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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 03:23 PM
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Haven't had luck yet finding a brush (or something) that will clean inside the stock rims on my MY07. Needs to be long enough to reach all the way into the back wheel, and narrow enough to fit between the larger opening in the spokes. Tnx.
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 04:03 PM
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have you seen our wheel cleaning thread... written by a great and humble guy

he would tell you that the best way is off the car:

https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=420668

(note the brushes in the pics in that thread)


he also uses long handled brushes on his car in between wheel removals!!

i think like this one from our sponsor:
http://detailersdomain.com/index.asp?PageA...PROD&ProdID=137
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 04:07 PM
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Perfect! Yes, I figured I'd end up taking them off every 6 months or so, but wanted to do some weekly cleaning. Thanks!
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 05:06 PM
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Originally Posted by wanabe,Oct 22 2007, 07:03 PM
he also uses long handled brushes on his car in between wheel removals!!

i think like this one from our sponsor:
http://detailersdomain.com/index.asp?PageA...PROD&ProdID=137
Would the head of that brush fit in between the spokes of the wheel?

I use a brush similar to this to clean the "barrel" of the wheel while it's still on the car . . .

http://detailersdomain.com/index.asp?PageA...PROD&ProdID=136
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by MikeyC,Oct 22 2007, 05:06 PM
Would the head of that brush fit in between the spokes of the wheel?

I use a brush similar to this to clean the "barrel" of the wheel while it's still on the car . . .

http://detailersdomain.com/index.asp?PageA...PROD&ProdID=136
yes, i also use a spoke brush... in the thread i posted above you can see mine.

and agree mikeyc that it depends on the wheels as to which brush works best.
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 09:39 PM
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Theres a brush call EZ brush or something like that, its awesome
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 10:54 PM
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Take them off the car...makes life REAL easy. And while the wheels are off, change the brake fluid
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Old Oct 23, 2007 | 11:25 AM
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Don't have one yet but I'm going to try a bristle brush with a flexable wire handle that can bend itself around the calipers.
Nothings going to be perfect except removing the wheels but I'd still like to try to clean these wheels each time I wash the car.
I do have some standard wheel brushes but they are really lacking when it comes to the inside of the wheels. Might be worth a try.
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Old Oct 23, 2007 | 09:43 PM
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Originally Posted by FMINUS,Oct 22 2007, 10:39 PM
Theres a brush call EZ brush or something like that, its awesome
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Old Oct 24, 2007 | 04:12 AM
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I take my wheels off to be cleaned every 3 months or so, the insides don't get all that dirty in between which is nice.
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