Need some car washing advice..........
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Need some car washing advice..........
There has to be a trick to washing wheels that I'm not privy to????
I'll spend an hour washing the wheels and then move the car twenty-five feet into the garage only to find out that the wheels are dirtier than ever??
It looks like I dumped a cup of brake dust and water back into the wheels...
How do I get the hidden dust and water off the wheels the first time?? Even if I don't move the car the water and dust drains down and pools at the bottom of the wheel..
Hints from Heloise please..
I'll spend an hour washing the wheels and then move the car twenty-five feet into the garage only to find out that the wheels are dirtier than ever??
It looks like I dumped a cup of brake dust and water back into the wheels...
How do I get the hidden dust and water off the wheels the first time?? Even if I don't move the car the water and dust drains down and pools at the bottom of the wheel..
Hints from Heloise please..
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There has to be a trick to washing wheels that I'm not privy to????
I'll spend an hour washing the wheels and then move the car twenty-five feet into the garage only to find out that the wheels are dirtier than ever??
It looks like I dumped a cup of brake dust and water back into the wheels...
How do I get the hidden dust and water off the wheels the first time?? Even if I don't move the car the water and dust drains down and pools at the bottom of the wheel..
Hints from Heloise please..
I'll spend an hour washing the wheels and then move the car twenty-five feet into the garage only to find out that the wheels are dirtier than ever??
It looks like I dumped a cup of brake dust and water back into the wheels...
How do I get the hidden dust and water off the wheels the first time?? Even if I don't move the car the water and dust drains down and pools at the bottom of the wheel..
Hints from Heloise please..
I have started placing paper towels in known "drip" spots after I wash and dry the car. Tail lights and rocker panels drip water forever as do the brakes. I had the same issue yesterday though driving soon after a wash - instead of dripping down, all that brake water just blew back onto the wheels - but I had waxed them so it brushed right off with a swiffer.
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rinse...and when you think you have rinsed enough...rinse some more. also, what are you useing to wash them? sounds like you are not getting rid of all the brake dust on the wash portion
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All the rinsing in the world is not going to stop at least some dirty water from eventually finding a way to drip on your just cleaned wheels. After cleaning and rinsing you have to get rid of the water that is just sitting in all the nooks and crannies of your brake calipers and rotors.
I use an electric leaf blower (electric, not fueled) with a shortened funnel* to blow out all the excess water from places that can't be reached with a towel. Works great on tail lights, markers, or any other seam or gap on the car. I even use it to blow the water off of the body which saves a lot of wiping and re-wiping, making it almost a touchless job to dry the car. Even the wheel wells can't escape a good blow down to get rid of excess water trapped in those areas. I usually do the tires and wheels/brake and rotors last as the blower's motor has by now warmed up enough to transfer some of the heat to the air to help further dry the car.
(* I shortened the funnel with a hacksaw and then used a heat source to soften the plastic and smoothed the cut end to prevent any possibility of a ragged edge contacting a surface. Total length of the blower and funnel is now about 18" which makes it easy to maneuver around the car.)
I use an electric leaf blower (electric, not fueled) with a shortened funnel* to blow out all the excess water from places that can't be reached with a towel. Works great on tail lights, markers, or any other seam or gap on the car. I even use it to blow the water off of the body which saves a lot of wiping and re-wiping, making it almost a touchless job to dry the car. Even the wheel wells can't escape a good blow down to get rid of excess water trapped in those areas. I usually do the tires and wheels/brake and rotors last as the blower's motor has by now warmed up enough to transfer some of the heat to the air to help further dry the car.
(* I shortened the funnel with a hacksaw and then used a heat source to soften the plastic and smoothed the cut end to prevent any possibility of a ragged edge contacting a surface. Total length of the blower and funnel is now about 18" which makes it easy to maneuver around the car.)
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I'll try the blow job...... I'll use the shop vac in the blower mode and see what happens...I'll put the narrow attachment on to increase air speed..
I'll try the blow job...... I'll use the shop vac in the blower mode and see what happens...I'll put the narrow attachment on to increase air speed..
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All the rinsing in the world is not going to stop at least some dirty water from eventually finding a way to drip on your just cleaned wheels. After cleaning and rinsing you have to get rid of the water that is just sitting in all the nooks and crannies of your brake calipers and rotors.
I use an electric leaf blower (electric, not fueled) with a shortened funnel* to blow out all the excess water from places that can't be reached with a towel. Works great on tail lights, markers, or any other seam or gap on the car. I even use it to blow the water off of the body which saves a lot of wiping and re-wiping, making it almost a touchless job to dry the car. Even the wheel wells can't escape a good blow down to get rid of excess water trapped in those areas. I usually do the tires and wheels/brake and rotors last as the blower's motor has by now warmed up enough to transfer some of the heat to the air to help further dry the car.
(* I shortened the funnel with a hacksaw and then used a heat source to soften the plastic and smoothed the cut end to prevent any possibility of a ragged edge contacting a surface. Total length of the blower and funnel is now about 18" which makes it easy to maneuver around the car.)
I use an electric leaf blower (electric, not fueled) with a shortened funnel* to blow out all the excess water from places that can't be reached with a towel. Works great on tail lights, markers, or any other seam or gap on the car. I even use it to blow the water off of the body which saves a lot of wiping and re-wiping, making it almost a touchless job to dry the car. Even the wheel wells can't escape a good blow down to get rid of excess water trapped in those areas. I usually do the tires and wheels/brake and rotors last as the blower's motor has by now warmed up enough to transfer some of the heat to the air to help further dry the car.
(* I shortened the funnel with a hacksaw and then used a heat source to soften the plastic and smoothed the cut end to prevent any possibility of a ragged edge contacting a surface. Total length of the blower and funnel is now about 18" which makes it easy to maneuver around the car.)
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I'm doing the same.........Have a Black & Decker electric blower and get all around the wheels. (Well the CRSpotless DIC20 helps also I have to add). One other thing I will do is drive a few times back-and-forth in the driveway while lightly applying the brakes to eliminate all water from the rotor. (So you dont end up with the tan film which will dust immediately onto the wheels first-time-out)
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I use the Master Blaster Dryer after a wash with the CR Spotless. The Blaster is quite powerful and eliminates every drop of water from the car. Every crevice, nook and cranny is bone dry when I'm done. I never have to touch the car when drying which obviously keeps the paint looking fantastic. Here is a link to one on e-Bay. I'm sure you can also do a Google search and track down others.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Autom...Q5fAccessories
Jay
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Autom...Q5fAccessories
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Blow it off.........
I bought a leaf blower hears ago, after seeing a Harley Davidson detailer use it on a bike, blew off all the water in the impossible to get crannies. With a car, you get the benefit of less touching and less chance of swirls. After you use a leaf blower once, you'll never towel dry your car again.
You could go with gas operated but, I have an electric one, no maintenance, no worries...............................cheap too, a must have for your garage!!!
You could go with gas operated but, I have an electric one, no maintenance, no worries...............................cheap too, a must have for your garage!!!