I was looking at a website which had a wheel brush which would plug ingo your cordless drill. I thought it was pretty cool.

Sadly my browser crashed and i lost the site. I did a few searches and found this:

http://www.microfiber-products-onlin...rwhcltoby.html

but this is NOT the brush i saw. the one advertised was much longer. i also found this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVK6dAUJ6hc

this is close, but the one i saw was longer, allowing you to get behind the spokes of the wheel.

what do you all think about these brushes that you can pop on a cordless drill. should i get one? washing wheels is the part i hate the most about car care and sounds too easy to be true.

 

i would stay away from any such thing.... dont think it'll clean well and drill's high speed may cause damage.

 

Jan,

The one I use is this acepowerstick.com,comes in different sizes etc... to fit the wheel configuration of your particular wheel.

Bob Willis

 

AC, the powerstick is a good way to go, I haven't seen any damage caused by it whatsoever.

 

bingo! thats the one i am talking about.

how do you like it bob? it doesn't seem solid enough -- does it just get the small amount of break dust or does it really do a good job cleaning the wheels?

 

I use the ace power stick on my X5 wheels as well. With the silver finish it works great, no scratching and I can clean all the way inside of the wheel. Takes about as long to clean the inside any outside of the wheel as it would to just clean the outside by hand. Unfortunately it does not work as well on the textured finish of my HRE's. Definately was worth the money, especially if you have mesh wheels.

 

This product works great,it is flexable which allows you to work all parts of the drop center barrel... however modular wheels (hre) with a steep drop center are a little harder to clean.The key is using a finish specific wheel cleaner to emulsify the built up brake dust and crud that accumulates,there is nothing that beats dis-mounting the wheel but for most applications this is not feasable.

For best wheel cleaning here is the list of products and equipment needed (imho)

.Pressure washer 1200-1400 psi
.Acepower stick(various sizes)-cordless drill
.Foam knee pad
.Finish specific wheel cleaner(IMPORTANT!! some wheels have clearcoted and raw polish combo's such as Fikse profil series, so no acid based cleaners)
.Bucket with soap and wash mitts
.Wheel cleaners I use:P&S Brake Buster(non-butyl based),Chemical Guys Grim Reaper(strong) non-acid based,P&S Special Mag (acid based)
.Wheel well cleaner P&S enviro clean full strength,or Grim reaper
.Wheel well dressing Chemical Guys Bare Bones
.Small brushes to clean out lug holes and fasteners for modular wheels

My .02 $

 

Awesome looking product!
But the website you provided above is not setup for shopping (I hate fax's).

 

They have a e-mail questions link in thier website,I sourced mine local to me in the Bay Area of California,btw how hard is to send a fax? good luck.

 

The ACE Powerstick is awesome. I have been using one for several months on my details and I love it. Makes cleaning the inside of the wheels very easy and it will even allow you to reach into tight areas between the caliper and wheel.

Its a bit pricey but worth the money. Mine has held up very well for the amount of use I have given mine.

 

I agree with everyone that has used them. They work Great.

 

I bought 3 of them. They worked great. Way better then any other wheel brush i have used....and I have 'em all.

 

we will have ace powersticks in shortly.

 

at a better price???

 

yes I will get a good intro price.