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Old 05-09-2022, 02:53 AM
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I must admit sadly I due to medical conditions do not wash my own vehicles. I have a professional company come out every two weeks to fully detail them all. Next time I see them, I’ll check and see what they use.
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Originally Posted by Burrcold
I used that same one and hated that it kicked back nasty wheel cleaner as well. I switched to a Chemical Guys wheel brush and it's much better at holding onto the cleaner/dirt.
I couldn't find the exact same brush, but Chemical Guys did have a "Gerbil" brush kit with soft brushes. Thanks for the heads up.

EXTENDED REACH WHEEL GERBILS

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Old 05-09-2022, 06:26 AM
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Originally Posted by garberfc
The black barrels help hide the dirt alright.

By a show of replies, who regularly washes their barrels? I do and my one problem is that the brush I use:

spits grime on me when pulling it towards me.
Same brush. Same problem. I just take it as a hazard of the activity.
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I have had a set of these for over 7 years and the largest one is just starting to fall apart. the kit came with more than three though (including an angled one). I stand by quality tools and these are great. must have lasted 300+ washes.
https://www.autogeek.net/wheel-woolies.html
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Swapped out the all seasons and went to the stock 19” wheels with summer rubber this weekend. Also scrubbed the brake calipers pretty well.

car just got dropped off for full front xpel and ceramic coating and I should have pics of that Wednesday hopefully if I have time.

In the meantime you can enjoy watching some wheels Bleed.



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Old 05-17-2022, 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by mhoran89
Swapped out the all seasons and went to the stock 19” wheels with summer rubber this weekend. Also scrubbed the brake calipers pretty well.

car just got dropped off for full front xpel and ceramic coating and I should have pics of that Wednesday hopefully if I have time.

In the meantime you can enjoy watching some wheels Bleed.



I’m a real amateur to have never thought to put a drip pan down there when doing something like this!
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Old 05-17-2022, 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by dadrocker
I’m a real amateur to have never thought to put a drip pan down there when doing something like this!
lol. I realized after the first one I was trashing the garage floor and grabbed one. Made a big difference.

Just got the car back from craft detailing where they worked their magic with paint correction, nearly full front xpel ultimate PPF and topped the whole thing with opti-coat pro plus. Looks incredible.




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Old 05-17-2022, 07:47 PM
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Foam cannon? What soap: Chemical Guys: Sticky Snowball? I never realized how much fun I could have with a pressure washer and a foam cannon, lol!



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Come On Summer . . . Despite the 95° heat this afternoon, the Summer Shoes are back on and the Summer Detail is in the books.

Hard to believe my S5 will be 4 years old in two weeks. Ceramic coating was my smartest move.

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