Has anyone created / or currently using a great rim ( brake dust) cleaning product or system. I know this is a problem for all tunnels. For sake of time, lets assume we are all using "state of the art" for this purpose but still having difficulty.
Thanks
So how did your test go? I am looking at a retro fit for my tire brushes. Either the poodle brush or Bison brush. Thoughts ? Anyone?
From my experience the brush configuration and/or high pressure makes no difference in wheel cleaning unless you have an "outstanding" wheel cleaner chemical.
When I operated Cuzzin's Car Wash in Portland all we had for friction were the wraps; two sets of rocker panels, a set of high side washers and a high volume side blaster for cleaning. NO specific wheel cleaning brush.
REgards
Bud Abraham
Earl
You make a good point, however if rocker panels hitting the wheels were enough then the car wash equipment manufacturers would not be spending all their R&D to develop brushes that clean wheels specificially.
As they say, what goes around, comes around. When I was with Hanna back in the 70's we had wheel brushes that were 13" in diameter and staggered brushes a combo of 13" and 8" to clean wheels. They came, they went and now they are back as something new.
My experience with foam was less than satisfactory, on the wraps it did not clean well at all. The only thing that got the oil film and dirt off was cloth.
Which leads me back to the original point, the chemical is most important in cleaning the wheels.
In my opinion, of course.
Bud A
Earl
That's right, SONNY'S did come put with a very short rocker panel mounted on their tire washer that was a plastic bristle brush engineered to clean wheels.
Not sure if it works or not, never seen it function.
Did not mention the plastic bristles because in my opinion they are a thing of the past too aggressive on clear-coat paint. The above mentioned SONNY'S brush would hit the lower rocker panels of the car and have the potential for scratching or as they called in my day, "hazing."
Bud A
I like what I have experienced with the Wheel Boss by MacNeil. This brush too uses the closed cell foam material, but the way the brush is designed, it really does reach inside a lot of the nooks and crannies of the rims. Now, I will say, a lot has to do with the fact that I'm running BlendCo's Tunnel Vision Wheel cleaner. Only using about 6-8ml of surfactant but titrating at 25 drops. I could even increase my alkalinity for a tougher cleaning season and still be in a reasonable cost per car. In fact , If I'm not mistaken, I could increase up to 50 drops and still be around what most chemical companies charge for a 15 drop solution, so thanks Blend Co for all the clean rims!
It's probably only a matter of time before his posts get deleted. When he made his first post here on his new user name it seemed very self-serving, and when I asked he completely ignored the question.