Tips for cleaning CARPETED wheel wells

It seems like wheel wells lined with carpet never get clean--no matter how long you spend flushing them with your pressure washer.
In this video, Yvan and Nick share some tips for cleaning them faster and more effectively!
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[@rupertfielko.67-erRups]

Habe einen danke

[@davidruggles996]

Brush em, blast em, dress em and move on. Great tutorial guys. Great attitude too. Don't waste time at $100 an hour picking rocks out of the tire tread unless the customer is paying you to go that crazy 😎👍

[@diydetailofficial]

very true!

[@pjfan173]

Awesome tip to dry brush them first. I have watched 100’s and 100’s of detail videos and this is the first time I’ve ever seen this tip.

[@diydetailofficial]

Thank you

[@dini1046]

Lol , great analogy. You guys have a great chemistry. Love watching you guys explain stuff.

[@diydetailofficial]

Thanks so much!

[@TannerBobbitt]

Great video! We agitate with the white, cone drill brush attachment with a 6 inch extension, before getting the carpeted liner wet! We find it much more effective and efficient. Looking forward to more helpful videos like this!

[@diydetailofficial]

That's a great idea!

[@harlemstyles17]

As a detailer at a Cadillac/GM/Chevy dealership... This is something I'll have to try. They ALL have this "carpet" in the wheel wells. Appreciate your videos!

[@diydetailofficial]

Thank you

[@john_dee1431]

Did a keyword search, “DIY Detail wheel well” and this was the top result. Fantastic.

[@diydetailofficial]

Thank you.

[@stevenv9224]

Am so glad you guys made this video. Am having the same issue I try not to spend to much time. Because it going to get dirty but I do like your tip on this. 👍

[@diydetailofficial]

It’s amazing how much better they looked (from 5 feet away) after the dry brushing

[@barrybij8079]

Nick-yvan... thanks for videos like this. too many KZbin detailers never show "real world" situations...

[@diydetailofficial]

Thank you

[@WhiteBeardDetail]

Learned something new! I'm loving Nick's haircut! Thank you!

[@diydetailofficial]

thank you sir!

[@PolishedMobileDetailing503]

Another excellent lesson in efficiency 👍

[@diydetailofficial]

Glad you think so!

[@SuperMaxCarp]

That analogy was hilarious 😂

[@diydetailofficial]

Thank you

[@Santiago-je5ki]

Hate that carpeted wheel well. Thanks for the tips.

[@diydetailofficial]

for sure, I think the biggest take away is how the brush makes a huge difference as the first step BEFORE pressure washing

[@mnmn1665]

Excellent.Thanks. With our high-perf cars that have huge tires and very little wheel-well clearance, I've gone to spraying, rinsing, and calling it a day.

[@diydetailofficial]

Excellent

[@DavidM-qx9bt]

Glad you upgraded your pressure washer to the Kranzle. Much better than the other one you were using

[@diydetailofficial]

Agreed

[@steveclark2426]

Great video. I’ve been experimenting with my garden hose and the flat fan setting. I know it’s not removing it all, but it looks so much better and way faster than power washing. I live on a dirt road so I know how annoying the carpet wheel wells are. Definitely will try it with DIY rinseless.

[@diydetailofficial]

The key part here is the dry brushing first, it seems to make a huge difference

[@steveclark2426]

Definitely will be dry brushing this weekend!

[@joshbanker8743]

Hey Yvan. I've recently started cleaning interior windows with my diluted wash and wax in a spray bottle. It works 10x better than any solvent or alcohol. It's smooth and streakless even in the sun and no need to flip the rag to the other side.

[@diydetailofficial]

Excellent

[@misssummersalt]

Which wash and wax were you using?

[@Ecdetails]

Nicks face “it’s still muddy”😂😂😂

[@diydetailofficial]

😀

[@MyGuyKirby]

Really shows how much that fender carpet can hold onto grime. My opinion is a quick spray is good, it will be dirty as soon as they drive it.

[@diydetailofficial]

Exactly, but some people want more.

[@Premier_Auto_Detailing]

I typically coat the "carpeted" & traditional plastic inners with a sprayable tire/ plastic dressing every time. Even the upper portion where you don't see. Not only does it look good but it makes it harder for future contaminants to bond. The extra 2 minutes pays off in future time-saved cleaning!!

[@diydetailofficial]

Excellent

[@orthodox1717]

The turbo nozzle helps tremendously with blasting off debris and grime.

[@diydetailofficial]

Yes

[@functionaldoc5054]

Could you develop a product to protect carpeted fender liners? I was wondering if use your interior ceramic coating . I never though about dry brushing. I always learn something watching you guys.

