Has anyone used a Flitz Ball to polish wheels

 

Haven't used it but it looks like Mother's powerball. I use the powerball and have no problems!

 

My wife is the distributor for that stuff here in Ontario and i have been using it for about 1 1/2 now works great as long as the inside isnt done in at all....i would recommend it..............and now Lucas oil has come out with rim polish AND car polish too....used that and it worked better then Meguairs i think

 

Question on the ***** for those who have tried them...

I've tinkered with them on the shelf at the local 'mart' stores... it seems to me that the foam component (the ball) would really come apart when going into a wheel because of the brake components... I know I've, literally, RIPPED my hand to pieces going into spokes and getting caught on a pin or something like that within the brake system...

Conceptually, it seems like an okay product... naturally, I'm concerned about picking up a grain of sand or something like that and THRASHING my rims (or a client's rims -- even worse) but, from a simplicity concept, it would help cut down on some time.

Also, how do you clean that beast? Brake dust is one of those menaces that those of us in the detailing world loathe. How would one go about cleaning the ball once it's totally coated in brake dust? I ask only because most of us don't take a rim off of a vehicle when detailing it -- although I do my own about three times a year -- I for see putting the ball in the wheel and it coming out looking like zucchini .

Thoughts?

 

I bought a Mothers ball for my 98 with polished rims. Didn't work too bad the first time I used it, you still have to go over it allot with a rag to remove excess polish and residue.

Washed it up and stored as directed. Second time was a waste, seems to me for it to work properly you need to go wash it out after each rim, or even a couple times per rim. It hasn't torn or anything but by the time you have to go back over it with a rag and more polish, it's not worth it to me.

To bad because if the concept would have worked, it sure would cut down on allot of time and elbo grease.

 

I've used the Flitz ball and their polish for a while and like it. Its more like a chamois material as opposed to the Mothers ball which is foam and seems much tougher. It really works great on stainless exhaust tips. After I do my wheels, throw it in the wash and it comes out fine.I wash them first though to minimize the brake dust. The trick to using it is to only let the edges make contact. Works much better that way.
Flitz works good on fiberlass too. I use it on my boat and it takes the oxidation right off (and a shiny boat attracts more fish )