Cleaning tires to remove browning and dirt

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JSFM35X

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I usually clean the tires when I do the wheels. I have been using p21s total auto wash. Is there a better product. I am never satisfied with the look of the tires. I usually wet the tires spray the APC scrub and rinse. I then seem to use terminator to clean them up. Would like to know what your guys are using to clean the tires during the wash process that you like.

Thanks
 
Bleche wite works very well. And its really cheap too. It works better than any APC ive tried to clean tires with. I also have a bottle of tuff shine tire cleaner coming that I have high hopes for considering what I read from everyone else.

Are you looking for something just to clean them during a maintenance wash or something to get them spotlessly clean?
 
I like them spotless before I dress them. I think it looks better.

ShaneB said:
Bleche wite works very well. And its really cheap too. It works better than any APC ive tried to clean tires with. I also have a bottle of tuff shine tire cleaner coming that I have high hopes for considering what I read from everyone else.

Are you looking for something just to clean them during a maintenance wash or something to get them spotlessly clean?
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I like OPC. I started a thread about it around here somewhere. I am still experimenting with the dilution (complicated by the fact that I just used up my supply of the original formula and starting using the current, which is supposed to be slightly more effective), but I'm going to try to use 1:3 which makes it pretty economical. I had been using 1:1 with the old formula, which I think was probably overkill, so if the 1:3 doesn't work I may wind up at 1:2.


PS Here's that other thread: http://www.autopia.org/forums/tire-...178950-browning-switching-opc.html?highlight=
 
pb apc normally (but you knew that)

But there are some "wheel/tire cleaners" that I've been wondering about lately
 
Tuff Shine Tire Cleaner, their really inexpensive, awesome brush, you may need to repeat the process, a few times to get all the brown muck out, then follow with their coating which applies white and dries clear, a couple of coats, and they will not only look great, they will really stay that way even through the constant Seattle WA., rain that falls well over 300 days a year.. Then there is the snow that comes when its not raining... :)

Tuff Shine makes these really nice little rectangular application sponges that are very tight so they absorb very little.. These are perfect for applying the coating, or hey - see what they do with things like Opti-Coat, etc... Yeah, you want some of these also inexpensive little gems... :)

I have tried many products for my Business and personal use and none of them have been able to beat these products yet...
Everything else is great but temporary, greasy, attracts dirt, etc...
Good luck !
Dan F
 
I just finished watching a YouTube video showing a guy clean his tires 7 times before the tuff shine cleaner got the tires clean. Maybe I just need to do it more than 2x to get the results I want? Will experiment and report back.

Thanks for the ideas.

Setec Astronomy said:
I like OPC. I started a thread about it around here somewhere. I am still experimenting with the dilution (complicated by the fact that I just used up my supply of the original formula and starting using the current, which is supposed to be slightly more effective), but I'm going to try to use 1:3 which makes it pretty economical. I had been using 1:1 with the old formula, which I think was probably overkill, so if the 1:3 doesn't work I may wind up at 1:2.


PS Here's that other thread: http://www.autopia.org/forums/tire-...178950-browning-switching-opc.html?highlight=
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JVD said:
Zep 505 for me.

Works better than OPC and much cheaper.
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Ronkh said:
pb apc normally (but you knew that)

But there are some "wheel/tire cleaners" that I've been wondering about lately
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Goin Rogue said:
I use Meguiars Non-acid wheel and tire cleaner.
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Been using Mother's Back to Black Tire Renew (it's just a cleaner not a dressing) for the last year with excellent results--you don't even need water--tire dressings last longer.
 
The tuff shine cleaner is what I was thinking about when I wrote my post but I wanted to see if there were any other success stories.

Thanks for sharing. I'm liking the GTech T1 and the Gyeon tire dressings. Both are billed as lasting several washes. The T1 looks great for 7-10 days and the Geyon has been on for a week and also looks good. Been thru some rain and it stayed on.

When I'm done with my supply I will try the coating to see if it works for me.

Stokdgs said:
Tuff Shine Tire Cleaner, their really inexpensive, awesome brush, you may need to repeat the process, a few times to get all the brown muck out, then follow with their coating which applies white and dries clear, a couple of coats, and they will not only look great, they will really stay that way even through the constant Seattle WA., rain that falls well over 300 days a year.. Then there is the snow that comes when its not raining... :)

Tuff Shine makes these really nice little rectangular application sponges that are very tight so they absorb very little.. These are perfect for applying the coating, or hey - see what they do with things like Opti-Coat, etc... Yeah, you want some of these also inexpensive little gems... :)

I have tried many products for my Business and personal use and none of them have been able to beat these products yet...
Everything else is great but temporary, greasy, attracts dirt, etc...
Good luck !
Dan F
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I use Mothers wheel and tire cleaner for off the shelf and it works great. Eagle 1 all wheel and tire is good if you can find it. For medically clean tires, try Omni Clean. Be very cautious when you use it as it contains lye. I was wearing shorts when I applied it the first time and I could smell the hair burning off my legs.