[@diydetailofficial]

Actually DIY Detail Quick Beads does a good job.

[@alexf6021]

Hey, thanks for the video. Would you say that a normal pump sprayer filled with water can do the job instad of a pressure washer or garden hose? Just looking to do the wheel arches completely rinseless. Thanks.

[@diydetailofficial]

It can work but just takes even longer. Give it a try:)

[@AwkwardVertices]

Has anyone tried adding some kind of hydrophobic fabric coating similar to ones used on the interior except on carpeted wheel fenders to keep it clean for longer?

[@diydetailofficial]

We suggest DIY Detail Quick Beads

[@aldaley3537]

I have that ridiculous fenderwell liner on my Toyota Camry. I’ve used Super Clean with success. It does take a significant amount of effort to look halfway decent. If the part was available for replacement, I would replace it with the plastic one.

[@diydetailofficial]

I hear that!

[@masanta]

Can you ceramic coat the liners to make it easier next time?

[@diydetailofficial]

Yes , DIY Detail Quick Beads does a good job.

[@matthewneil6119]

Would the same principle work with McKees 37?

[@diydetailofficial]

Possibly

[@WXIT]

Same problems every time 😅 rinse rinse and rinse never stop! Haha

[@diydetailofficial]

Pretty much 😂

[@fretho8410]

Wheel well cleaning seems like a big thing to some detailers. It's obviously great to maintain OCD, but has it ever been shown that regular cleaning of carpeted wheel wells has any long-lasting beneficial effects in terms of durability, noise insulation or similar?

[@diydetailofficial]

Correct, and you will get then dirty again in no time.

[@jcasey460]

First time ever seeing that type wheel well. What a pain....speaking about spray gun nozzles what do you use when spraying the paint?

[@diydetailofficial]

Spraying what on paint?

[@jcasey460]

sorry....pressure washer@@diydetailofficial

[@diydetailofficial]

It came with the machine, not a brand name

[@britishrocklovingyank3491]

Here is where I am a bad detailer. I just brush and rinse out the wheel well as I do the wheel. I don't think the customers give a dang.

[@diydetailofficial]

you're probably right:) not a bad detailer at all if you're meeting your customer's expectations

[@troydunn04]

it's like cleaning paint from a paint roller

[@diydetailofficial]

Pretty much!

[@MeliorIlle]

Oh man if you'll are doing that whole Aviator I would love to see it. Since you'll have that vehicle, you should do a video on how to correct piano trim with polishing and protect it!

[@diydetailofficial]

we did some more videos with the aviator! those will be coming up in the next couple of weeks...but the 3 inch or 5 inch gold standard waffle pad with our polish work great on piano trim

[@MeliorIlle]

@@diydetailofficial to my knowledge only Ammonyc has done a video on how to correct interior gloss trim, could probably be a popular video for you guys.

[@neilwalker5041]

I simply use All Clean diluted 15:1 and then rinse using a pressure washer powered by a tater digger. The extra power takes me about two to three minutes per wheel on average. Once clean they clean quickly but vehicles who live in car washes take about four minutes.

[@diydetailofficial]

interesting, so cars that regularly go through car washes take longer to clean for the wheel wells?

[@neilwalker5041]

@@diydetailofficial it is a problem here in Nashville for vehicles which have gone through car washes for years. The inner barrel is black and I am having to use Meguiars Wheel Brightened diluted 1:1. Some car washes are applying a type of tire coating and my tire brush turns jet black after one pass and it does not come out of the brush. I am guessing the tire dressing is what is making the wheel barrels black too.

[@corrybowers5078]

Here’s a question… since we are on “carpet “, can rinseless be used to clean interior auto carpet?

[@diydetailofficial]

Yes

[@thenoobthatdied6489]

Can i ceramic coat the wheel wells so its easier to clean? What would the process be for that?

[@diydetailofficial]

@@thenoobthatdied6489 spray them with DIY Detail Quick Beads

[@thenoobthatdied6489]

@@diydetailofficial awesome

[@user-yh7ip1yh8i]

How would one take off white street paint from "carpeted" wheel wells? The knuckleheads failed to post the wet paint signs. I used goof off for the side skirts. You can't use goof off on rubber, so I'm I not using for wells. Thank you

[@diydetailofficial]

Unfortunately it’s best to leave it there and allow the abrasion of what the tires throw at it eventually wear it away. Another popular option is spray paint , and finally simply replace them.

[@user-yh7ip1yh8i]

Thank you sir.@@diydetailofficial

[@Sam-ku8zi]

If you're willing to use an acidic soap... 2oz Ver-Tech Salt Shield in an acid resistant 48oz pump-up foamer, 900psi 1.5 gpm pressure washer, no brush, my carpeted wheel wells are basically spotless.

