Wheels

[H.E.D]

How safe is using a painters brush to agitate chrome wheels and such? what do you guys use to safely clean wheels without installing scratches? TIA

[AeroCleanse]

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How safe is using a painters brush to agitate chrome wheels and such? what do you guys to safely clean wheels without installing scratches? TIA

What material is the brush?

[ClearlyCoated]

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Watch this video. About 7.5 minutes into the video, Mike uses a painters brush to clean the wheels

How to Wash Your Car Show Car Style

[H.E.D]

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What material is the brush?

i'm not using one yet but i've seen others using it and heard great stuff on the soft bristle plastic type.

ClearCoated thats a really helpful video thanks.

[Alex C.]

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I have a bunch of 100% polyester sash brushes that i use for rims. Might be a bit soft for really dirty rims, but i like em.


Edit: sometimes i'll wrap a rubberband around the bristles to stiffen them up a bit (same concept as the slide lock brush).

[H.E.D]

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^ have they ever scratched new or used?

[dope92cc]

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Watch this video. About 7.5 minutes into the video, Mike uses a painters brush to clean the wheels

How to Wash Your Car Show Car Style

That is a small body brush that Mike is using.
Wouldn't a painter's brush be a brush for painting something?

[Alex C.]

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^ have they ever scratched new or used?

No they're pretty gentle and inexpensive. Once it loses it's softness i toss it.

[Murr1525]

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I have had good results with a soft tooth brush as well. The bent neck can be handy.

[Make 'em Last]

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For wheels when a large, soft brush is too large, I use a tooth brush and a small kitchen brush (bristles 360 deg.; got it at Walmart). Works great on my Ford Ranger wheels ('96 & '98).