Wheel Brushes
Reach every spoke, barrel and caliper. Our wheel brushes, tyre brushes and finger mitts lift baked-on brake dust and grime without scratching the finish, from Maxshine, Detail Factory and The Rag Company.
Which wheel brush do you need?
Most wheels need two brushes: one for the barrel behind the spokes and one for the face. Add a tyre brush if you dress your tyres, and a finger mitt if your wheels have tight spokes or big calipers.
Barrel brushes
The barrel is the inside of the wheel, behind the spokes, and it's where brake dust bakes on. The Maxshine Wheel Cleaning Brush has a flexible twisted wire core that bends through the spokes, soft bristles, and a rubber tip so the end doesn't knock the wheel. It comes in long and mini sizes. Pick the long one for deep barrels and the mini for tight spoke gaps.
Face brushes
The face is the part everyone sees. The Rag Company Wheel and Body Brush has crisscrossed soft bristles that clean in whichever direction you move it, and longer bristles at the tip that get around wheel nuts and badges. It's made for body panels too, but keep one brush for wheels and another for paint so brake dust never reaches your clear coat.
Tyre brushes
Tyre sidewalls need stiffer bristles to lift old dressing and browning. The Maxshine Low Profile Tyre Brush is compact and firm, and it doubles as a carpet scrubbing brush. The Detail Factory PROGRIP Tire Brush has stiff bristles that reach into tread and textured rubber, including rubber floor mats.
Finger mitts
The Maxshine Microfibre Finger Mitt comes as a 2-pack and slides between spokes and around brake calipers where a brush can't turn. Load it with wash solution or wheel cleaner and work it through the gaps.
What to buy first
Start with a barrel brush and a face brush. That pair, plus a good wheel cleaner such as P&S Brake Buster, handles most wheels. Add the tyre brush when you start dressing your tyres, because dressing won't stay on a tyre that still carries old product and browning.