SLIM Extended Reach Wheel Barrel tools

[chefwong]

Been looking at the AutoFiber Wheel tool but even that, I suspect may be too thick.....

Just short of moving the car a few inches so the barrel is in a different position than the caliper....
Are there super slim extended reach tools for barrel cleaning you guys use.
You know when the caliper is literally a hairs breath away from the wheel.

Generally on the fronts, I do end up moving the car so the barrels is somewhere else.
For the rears, I can usually squeeze the smallest wheel woolly about 1/3 into the barrel. The diameter is fine for the clearance - too bad the rod on the smallest wheel woollie is like 6 inches.

[Coatingsarecrack]

Yard stick…. Cut in half and glue together…….cover with a MF.

Or speedmaster brush


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[chilly]

I had one of these in Hawaii and it worked really well

They are bendable and the cover slides off for laundering

My wife bought it for dusting ceiling fans but I appropriated it

Look on flea bay

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[DFB]

I had one of these in Hawaii and it worked really well

They are bendable and the cover slides off for laundering

My wife bought it for dusting ceiling fans but I appropriated it

Look on flea bay

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I rocked one of those for a while too.

[Desertnate]

Yard stick…. Cut in half and glue together…….cover with a MF.

Or speedmaster brush


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I like the yard stick idea. Whish I had thought of it...though I would probably not glue the haves to gether in order to get the smallest tool possible.

On my last car, the clearance was so tight between my winter wheels and the brake caliper a Speedmaster brush would not fit. Even with my larger summer wheels, it still barely fit.

I can see this becoming a larger problem as performance vehicles continue to come with larger brake systems or people install larger aftermarket brake kits.

[chefwong]

I don't own any speedmaster -styles- yet but I can't picture it. For larger calipers where even a the smallest wheel woolie may not even fit......how does a speedmaster brush work in this application. I can see how the bristles will fold but the -overall diameter- is there thick'/thicker no ?

I use a pressure washer on the wheels all the time, but it still needs a contact wash to get off the - film layer-

[PA DETAILER]

The Speedmaster JR. may fit your needs.

Speed Master Jr. Wheel Brush (https://www.autogeek.net/daytona-mini-wheel-brush.html)

[Desertnate]

I don't own any speedmaster -styles- yet but I can't picture it. For larger calipers where even a the smallest wheel woolie may not even fit......how does a speedmaster brush work in this application. I can see how the bristles will fold but the -overall diameter- is there thick'/thicker no ?

I use a pressure washer on the wheels all the time, but it still needs a contact wash to get off the - film layer-

The Speedmaster brushes do get into some pretty small areas because the bristles doen't take up much space as they fold down when the brush is inserted into a tight area. However, the brush is limited by the size of the shaft where the bristles attach. If you have a gap of less than an inch like I used to, you might need something smaller.

[luckydawg]

wheel woolies has one

[chefwong]

If you're referring to the smallest WW, it works for some tight applications but others are even tighter...
The handle on the small is misleading - it's like 8" overall from tip to tip. It's about 1/3 into the wheel at most
If they made that with the handle length of the medium size, that yes, that would work well.

However I am seeking something even slimmer in profile than that.
I guess ultimately it's -move car and roll the wheel-

[DFB]

I have a Mustang with the Performance Pack 6-Piston Brembo calipers with 380mm disks housed in a 19-inch wheel.

https://i.postimg.cc/fyNn9RWn/IMG-0097.jpg (https://postimg.cc/wy0GKHs0)

While there is plenty of clearance for a microfiber brush, it's the high points on the caliper that limit access in this area.

https://i.postimg.cc/yxmsCbhf/IMG-9677.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

My initial response to this was using the small Wheel Woolie, although still with some restriction -

https://i.postimg.cc/RhfQtd9c/DSC-0082.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

I then progressed to the red Speedmaster type brushes, the small one is needed for the this car -

https://i.postimg.cc/2SRdyVTD/IMG-3736.jpg (https://postimg.cc/F7pknF2W)

I'm now using the blue EZ Detail versions, again the small one for this spot, the rest of the wheel dealt with a softer microfiber brush -

https://i.postimg.cc/ZYMdYjVm/IMG-2067.jpg (https://postimg.cc/ThnwCVzN)

https://i.postimg.cc/cJhvpcrV/IMG-2073.jpg (https://postimg.cc/7CCP701V)

https://i.postimg.cc/XYMBdJRD/IMG-2069.jpg (https://postimg.cc/vczmdQHW)

This method sees me getting to 98% of the wheel, again the high spots on the caliper limit access. I'm content with this as the wheels are coated and most of the brake dust washes off with water anyway, any remaining in the spot will end up being dealt with at the next wash.

[Tasmania]

I have a Mustang with the Performance Pack 6-Piston Brembo calipers with 380mm disks housed in a 19-inch wheel.

https://i.postimg.cc/fyNn9RWn/IMG-0097.jpg (https://postimg.cc/wy0GKHs0)

While there is plenty of clearance for a microfiber brush, it's the high points on the caliper that limit access in this area.

https://i.postimg.cc/yxmsCbhf/IMG-9677.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

My initial response to this was using the small Wheel Woolie, although still with some restriction -

https://i.postimg.cc/RhfQtd9c/DSC-0082.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

I then progressed to the red Speedmaster type brushes, the small one is needed for the this car -

https://i.postimg.cc/2SRdyVTD/IMG-3736.jpg (https://postimg.cc/F7pknF2W)

I'm now using the blue EZ Detail versions, again the small one for this spot, the rest of the wheel dealt with a softer microfiber brush -

https://i.postimg.cc/ZYMdYjVm/IMG-2067.jpg (https://postimg.cc/ThnwCVzN)

https://i.postimg.cc/cJhvpcrV/IMG-2073.jpg (https://postimg.cc/7CCP701V)

https://i.postimg.cc/XYMBdJRD/IMG-2069.jpg (https://postimg.cc/vczmdQHW)

This method sees me getting to 98% of the wheel, again the high spots on the caliper limit access. I'm content with this as the wheels are coated and most of the brake dust washes off with water anyway, any remaining in the spot will end up being dealt with at the next wash.

You should jack up the car before cleaning the wheels :D

[DFB]

You should jack up the car before cleaning the wheels :D

I should, but even I have a limit. :laughing:

[chefwong]

Thred Brump.

Summer wheels are on and I have a smidge more clearance between 395 rotor and wheel.......so I can fit a wheel woollie in.
I did order a barrell blade just because

Needed a wheel well tool and received my 1st *ez detail* tool as well.
I've always thought the bristles would scratch wheels

So for those using EZ Detail, does it pass the washing jet black barrels ......
The OP was for the winter wheels where the 20"s are literally a hair clearance to the rotor

[Eldorado2k]

This brush is capable of fitting into the thinnest gaps of all. I’ve been using these brushes for years. Never scratched a thing. Anyone who’s complaining about needing to fit and doesn’t have 1 of these is missing out.

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Not too long ago I finally decided to try a Whoolie style wheel brush. Used that Whoolie once, it sucked, didn’t fit, it’s been in the backyard somewhere ever since. Next time I see it it’s going in the trash.