Toilet Brush??
01-10-2012, 09:24 PM
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My Ride: 2007 550i (Sport, Prem, Nav, Logic7, Comf. Seats) Black on Black
I could not find my trusty wheel brush today and I found a toilet brush in my garage (don't ask). I have to say that it worked great. I think I will keep it with all my detailing equipment from this point on.
ps.. It does not have any metal toward the tip as some do... don't want to scratch anything.
ps.. It does not have any metal toward the tip as some do... don't want to scratch anything.
01-11-2012, 05:36 AM
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I could not find my trusty wheel brush today and I found a toilet brush in my garage (don't ask). I have to say that it worked great. I think I will keep it with all my detailing equipment from this point on.
ps.. It does not have any metal toward the tip as some do... don't want to scratch anything.
ps.. It does not have any metal toward the tip as some do... don't want to scratch anything.
01-11-2012, 06:27 AM
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toilet brush? so this must mean your wheels are the sh!t...
01-12-2012, 09:35 AM
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01-14-2012, 09:12 AM
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?ren't those plastic "hairs" on the brush too thick and hard for the lacquer?
I'm serious as I've looked at such brushes a number of times in shops and I've never found one that seems soft enough for car paint.
In comparison, I have a really soft brush made for car washing, with plastic hairs similar to horse hairs (if you know what I mean
) and my detailer guy said that even this brush would absolutely scratch the paint like hell over time.
I'm serious as I've looked at such brushes a number of times in shops and I've never found one that seems soft enough for car paint.
In comparison, I have a really soft brush made for car washing, with plastic hairs similar to horse hairs (if you know what I mean
) and my detailer guy said that even this brush would absolutely scratch the paint like hell over time.
01-14-2012, 11:11 AM
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?ren't those plastic "hairs" on the brush too thick and hard for the lacquer?
I'm serious as I've looked at such brushes a number of times in shops and I've never found one that seems soft enough for car paint. In comparison, I have a really soft brush made for car washing, with plastic hairs similar to horse hairs (if you know what I mean) and my detailer guy said that even this brush would absolutely scratch the paint like hell over time.
I'm serious as I've looked at such brushes a number of times in shops and I've never found one that seems soft enough for car paint. In comparison, I have a really soft brush made for car washing, with plastic hairs similar to horse hairs (if you know what I mean
) and my detailer guy said that even this brush would absolutely scratch the paint like hell over time.
01-15-2012, 04:46 AM
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Nice And its good that the one you used does have soft ends!
Generally speaking, on the wheels meant to be taking a beating I'm not so sure - they are covered in the same clear coat as the rest of the car and it scratches equally easy. If you clean up any old battered wheels, then yeah - just take whatever brush you find and literally scrub the dirt down from them. But if you are cleaning new or well preserved wheels with original clear coat, then using such a hard brush will inflict more damage than it will do any good. And brake dust, tar etc. do not have to be removed via brush - there are specific cleaning products for this. On top of that, this is why we use wax on wheels - to prevent brake dust sticking too hard.. Just my $0.02...
And its good that the one you used does have soft ends!Generally speaking, on the wheels meant to be taking a beating I'm not so sure - they are covered in the same clear coat as the rest of the car and it scratches equally easy. If you clean up any old battered wheels, then yeah - just take whatever brush you find and literally scrub the dirt down from them. But if you are cleaning new or well preserved wheels with original clear coat, then using such a hard brush will inflict more damage than it will do any good. And brake dust, tar etc. do not have to be removed via brush - there are specific cleaning products for this. On top of that, this is why we use wax on wheels - to prevent brake dust sticking too hard.. Just my $0.02...
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