Any ONR clips with wheel well cleaning?

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Macruz19

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Can a member post, or post a link using ONR cleaning wheel wells? I'd like to see how you guys clean the wells vs. using a hose. If I was going to buy ONR, and completly forget about using a hose for good... I'd like to know the steps of giving a complete car wash from the body, to the wheels, all the way up the wheel wells.



I seen clips of people washing with ONR, but I'd like to see how ONR does cleaning the real filthy stuff. Thanks
 
"Ditto". I posted a similar post in a different thread. I've used ONR 3 times now. each time gets better. But, IMO, there's still no replacement for a hose/pressure washer for filthy wheels, tires, and wheel wells. My wash media gets filthy with each ONR wash. It's a great product, and I will continue to buy/use for winter. But I can't wait until Spring --- when I can to a "true" (complete) wash again. Currently, I have an old MF wash sponge I have been using for wheels/tires. It's basically a "throw away" after 1 use. I live in Midwest with contant dirt, salt, and road grime during this time of year.
 
IMO, ONR doesnt have any degreasing ability. On sealed and protected wheels that are lightly dirty its alright. However, I clean my wheels and wells with DG 903 shampoo and 1/3 of a GS, then spray them down with my ONR mixture in pesticide sprayer. If the wheels and wells need something stronger like APC, P21S, etc. I just use that as I would normally and rinse off with The ONR mix then wipe em down.
 
NSXTASY said:
IMO, ONR doesnt have any degreasing ability. On sealed and protected wheels that are lightly dirty its alright. However, I clean my wheels and wells with DG 903 shampoo and 1/3 of a GS, then spray them down with my ONR mixture in pesticide sprayer. If the wheels and wells need something stronger like APC, P21S, etc. I just use that as I would normally and rinse off with The ONR mix then wipe em down.
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Plus bugs avoid them like the plague.



LOL
 
Thanks guys, I might try that once I finally buy ONR.



My TL goes thru dirt roads on the weekends (GF house) and when I wash my car on a Sunday/Monday, I scrub all my fenders using reg car wash soap and gets them clean. I dress my wheel wells with Black Magic tire shine.



You think if I use a brush and ONR (without drying) do you think that will work on my wells?
 
I use a gallon of water with 2 oz's of ONR, along with a soft white toilet brush on my tires and wheel wells, followed by an MF for drying and have had no issues. They're clean and have a nice even sheen to them when I am finished. I then use Meguire's quick wheel detail mist and the wheels, wells & tires are done.
 
TNWIII said:
I use a gallon of water with 2 oz's of ONR, along with a soft white toilet brush on my tires and wheel wells, followed by an MF for drying and have had no issues. They're clean and have a nice even sheen to them when I am finished. I then use Meguire's quick wheel detail mist and the wheels, wells & tires are done.
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What about your feder wells?
 
I just purchased ONR, so I haven't had the opportunity to use it, but I've read lots of posts on the topic and do not see how ONR will replace the traditional wash with a hose.



I live in the Midwest, and when it snows, my vehicle picks up LOTS of contaminents. I've yet to read a post that explains how a wash process with ONR will effectively eliminate these contaminents.



When doing a traditional wash after a snow, I probably flush out 1/2 cup or more of sand/cinders/grit/grime/bake dust from my wheels/rotors/calipers/fender wells. There is simply no way of getting rid of this stuff except with a high pressure stream of water (and lots of it).
 
ONR IMO is not a replacement for the traditional wash. There are places on a car where you simply need water pressure to reach that area and get it clean. While I like ONR and it has its purposes, for me I would personally give up ONR before I gave up the traditional wash with a hose.



Macruz19, have you ever thought about not dressing your wheel wells since you have to drive through a dirt road? It's only going to make it harder to clean and attract more dust/dirt to the wheel well.
 
BlackElantraGT said:
ONR IMO is not a replacement for the traditional wash. There are places on a car where you simply need water pressure to reach that area and get it clean. While I like ONR and it has its purposes, for me I would personally give up ONR before I gave up the traditional wash with a hose.



Macruz19, have you ever thought about not dressing your wheel wells since you have to drive through a dirt road? It's only going to make it harder to clean and attract more dust/dirt to the wheel well.
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I only go thru the dirt road for a total of 10 mins during the week. Not too bad, but when it doesn't rain for a while, that's when the problem occurs because the sand is so dry it creates a lot of dust and makes my fenders real dirty.



Other than that, my car is pretty much clean as long as I don't have to drive through that crap!!



When I do wash my car... I always brush my fenders if it's real dirty or not. With the tire dressing I use on my fenders... it does collect dust, however I think it's black... which I want, as lon as it doesn't look brown from all the dried dirt.
 
We are under water restrictions, so a hose isn't an option for me. I have a 1 gallon pesticide sprayer that I got at Lowe's. It will shoot a pretty stout stream. I mix 1 ounce of ONR to 1 gallon of water in the sprayer. I spray the wells with the pesticide sprayer. I also use a toilet brush to get up in the wells, and I will use a towel or sponge in them also, depending on the design of the wells. I then re-rinse the wells with the solution in the pesticide sprayer. They come out pretty clean - I am happy with them.
 
weekendwarrior said:
We are under water restrictions, so a hose isn't an option for me. I have a 1 gallon pesticide sprayer that I got at Lowe's. It will shoot a pretty stout stream. I mix 1 ounce of ONR to 1 gallon of water in the sprayer. I spray the wells with the pesticide sprayer. I also use a toilet brush to get up in the wells, and I will use a towel or sponge in them also, depending on the design of the wells. I then re-rinse the wells with the solution in the pesticide sprayer. They come out pretty clean - I am happy with them.
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Thanks for the idea.



You think just using a seperate bucket with a brush using ONR would work? I don't plan on drying the wells, but at least cleaing them.
 
Macruz19 said:
Thanks for the idea.



You think just using a seperate bucket with a brush using ONR would work? I don't plan on drying the wells, but at least cleaing them.
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Well...I actually do my ONR & QEW washes with a 3 bucket method. I use a 3rd bucket specifically for wheels, tires, and wells. It was my experience that just using a brush with my bucket wasn't enough. Now, you may have a better selection of brushes, or a better technique than I do, so you will just have to try and see.



The ONR/water was so slick and "watery" that I couldn't get my wells as clean as I would like. When you are using a traditional water/soap mixture to clean wells, the soap is typically clingy enough that it will hang around in the wells long enough for you to then be able to clean the well with a brush - this was not the case with the ONR solution. I then decided the best way I knew of to compensate for that was by adding pressure somehow, which is where the pesticide sprayer comes into play.
 
weekendwarrior said:
Well...I actually do my ONR & QEW washes with a 3 bucket method. I use a 3rd bucket specifically for wheels, tires, and wells. It was my experience that just using a brush with my bucket wasn't enough. Now, you may have a better selection of brushes, or a better technique than I do, so you will just have to try and see.



The ONR/water was so slick and "watery" that I couldn't get my wells as clean as I would like. When you are using a traditional water/soap mixture to clean wells, the soap is typically clingy enough that it will hang around in the wells long enough for you to then be able to clean the well with a brush - this was not the case with the ONR solution. I then decided the best way I knew of to compensate for that was by adding pressure somehow, which is where the pesticide sprayer comes into play.
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I just picked up a pesticide spray (1gallon) and I'll try that method. Thanks for the idea. You know, the container is so small.. I can store this in my trunk, and bring with me when I need to get those nasty bugs off my clear bra. Thanks again!
 
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