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    Re: how many of you soak wheel & tire tools in a bucket while cleaning them?

    Quote Originally Posted by chilly View Post
    Since this evolved/devolved into an informal poll, here goes…

    How many of you OCD types drive each tire up onto a beveled piece of 2x6 about 2’ long so the outer tread/sidewall are off the ground so you can get the entire outer sidewall and edge of the tread scrubbed and treated

    how many of you soak wheel & tire tools in a bucket while cleaning them?


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    uummmm....guilty as charged.....helps when applying tire dressing as well

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    Re: how many of you soak wheel & tire tools in a bucket while cleaning them?

    I just always park with the part of the tires down so no one can notice it.

    I'm wheels/tires first

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    Re: how many of you soak wheel & tire tools in a bucket while cleaning them?

    Quote Originally Posted by chilly View Post
    Since this evolved/devolved into an informal poll, here goes…

    How many of you OCD types drive each tire up onto a beveled piece of 2x6 about 2’ long so the outer tread/sidewall are off the ground so you can get the entire outer sidewall and edge of the tread scrubbed and treated

    how many of you soak wheel & tire tools in a bucket while cleaning them?


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    Oh my...i must refrain from picking up that bad habbit. That just might be the craziest thing ive heard, i will forever now think of you chilly when i scrub my tires. Its probly good i dont know what you look like so i can just picture a penguin instead lol

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    Re: how many of you soak wheel & tire tools in a bucket while cleaning them?

    Quote Originally Posted by chilly View Post
    Since this evolved/devolved into an informal poll, here goes…

    How many of you OCD types drive each tire up onto a beveled piece of 2x6 about 2’ long so the outer tread/sidewall are off the ground so you can get the entire outer sidewall and edge of the tread scrubbed and treated
    Not a 2x6. But less for the scrubbing and more for applying tire dressing completely.

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    Re: how many of you soak wheel & tire tools in a bucket while cleaning them?

    Quote Originally Posted by chilly View Post
    Since this evolved/devolved into an informal poll, here goes…

    How many of you OCD types drive each tire up onto a beveled piece of 2x6 about 2’ long so the outer tread/sidewall are off the ground so you can get the entire outer sidewall and edge of the tread scrubbed and treated

    how many of you soak wheel & tire tools in a bucket while cleaning them?


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    I may be totally crazy when it comes to detailing, but not that crazy!

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    Re: how many of you soak wheel & tire tools in a bucket while cleaning them?

    Ever think of driving the car forward 2 feet and treating the low spot on the tire.....LOL

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    Re: how many of you soak wheel & tire tools in a bucket while cleaning them?

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    Ever think of driving the car forward 2 feet and treating the low spot on the tire.....LOL
    Lol ive done that a time or two. Much faster than other methods. But again....to each their own

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    Re: how many of you soak wheel & tire tools in a bucket while cleaning them?

    Hmmm. Interesting conversation.

    I don't elevate my tires, but I do understand the problem. I typically will dress the tires as they sit, and then later in the day or after pulling the vehicle in the garage, I'll go back and touch up the spot I couldn't get to before. Fortunately this is really only for one of our cars. My car has low profile tires and the sidewall is completely accessible. It's the wife's SUV where the tires bulge a bit at the bottom which prevents a proper dressing.

    As for the brushes, I normally just blast them off with the hose when moving between wheels, which I do wash before doing the rest of the car.
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    Re: how many of you soak wheel & tire tools in a bucket while cleaning them?

    Quote Originally Posted by chilly View Post
    Since this evolved/devolved into an informal poll, here goes…

    How many of you OCD types drive each tire up onto a beveled piece of 2x6 about 2’ long so the outer tread/sidewall are off the ground so you can get the entire outer sidewall and edge of the tread scrubbed and treated

    how many of you soak wheel & tire tools in a bucket while cleaning them?


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    Why not just pull the car ahead a few inches to get the tire that is at the 6 o'clock position? I think this is faster than getting out 2 x 6 boards and driving the car up.
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    Re: how many of you soak wheel & tire tools in a bucket while cleaning them?

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    Ever think of driving the car forward 2 feet and treating the low spot on the tire.....LOL
    Didn’t realize that was an option. That’s usually what I do but putting the tires up on small ramps keeps the tires off the concrete and away from water. Works better when the temps are lower and the concrete doesn’t dry as well. But it is also a heck of a lot easier to apply dressing when the tires are elevated.

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