[@diydetailofficial]

Excellent

[@chriss3959]

Yeah I like my plastic wheel well liners, easy to clean

[@diydetailofficial]

enjoy them! lol

[@namelessname120]

What about paint ? What’s the best way to remove road paint from the wells?

[@diydetailofficial]

road paint is a real pain, especially on carpeted wheel wells...but really, on any wheel wells. You might not like this answer but once you have paint on wheel wells you might consider replacing them to get them perfect again:) the amount of time, product and effort required (paired with the possibly underwhelming results) is a detailer's nightmare

[@namelessname120]

Thanks . I had friends tell me to pull out the liner and spray paint over the paint ( white road paint ) with black spray paint or just buy some new liners .

[@wendymeulemans708]

OK, I have a new car. It’s a 2024 Subaru I do believe that’s what they have in the back wheel. Well I must have ran over paint. It’s a latex paint. I tried to get it off with the brush and water really didn’t work too well any suggestions, I’m gonna go over to Subaru and see what they have to say

[@diydetailofficial]

Replacement is probably the best option

[@wendymeulemans708]

@@diydetailofficial hey thanks for a quick response. How much does that usually cost? I don’t wanna get ripped off by the dealership.

[@diydetailofficial]

It’s something you can do yourself

[@moisesperez3693]

Classic Nick, don't wipe your butt. It's going to get dirty again.... haha

[@diydetailofficial]

Lol

[@winedrinker69]

I've never had any trouble getting these liners clean. The power washer on a fan setting removes 95% of the dirt alone. A squirt of Bilt Hamber Touchless does the rest..never needed to scrub them.

[@diydetailofficial]

Good

[@franksattler6053]

I just use my garden hose, rinse, get most of the visible stuff off of it, and move on. As mentioned, it will just get dirty again.

[@diydetailofficial]

for sure! it's pretty cool though how good it looked with just the "dry brush" approach

[@franksattler6053]

@@diydetailofficial yes. I was surprised. I never thought to do that.

[@MasrSR]

The carpet in that wheel well is of higher quality than the interior carpet on the new Toyotas 😭😭😭

[@diydetailofficial]

Unfortunately yes

[@TITAN9389]

wondering why they just don't make it flat surface plastic (bit soft to not crack) and make everyone's job easier ?

[@diydetailofficial]

lol

[@Ghost_8082]

Spray some plasti dip and call it a day 😂

[@diydetailofficial]

That’s a good idea

[@zero1000]

2 passes and that’s it for me lol

[@diydetailofficial]

Good

[@justplanefred]

Seems like it would be better for the Manufacturer to put a thin plastic wheel well liner and then have this sound deadening material behind it. At least for aesthetics.

[@diydetailofficial]

Agreed

[@ceerock8088]

lol just repaint it

[@diydetailofficial]

It happens more than you can imagine.

[@detailsauto]

Turbo Nozzle 5 seconds

[@diydetailofficial]

turbo nozzle is amazing lol

[@Ryan_Carder]

You would think that a flat plastic cover wouldn't hurt the sound dampening, only sid in cleaning. These things are so snnoying.

[@diydetailofficial]

Seems they think otherwise

[@denthevetteman78]

Would be nice to spray some kind of repellant inside new car fenders to avoid those carpet to fill up with dirt.

[@diydetailofficial]

DIY Detail Quick Beads will help.

[@rupertfielko.67-erRups]

Jeden solle mal klar sein das nicht jeder einen kompressor hat Grüße aus Deutschland

[@diydetailofficial]

Das stimmt

[@eddieblount216]

Black paint from Home Depot will fix that.

[@diydetailofficial]

Yes

[@craigmiller8564]

Yvans look while young guy is prattling on about carpeting and butt wiping…..how we all feel every time young guy opens his mouth 🤦‍♂️

[@diydetailofficial]

Have a great night

[@diydetailofficial]

lol

[@stephen1503]

I find the easiest thing for me doing mobile work is to spray some diluted APC in there and then scrub with a stiff tire brush that’s been dunked in rinseless. Just really takes a stiff brush and elbow grease 😇

[@diydetailofficial]

fair enough! but dry soil removal as that first step is a great approach with the brush

[@alexf6021]

Do you feel you need to rinse the arches when applying this method?

[@scarface829]

It is just a waste of time. I just pressure wash it and let it dry then apply some Wet Black Tire shine

[@diydetailofficial]

Good tip

[@kroks06]

just buy a new one :D

[@diydetailofficial]

Always an option