you live outside of the draught area. Soap, brushes and a hose rinse is better, faster and easier.
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Try using a second bucket for your wheels and rinse off with your spray water bottle. At least that's what I do in my garage at my apartment complex and it works really well. I use Megs Non-Acid Wheel Cleaner, barrel ez detail brush and regular lug nut detail brush. I also blow the wheels off with my shop vac to get rid of any sitting water.
 
Marcov719 said:
Try using a second bucket for your wheels and rinse off with your spray water bottle. At least that's what I do in my garage at my apartment complex and it works really well. I use Megs Non-Acid Wheel Cleaner, barrel ez detail brush and regular lug nut detail brush. I also blow the wheels off with my shop vac to get rid of any sitting water.
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^^^This is what I've done when washing the wheels with a rinseless; it works very well.
 
Marcov719 said:
Try using a second bucket for your wheels and rinse off with your spray water bottle. At least that's what I do in my garage at my apartment complex and it works really well. I use Megs Non-Acid Wheel Cleaner, barrel ez detail brush and regular lug nut detail brush. I also blow the wheels off with my shop vac to get rid of any sitting water.
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Don't you have to wipe the wheels with something to get rid of the last bit of residue ? My experience has been there is always a little bit of iron and road grime left in the corners. I tried micro fiber pads but they would just turn black as well. Maybe the Megs non acid wheel cleaner puts everything in solution so blow drying would remove all the grime. I will have to try it (in my drive way not in the garage).
 
spence said:
Don't you have to wipe the wheels with something to get rid of the last bit of residue ? My experience has been there is always a little bit of iron and road grime left in the corners. I tried micro fiber pads but they would just turn black as well. Maybe the Megs non acid wheel cleaner puts everything in solution so blow drying would remove all the grime. I will have to try it (in my drive way not in the garage).
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I'm pretty good about cleaning my wheels on a weekly basis and even waxing them so cleaning them is a breeze. Even with my aggressive brake pads I'm able to get them really clean. After I'm done blowing them I do go over it with a black microfiber towel and detail spray and touch up anything I missed.

I also forgot to mention I have a dedicated wash mitt with a hand pocket that allows me to get into all the corners or by bending the EZ Wheel Detail brush.
 
On the huggies...

I just use dedicated towels.

After 9 months of wiping this baby boy's butt;


diapers are gold, lol.
 
I lean towards the Ecotouch wheel cleaner! It works pretty good. I follow the directions on the bottle.
 
KMdef9 said:
On the huggies...

I just use dedicated towels.

After 9 months of wiping this baby boy's butt;


diapers are gold, lol.
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We had our kids before disposable baby wipes and disposable diapers. You do not want to ask. I still have nightmares.

On the serious side do you wash the dedicated towels in a separate load ? Anything special for detergent. Is the color black to hide the stain build up or light so you can see the stain build up. Cheap MF towels or Cheap Shop Terry Cloth Towels ?
 
I just coated my tires and used Mother's Tire Renew. It is not just the only spray on wipe off tire cleaner on the market, but also one of the best period.
 
Marcov719 said:
I'm pretty good about cleaning my wheels on a weekly basis and even waxing them so cleaning them is a breeze. Even with my aggressive brake pads I'm able to get them really clean. After I'm done blowing them I do go over it with a black microfiber towel and detail spray and touch up anything I missed.

I also forgot to mention I have a dedicated wash mitt with a hand pocket that allows me to get into all the corners or by bending the EZ Wheel Detail brush.
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What do you use for a dedicated wash mitt for tires and how do you clean it. Separate Load from your regular mf ??
 
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