Are the wheel whoolies safe enough to use on the face of the alloy? I'm currently using a wheel mitt and noticed it's starting to come apart, this gives me the perfect excuse to look for something new
Yes they are - the heads are made from very soft synthetic wool fibres. A new mitt for wheel use will be much cheaper than a set of Wheel Woolies though
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Once you’ve got a set of Wheel Woolies, because of the different sizes in the set they’re good for use on other parts of the car, such as the barrel section of the wheels, grilles, underside of the sills (the part that’s covered with the stone chip protective coating), inside the exhaust tips, brake calipers and so on.
Although I have a set of Wheel Woolies, I still clean the faces of my wheels and the reverse side of the wheel spokes with a dedicated wheel wash mitt, as I find it gives me more control - especially around areas like the wheel bolts and around the base of the tyre valve stem. I use the large and medium sized Wheel Woolies for the wheel barrels and brake callipers though.