Dawn on tires OK?

[BMW335i]

What do you say? I used it on my bros tires to get the years of gunk out...will it dry the rubber?

 

[imported_DieselMDX]

used once in a while I dont see a problem

 

[3Dog]

In the late 60's to early 70's (before tire dressing) we use dishwashing liquid to darken tires.

 

[Cleaning Fool]

Not a problem just make sure you rinse it well to remove it from the tire

 

[backwoods_lex]

I used to use dawn until I read other post about how it is kind of harsh (I think I read that it contains some bleach). Since then, I have been using regular car wash soap applied to a stiff brush in full strength. It really does just as good of a job.

 

[GlossyTundra]

I have heard of the dawn/joy trick to darken tires. Does it really work?

 

[mikebai1990]

Sounds kinda bad for the tires. You would be basically letting the rubber suck all the detergent in without rinsing. I would just use some tire dressing to darken the tires.

 

[BMW335i]

All I did was clean the tires and scrubbed them with Dawn. I then rinsed it off, and applied Z16. I think it might be causing some bonding issues with the Z16, because I had to apply it twice (the first time the tire was stil wet and the dressing dried off quickly).



However, the Dawn did an excellent job of cleaning the tire (better than car wash soap alone). Made the tire darker and "newer".