autogeekonline car wax, car care and auto detailing forum Autogeek on TV
car wax, car care and auto detailing forumAutogeekonline autogeekonline car wax, car care and auto detailing forum HomeForumBlogAutogeek.net StoreDetailing Classes with Mike PhillipsGalleryDetailing How To's
 
Page 1 of 3 123 LastLast
Results 1 to 10 of 28
  1. #1
    Super Member
    Join Date
    May 2007
    Posts
    667
    Post Thanks / Like

    SLIM Extended Reach Wheel Barrel tools

    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.

  2. #2
    Super Member Coatingsarecrack's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2018
    Posts
    7,170
    Post Thanks / Like

    SLIM Extended Reach Wheel Barrel tools

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

    Or speedmaster brush


    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

  3. #3
    Super Member chilly's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2006
    Location
    Alaska
    Posts
    1,761
    Post Thanks / Like

    Re: SLIM Extended Reach Wheel Barrel tools

    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




    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

  4. Likes DFB liked this post
  5. #4
    Super Member DFB's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2019
    Location
    Australia
    Posts
    3,161
    Post Thanks / Like

    Re: SLIM Extended Reach Wheel Barrel tools

    Quote Originally Posted by chilly View Post
    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




    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
    I rocked one of those for a while too.

  6. Likes chilly liked this post
  7. #5
    Super Member Desertnate's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2013
    Location
    St Louis metro (Illinois)
    Posts
    5,809
    Post Thanks / Like

    Re: SLIM Extended Reach Wheel Barrel tools

    Quote Originally Posted by Coatingsarecrack View Post
    Yard stick…. Cut in half and glue together…….cover with a MF.

    Or speedmaster brush


    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
    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.
    Drop by to see the latest at The Car Geek Blog

  8. Likes Coatingsarecrack liked this post
  9. #6
    Super Member
    Join Date
    May 2007
    Posts
    667
    Post Thanks / Like

    Re: SLIM Extended Reach Wheel Barrel tools

    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-

  10. #7
    Super Member PA DETAILER's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2011
    Location
    PA
    Posts
    5,792
    Post Thanks / Like

    Re: SLIM Extended Reach Wheel Barrel tools

    The Speedmaster JR. may fit your needs.

    Speed Master Jr. Wheel Brush
    2018 Colorado ZR2

  11. #8
    Super Member Desertnate's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2013
    Location
    St Louis metro (Illinois)
    Posts
    5,809
    Post Thanks / Like

    Re: SLIM Extended Reach Wheel Barrel tools

    Quote Originally Posted by chefwong View Post
    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.
    Drop by to see the latest at The Car Geek Blog

  12. #9
    Super Member luckydawg's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2016
    Posts
    1,117
    Post Thanks / Like

    Re: SLIM Extended Reach Wheel Barrel tools

    wheel woolies has one
    Diplomacy is the art of telling people to go to hell in such a way that they ask for directions-- Winston Churchill
    The difference between genius & stupidity is genius has limits-- Albert Einstein

  13. #10
    Super Member
    Join Date
    May 2007
    Posts
    667
    Post Thanks / Like

    Re: SLIM Extended Reach Wheel Barrel tools

    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-

Page 1 of 3 123 LastLast

Similar Threads

  1. Wheel Well and Wheel Barrel Detailing for customers
    By Lustrous Detail in forum How to make money detailing cars
    Replies: 11
    Last Post: 07-03-2015, 08:48 PM
  2. What is a barrel on a wheel??
    By oejeffrey in forum Auto Detailing 101
    Replies: 12
    Last Post: 02-12-2013, 05:41 PM
  3. How to clean wheel barrel?
    By pcw25 in forum Auto Detailing 101
    Replies: 31
    Last Post: 11-16-2012, 11:03 PM
  4. inner wheel barrel cleaning
    By builthatch in forum Auto Detailing 101
    Replies: 4
    Last Post: 02-19-2011, 12:51 PM
  5. Products or tools for the hard to reach areas.
    By Streetmagus in forum Ask your detailing questions!
    Replies: 6
    Last Post: 11-29-2010, 10:37 PM

Members who have read this thread: 9

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

» April 2024

S M T W T F S
31 1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 1234