Wheel wells?

Sunshyne

Sunshyne

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I have a Dodge Nitro that is going to get some treatment soon and the wheel wells are a mess, lots of buildup and gunk.

Do you have any suggestions to getting this built up stuff off the painted area and the plastic areas of the wells?

thanks
 
I suppose you could get all fancy with some products but I find that a good APC and brush will do just fine. You can treat the wells with some specific undercarriage spray for a nice finish. On customers cars I just use the cheap foam armor all and wipe it down. It gives a nice finish and is going to wash off anyhow after the first rain therefore I dont use expensive undercarriage stuff. I dont treat my own cars, just clean them good. You cant see the wells anyhow so I dont waste product.

Bottom line, good cleaner, brush and elbow grease.
 
have a brush recommendation? Part of the quarter panel folds up under so there is a painted surface there that I don't want to ruin
 
I like this brush Boar’s Hair Wheel Brush, wheel well brush, fender well brush

For the painted portion of the well you may want to use a bug/tar remover if there is grime build up. A good apc treatment should do the trick just fine though. You can always hand polish that part out if you would like. I do that sometimes just for the luster but am not really after a full correction. Those areas get beat up so easy so I dont get all OCD on them.
 
thanks for the brush tip

Nub question, whats APC?
 
I use Meguiar's APC with a cheapo brush and it works like a charm. Some gunk is harder to get off than others, you just have to work at it. I use Meg's Hyperdressing to make the wheel wells look pretty (also use it on the tires).
 
I use these brushes Tire & Wheel Brushes and a good APC

Absolutely amazing brushes if you ask me

P.S. - I have a F150 so the wheel wheels are plenty big to fit the brush in there I could see an issue with a low clearance vehicle
 
Pockets @Poorboy'sWorld said:
I use these brushes Tire & Wheel Brushes and a good APC

Absolutely amazing brushes if you ask me

P.S. - I have a F150 so the wheel wheels are plenty big to fit the brush in there I could see an issue with a low clearance vehicle
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I use a similar brush to this one as well. I haven't had any clearance issues as of yet. I can get it into the wells of a Chrysler 300 with 20's on it. And there isn't too much room there. I do have a smaller brush that I picked up at a local store (don't remember if it was walmart or autozone) that I can get in there and scrub areas I can't reach or get to with my normal brush.

I use Super Degreaser diluted 3:1 and then agitate with my wheel well brush.

I tend to use a cheap tire dressing as my wheel well dressing. Especially if I'm working on a truck since typically you can see the wheel wells.
 
Amazing Roll-Off and a big brush. Pull wheels as possible. You can repaint with black high temp paint if desired or dress with cheap aerosol dressing.
 
good suggestions guys, thank you!

As far as dressings, would Back-To-Black be ok for the wells??
 
Hot water! I hook up my hose to my hot water outlet for my washer. It will loosen up and wash away a lot of the stuff that you can't even see or reach. After all the cleaning, and the wells dry I would suggest a spray wax for anything in the well that is painted and you can reach to buff. Otherwise I would suggest Griot's Garage Undercarriage Spray for any part of your wheel wells that aren't clear coated/glossy paint finish. It covers up any dingy spots and darkens the black paint on the frame/undercarriage; if you don't mist it on evenly it will look streaky. It last about a week or so with getting wet and dirty before significantly reducing in gloss. That is all I have experience with thus far. Regardless of what you use you need to start with a very clean surface.
What is your goal with having your wells looking so good? Just the satisfaction?..
 
Sunshyne said:
good suggestions guys, thank you!

As far as dressings, would Back-To-Black be ok for the wells??
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If you have plastic wells, it should darken them and an even look. You can usually use whatever you do on tires on plastic lined wells.
 
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