Team Adam's Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 In some recent discussions about wheel cleaning the subject of a short handled wheel brush has come up, so feast your eyes on the attached picture. This prototype features the same brush fiber as our current wheel brush, but with a short block handle, the same one used for our tire scrub brush. So please vote in the included poll and leave your comments in the replies as well. Do you want, need, or even care about a short handled wheel brush? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Bobby Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Considering I already use a short handle Boars Hair Wheel brush I would vote for the red brush to be short handled. I think the only long brush needed is the fender brush, rarely do you need the reach on the wheel brush when doing engine cleaning that a long handle would provide as well. An angled short handle (45 degrees) would be even more perfect ergonomically for cleaning wheels. Aaron@P2PQD, SJC96GT, DaveVY and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBurninator Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 (edited) Considering I already use a short handle Boars Hair Wheel brush I would vote for the red brush to be short handled. I think the only long brush needed is the fender brush, rarely do you need the reach on the wheel brush when doing engine cleaning that a long handle would provide as well. An angled short handle (45 degrees) would be even more perfect ergonomically for cleaning wheels. My thoughts exactly. Easier to control the shorter brush and less chance of my banging the handle on a fender. Edited January 12, 2015 by TheBurninator Rick72 and SJC96GT 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beemer Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 I never had a problem with my long-handle wheel brush but if/when I replace it I would prefer a shorter handle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 I only use the short handle one. Have no use for a long handle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris@Adams Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 The long handle is a must have and a short handle would be a great addition too. Nile677 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen9Rolla Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 The long handle is a must have and a short handle would be a great addition too. Why is it a must have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feets31 Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 The long handle bristles seem to last longer than the short handle or at least show less wear. The long handle also works in the wheel well where my knuckles tell me I can not use the short handle there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris@Adams Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Why is it a must have? I use mine to clean my fender wells on my truck and the long handle works better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBurninator Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 The long handle bristles seem to last longer than the short handle or at least show less wear. The long handle also works in the wheel well where my knuckles tell me I can not use the short handle there. You must be getting the fender brush confused with the wheel brush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SYMAWD Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 A short handle is definitely good, but I just can't wrap my head around a nylon brush being safe enough for gloss black wheels. Maybe I'm wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJJimGreen Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 I was planning on cutting the long handle brush, so I'd say a short would be cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Adam's Posted January 12, 2015 Author Share Posted January 12, 2015 Sounds like a lot of you want the shorty.... I'll do my best to get this in here ASAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Guz Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Considering I already use a short handle Boars Hair Wheel brush I would vote for the red brush to be short handled. Agreed. I like the boars hair wheel brush for delicate wheels. A short handle is definitely good, but I just can't wrap my head around a nylon brush being safe enough for gloss black wheels. Maybe I'm wrong. I will have to agree with you on this. I have clear coated black wheels on my car. I ended up picking up a Boars Hair wheel brush as it is softer, to avoid the swirls created by the Mothers wheel brush which is nylon. The nylon brush works well on any other wheel such as a chrome or silver painted wheel. I do use the nylon wheel brush to give my tires a good swipe during a wash to keep the tire coating fresh and dirt free until the next application. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportruck00 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Short, and always with a hole in the handle to be hung! I see this one has a hole.. Rich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMDChase Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 A short handle would offer more control of the brush. I usually hold my long handled brush close to the brush part anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWolf Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 I would definitely try the short one. I have the long-handled version but did not like the long handle for wheels, so I have been using the short-handled boar's hair, which IMO does not have enough bristle density to be completely effective. The long-handled wheel brush does work good for my front wells, as they have a lot of nooks and crannies that the softer bristles can get into better than a stiffer fender brush. The mama's brushes I have are restricted to the trashed wheels on the Jeep. The wheels are too messed up to be worthy of any high-end brush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feets31 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 You must be getting the fender brush confused with the wheel brush Yeah I can't read. Short handle wheel brush of median handle would be a bit better. But a saw works also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Adam's Posted January 27, 2015 Author Share Posted January 27, 2015 Short handle wheel brushes are here! Ricky Bobby, chevy_cowboy and sportruck00 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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