Wheel Well and Wheel Barrel Detailing for customers

[Lustrous Detail]

Aloha!

For the professionals, are wheel wells and wheel barrel detailing automatically included in your detail packages? Whether it be a basic clay and wax are a full on paint correction?

For me, doing wheel well and barrel detailing can be time consuming and hardwork. It can take me anywhere from 30 to 45minutes on just one wheel section! That's over 2 hours on just the tires/wheels/wheel wells!

Do you guys ask your customer if they want it detailed and charge extra or do you guys just do it regardless?

I recently purchased a pressure washer and steamer so I'm hoping this will speed up the process. But I'm wondering if I should just do away with wheel well and wheel barrel detailing and save my energy and include it in my more pricier detail packages. I look forward to ya'll suggestions! Mahalo

[Mike lambert]

We do because all we do are full corrections and coatings. If I were to do maintenance washes or just a wash and wax , I would just give a quick brush in the barrels and wheelers then when dry hit them with something like hyper dressing. It looks better and makes you stand out from the others.

[Mike lambert]

Sorry, spell check, wheel wells.

[medicscott]

I find there is no escaping this tough question. The attention is in the details. The wheels and what's behind them is almost always ridicules manual labor but it makes the detail. Letting that go is a tough call. By calling it out as not an option on some packages IMO will draw even more attention to it, leaving a customer possibly dissapointed. I'd sooner raise my price than not offer this as standard service. If we don't do the hard work, a customer could just say "I'll do it myself, why do I need a professional?"

Don't get me wrong, I can't stand it either, and the real way to overcome this is to take the actual wheel off. But I'm very inexperienced at how to do that safely (although I'd love to learn because I'm with you, it's the worst part of the car besides the inside for me)

[parttimer]

I do them to the best of my abilities on a basic package of one step. I spend more time on wells, tires and barrels for coating since I coat the wheel and tire. I don't pull wheels but with a selection of woolies, speedmaster and such you can get pretty darn close to 100%. I did a Jeep GC two weeks ago, the wells alone took 2 hours thanks to the carpet in them!

[medicscott]

I do them to the best of my abilities on a basic package of one step. I spend more time on wells, tires and barrels for coating since I coat the wheel and tire. I don't pull wheels but with a selection of woolies, speedmaster and such you can get pretty darn close to 100%. I did a Jeep GC two weeks ago, the wells alone took 2 hours thanks to the carpet in them!

So I'm going to save you 2 hours! Here's my secret weapon on the high end car's carpet wheel wells. This takes me 5 minutes of scrubbing and because of the shape of the tool it works PERFECTLY. Buy a few as after 4 or 5 cars the rubber starts to get too flexible. Greatest tool for agitation of interior carpets as well. Don't walk, run to get this. Rubber Pet Brush (http://www.autogeekmobile.net/rubber-pet-brush.html)

[Mask]

So I'm going to save you 2 hours! Here's my secret weapon on the high end car's carpet wheel wells. This takes me 5 minutes of scrubbing and because of the shape of the tool it works PERFECTLY. Buy a few as after 4 or 5 cars the rubber starts to get too flexible. Greatest tool for agitation of interior carpets as well. Don't walk, run to get this. Rubber Pet Brush (http://www.autogeekmobile.net/rubber-pet-brush.html)

Worth trying ^^
Thanks for the info.

[SYMAWD]

While not the safest for you or all wheel types, consider using a wheel brightener (acid) cleaner. This was done in about 30 seconds. Spray on wheel brightener, then pressure wash off with no agitation.

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[99monguse]

I do them to the best of my abilities on a basic package of one step. I spend more time on wells, tires and barrels for coating since I coat the wheel and tire. I don't pull wheels but with a selection of woolies, speedmaster and such you can get pretty darn close to 100%. I did a Jeep GC two weeks ago, the wells alone took 2 hours thanks to the carpet in them!


I HATE carpeted well liners. I understand the premis behind them, they're more quiet andhave a slight insulating nature to them over straight plastic, but they are RIDICULOUS to clean!

[99monguse]

While not the safest for you or all wheel types, consider using a wheel brightener (acid) cleaner. This was done in about 30 seconds. Spray on wheel brightener, then pressure wash off with no agitation.

http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af270/SYMAWD/IMAG0166_zpskntyjpyi.jpg

http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af270/SYMAWD/IMAG0167_zpsbne47nra.jpg

http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af270/SYMAWD/IMAG0168_zpszfinzfju.jpg

http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af270/SYMAWD/IMAG0169_zps8fh5osof.jpg


I use Meguires Wheel Brightener, as loong as the wheel is clear coated, as it won't harm it.

[parttimer]

So I'm going to save you 2 hours! Here's my secret weapon on the high end car's carpet wheel wells. This takes me 5 minutes of scrubbing and because of the shape of the tool it works PERFECTLY. Buy a few as after 4 or 5 cars the rubber starts to get too flexible. Greatest tool for agitation of interior carpets as well. Don't walk, run to get this. Rubber Pet Brush (http://www.autogeekmobile.net/rubber-pet-brush.html)

So are you scrubbing the carpet in the well with them? Might have to give them a try!

[medicscott]

So are you scrubbing the carpet in the well with them? Might have to give them a try!

Yes. Exactly. Up and down in a vigorous fashion for about 5 min and crap goes flying all over the place. The more you scrub the more dirt is removed off the carpet. Trust me, use that rubber carpet brush and you'll never look back.