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Anyone got a quick and easy way to clean the bottom of the tires?? everytime I clean the treads, then move the car up to clean the part that was on the ground.. then GUESS WHAT!!! THe bottom of the tire is still on the ground and dirty!! HOW can i get my treads 100% clean!?

 

With your tongue? (No charge for that one.) :p

 

I use my tounge to clean the tailpipes.. I dont want to get the treads sooty.

 

Roger that. Time for plan B then ....

 

Here is what I use, and it is very effective. The next time you go to a supermarket buy the sponge on a stick they use to clean glasses. The end is a big sponge which you can clean the wheels quick, and in all the corners.
It works great.

 

Thanks for this post. I always had a hard time getting the lugnuts spic and span.

 

Any time, Martha! And please, when you get out of the Big House, look me up. (I've always had a thing for you.)

 

Came to the boards today just for this problem, and viola, top post, heh.

 

I washed my RX-8 for the first time and I hate washing cars. I try to wash as fast as possible with minimum effort. I got pissed off wasting so much time cleaning all that brake dust around the front wheel lug nuts. I just gave up since it was taking too much time to clean the crannies. Your idea is great. Keep them coming. I will have well washed nuts.

 

Interesting idea. In the original picture though, you have the pipe around the nut. Is your idea though to push the rag over the nut with the pipe right?

 

The way I do it now is to use the T-handle I photographed, with notches dremeled into the business end for friction.

I drape the towel over that end loosely and use my finger to push a little bit of fabric into the open end of the pipe, to fit over the lug nuts, then go to "work," spinning the pipe around on each lug nut. The towel inside covers the top of the nut, so my first picture is not quite accurate.

The whole job takes less than a minute, I'm guessing.

Make sense?

 

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[To the moderator who un-sticky-ed this thread (or do stickies expire on their own?), I would humbly suggest putting the sticky back on for new members who might really appreciate this tip. Just a suggestion.]

 

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I've been using a "wheel brush" I picked up somewhere. It has about 3x3 inches of bristles on the face and they are long and really soft so they get into all the nooks and crannies when cleaning the wheels.

 

For some reasons stickys don't seem to last.

 

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I'm heading to Home Depot today to pick up these PVC parts :D I'll be incorporating the T-Handle mod as well.

 

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I wonder how come my attachments aren't showing up on my browser any more?

 

ANOTHER IDEA THAT WORKS WELL...

I too use Eagle One wheel cleaner to help dissolve dust first, then I use a cheap 1-inch paintbrush with a long handle to clean all around lugs...also works well for getting in around caliper and inside wheel around weights, etc.

 

If you don't feel like driving to Home Depot for the PVC idea, most people have a shop vac.....use the end of the long plastic attachment to do the same thing you would do with the pvc. It fits perfectly!