Rinseless wash guys, what to do with wheel wells, what do you end up doing , I assume just clean like you would for a regular wash dry it with a towel, but I pretty much have zero fender gap and end up using my eazy detail brush to detail them and hose out the rest of the stuff. This waterless wash is epic, i use to be so skeptical until now it's gonna be my go to wash now!:righton:
Rinsless wash guys what to do with wheel wells.
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I am glad you posted this question because I have been wondering the same darn thing. What I do now is the following:
I save the wheels and wheel wells for last since they are always the dirtiest parts of the vehicle. I drop my tire and wheel brushes into the ONR bucket and just swipe the tire sidewalls and rims with the appropriate brushes and let the wheels air dry. As for the wheel wells, I have an Autogeek spray bottle full of 2oz ONR to 34oz water and I just spray the wheel wells very liberally. I am afraid to have any sponges or brushes actually touch my wheel wells because they just look too disgusting. My method works okay but I think I need to order some designated wheel well brushes.
I save the wheels and wheel wells for last since they are always the dirtiest parts of the vehicle. I drop my tire and wheel brushes into the ONR bucket and just swipe the tire sidewalls and rims with the appropriate brushes and let the wheels air dry. As for the wheel wells, I have an Autogeek spray bottle full of 2oz ONR to 34oz water and I just spray the wheel wells very liberally. I am afraid to have any sponges or brushes actually touch my wheel wells because they just look too disgusting. My method works okay but I think I need to order some designated wheel well brushes.
dublifecrisis
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If my wells are really dirty, I will do those in a traditional manner prior to the ONR wash. If there not bad, then I do a similar thing mentioned which is save for last and toss a couple all purpose MF towels in the mix and then wash the wheels, tires and such using the leftover mix.
Youtube has a video on ONR for wheels or something like that from Scott at Autopia. Think he uses a pump spray canister.
Youtube has a video on ONR for wheels or something like that from Scott at Autopia. Think he uses a pump spray canister.
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:iagree: with :whs:
With conventional washes, rinseless washes or waterless washes, I seem to have the best luck with either a regular toilet bowl brush or one of these cup scrubbers.
It is made of a fairly rigid plastic foam and is about 3" in diameter.
The scrubber works good for doing the inside barrel of wheels, too.
Walmart or Target, don't remember which.
Hey sorry to thread hijack but don't wanna be rude and start another thread.
Since ONR seems to work so well on cleaning EVERYTHING outside the vehicle, what about inside? This is assuming it is dilluted in a spray bottle as a quick detailer/waterless wash, does anybody know if it's safe on interior materials, such as plastic trim, vinyl, leather, fabric, or all of the above?
Since ONR seems to work so well on cleaning EVERYTHING outside the vehicle, what about inside? This is assuming it is dilluted in a spray bottle as a quick detailer/waterless wash, does anybody know if it's safe on interior materials, such as plastic trim, vinyl, leather, fabric, or all of the above?
As far as cleaning my wheel wells with ONR during the winter, I wash my wheels, tires and wells first with buckets designated only for wheels, tires, wells, undercarriage and other really dirty areas and I never use these buckets to wash the paint. I wash the wheels/tires/wells first because I often will splash on the paint and I don't want to have to wash it again.
Before washing the wheels/tires/wells, I spray those areas with ONR mix from a pump sprayer to loosen up the grime on them. After the ONR mix has "soaked in" for a few minutes, I wash the wells with a brush with a long handle. I make sure the brush is saturated with ONR mix and start at the top. The brush is pretty good at "grabbing" the grime and releasing it in the rinse bucket. Some runs down the wheel well an onto the ground but most makes it into the rinse bucket.
Does this method do as good of a job as during the summer when I am using a hose, probably not but it does a pretty good job none the less.
ONR can be used to clean dash but I wonder if it cleans off the protectant??? I don't know, I just us a wet towel just in case.
Before washing the wheels/tires/wells, I spray those areas with ONR mix from a pump sprayer to loosen up the grime on them. After the ONR mix has "soaked in" for a few minutes, I wash the wells with a brush with a long handle. I make sure the brush is saturated with ONR mix and start at the top. The brush is pretty good at "grabbing" the grime and releasing it in the rinse bucket. Some runs down the wheel well an onto the ground but most makes it into the rinse bucket.
Does this method do as good of a job as during the summer when I am using a hose, probably not but it does a pretty good job none the less.
ONR can be used to clean dash but I wonder if it cleans off the protectant??? I don't know, I just us a wet towel just in case.
dublifecrisis
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i've read where it's good on glass and interiors (ONR QD) but I don't see why I would use it if I've got all these other products designed for that job...trying to justify the $$ spent perhaps..LOL
I think ONR cleans glass better than most dedicated glass cleaners. After I used up my last glass cleaner, I haven't bought any since then.
I have also heard of people putting an ounce or so of ONR concentrate in their windshield washer reservoir (along with the normal windshield wash of course) and say that greatly reduces wiper chatter and just cleans better overall. I have never tried this but maybe it works.
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Bunky
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I disagree with "everything". Something that cannot remove waxes has limitations. It does not seem to work any better on wheels than soaps. I have used it on the interior. It is quite cost effective and a general dirt remover, etc. I just find it not as effective on grease, oil, wax, etc.
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As for wheel wells. I try to do these first. I spray a degreaser on both,scrub where I can reach and powerwash off. I do like ONR for most parts. Never used it on the wheel well. Since I'm mobile I do the wheels first,apply dressing so it can be dry when I'm finished!
I generally don't use towels that I have used on my wheels, tires or wells on my paint. You never know when some break dust or other junk may not wash out and you are unknowingly marring your paint.
I just did an ONR wash to the G35 earlier in the evening. It cleaned up very well but my wheels don't give me enough room to access the wheel wells. After doing a rinseless wash to the vehicle, I finished up by cleaning the tire sidewalls and rims with a few brushes and had to settle for spraying some ONR:water mixture onto the wheel wells which didn't do much.
During the summer, I can blast my foam cannon on the wheel wells or spray some wheel cleaner on the wells and rinse off. I would like to figure something out for winter washing because that road salt eats away at everything if left to dwell on an area for long enough.
During the summer, I can blast my foam cannon on the wheel wells or spray some wheel cleaner on the wells and rinse off. I would like to figure something out for winter washing because that road salt eats away at everything if left to dwell on an area for long enough.
