Laitner Power Wheel Brush "Mini" Review

I displayed an in process picture of the cleansing of the rims using the “Laitner Power Brush” and I received several inquiries on it so I figured I would do “mini-review”.

As mentioned above, it is made by Laitner and called the “Power Brush”. It attaches to a standard drill.

In my opinion one of the best things about this brush is the bristles. They are feathered or split. I don’t know the technical term for it but I would explain it as the bristles having “split ends”. I like this feature because it makes the bristles very soft and what I would consider safe.

Another very nice feature of this brush is the top most bristles located on the tip of the brush. You will notice they are about ¼ - ½ “ longer than the other bristles. This is for cleaning the recessed area that house the lug nuts. You just stick the bristles in the recessed area and spin the drill and “voila” they are clean.

All in all this is a well made tool that if you can get over the perceived inconvenience of busting out your drill during a detail really is worth having

I purchased my brush from Murrays - it was on clearance for $10 or $12… I think it retails for $23.

For those that don’t want to hunt around town and possibly come up empty handed, Patrick also stocks them at Excel

Laitner Power Brush

Full Shot (you can see the topmost bristles are longer for lug cleaning)


This pic shows the “feathered” nature of the bristles


In Action:

 

I got one at a local parts store when they where clearing them out for $10. Got the last one. Seems to work fine, but there is always the splatter to deal with when using these types of drill driven wheel cleaners.

 

You do have to keep speeds on the cordless drill manageable, but its well worth it. Certainly saves time!

After spritzing with SC Beyond Steel

Power Brush in action....

All done!

 

Hmm, that's a really nice tool! Oh and nice to see ya here Patrick!

 

I might have to pick me up one of those.

 

i was looking at making my order with excel detail very soon because of their MF prices as well as being super close to me so shipping wont take forever.

does this clean the barrels of the wheels easily? because thats really what i would need this for...

 

NCZ, I supposed it could but that's also what the Ace Power Stick is for. If you really wanted to use the Laitner in this fashion, I assume you just need some sort of extension for your drill/Laitner.

 

well this piece is half the price of the power stick, although i was looking at the power stick as well. i wonder where i could get an extender?