- Patrick
 
This is all IMHO / IME:

1. You don't need to burn the hair off your legs to clean tires.

2. There is no need to get tires "surgically" clean to apply conventional dressings.

3 Oil based or "silicone" dressings (define them how you will, but we all know one when we see one - or try to clean one off a tire) suck.

4. TS Tire Cleaner will clean any "normal" tire for a "normal" dressing after one or two proper applications with their brush.

5. When your doing like 7 tire cleanings - your either applying a tire coating after or wasting a lot of time.

6. TS Tire Cleaner is far superior to any APC at cleaning tires or plastics.

7. TS Tire Cleaner is equally effective when diluted 1:1.

This is a fact:

1. Any new single tire can contain the equivalent of up to 5 quarts of OIL in the compound . This is normal and you should not be trying to "scrub this out" of the tire. If you don't believe this, then research tire recycling.
 
Thanks for the info. I think I will pass on anything containing lye. I paid a fortune for my pavers and they are sealed. No need to mess that up.

pmnewton said:
I use Mothers wheel and tire cleaner for off the shelf and it works great. Eagle 1 all wheel and tire is good if you can find it. For medically clean tires, try Omni Clean. Be very cautious when you use it as it contains lye. I was wearing shorts when I applied it the first time and I could smell the hair burning off my legs.

- Patrick
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Thanks. I agree with each point. I was referring to a video showing someone cleaning a ford wheel and tire 7x before he brown was off the surface of the tire.

Swanicyouth said:
This is all IMHO / IME:

1. You don't need to burn the hair off your legs to clean tires.

2. There is no need to get tires "surgically" clean to apply conventional dressings.

3 Oil based or "silicone" dressings (define them how you will, but we all know one when we see one - or try to clean one off a tire) suck.

4. TS Tire Cleaner will clean any "normal" tire for a "normal" dressing after one or two proper applications with their brush.

5. When you doing like 7 tire cleanings - your either applying a tire coating after or wasting a lot of time.

6. TS Tire Cleaner is far superior to any APC at cleaning tires or plastics.

7. TS Tire Cleaner is equally effective when diluted 1:1.

This is a fact:

1. Any new single tire can contain the equivalent of up to 5 quarts of OIL in the compound . This is normal and you should not be trying to "scrub this out" of the tire. If you don't believe this, then research tire recycling.
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JVD said:
Zep 505 for me.

Works better than OPC and much cheaper.
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You are spot on with that reply. I can clean a tire with OPC and go back over it with ZEP 505 and get all kinds of gunk off. IMO the 505 is the next best tire cleaner next to Tuff Shine and its about 1/3 the cost.
 
Should clean well. This is some nasty stuff. Can't compare it to tuff shine Bc I can't locate a msds. But the zep is basically commercial floor stripper. The first ingredient is the main ingredient in the hotter old school floor finish strippers.

Make sure you rinse anything you clean well. It's a type of corrosive salt and that is nasty stuff. If you were to transport 1000 lbs of 505 you need a cdl license and be required to flip hazmat placards.



bswombaugh said:
You are spot on with that reply. I can clean a tire with OPC and go back over it with ZEP 505 and get all kinds of gunk off. IMO the 505 is the next best tire cleaner next to Tuff Shine and its about 1/3 the cost.
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JSFM35X said:
Should clean well. This is some nasty stuff. Can't compare it to tuff shine Bc I can't locate a msds. But the zep is basically commercial floor stripper. The first ingredient is the main ingredient in the hotter old school floor finish strippers.

Make sure you rinse anything you clean well. It's a type of corrosive salt and that is nasty stuff. If you were to transport 1000 lbs of 505 you need a cdl license and be required to flip hazmat placards.
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Thats a good thing to know. I am sure it is pretty potent stuff, but Iwould be surprised if it was any worse than Bleach White or some of the acid wheel and tire cleaners out there. I have not had any issues with it damaging anything. I always make sure to spray it on a wet surface and never directly on the wheels. Even so, there is always some that inadvertently gets on the wheels but I have never had it damage any wheels in any way. It would be interesting to be able to compare the ingredients of the ZEP against the Tuff Shine and the Bleach White. There are some very prominent detailers out there using the ZEP on a daily basis.
 
bswombaugh said:
You are spot on with that reply. I can clean a tire with OPC and go back over it with ZEP 505 and get all kinds of gunk off. IMO the 505 is the next best tire cleaner next to Tuff Shine and its about 1/3 the cost.
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This kind of came up in the thread of mine I linked before, and note what Swanic said in his post, as well as a recent thread about tire cleaners on AGO.

My question is whether what comes off when you "go back over it with Zep 505" is really coming off of the tire, as opposed to OUT of the tire.
 
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