Washing Tires with ONR...

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Washing tires with ONR has always been a bit tricky for a couple reasons.

1, ONR has no "suds" so it's a little tough to clean the tires because they are porous.

2, My tires usually have dressing on them, and there is usually some dressing residue that the ONR can't get off.

So, here's my method for washing tires with ONR.

1. After washing the entire car with ONR, spray tires liberally with my favorite tire cleaner.
2. Let soak 3 minutes
3. After washing the car with ONR, use a long-handle tire brush and use the ONR "leftovers" in the bottom of the bucket and scrub the tires, slopping as much water as possible on the tires.
4. Dry with an old towel.
5. Apply tire dressing as usual.

I've found this method to work very well... almost as well as a conventional bucket wash, for getting tires clean.

How do you clean your tires when using ONR/QEW?
 
That's exactly what I do. I usually use Meg's APC and leave on for around 3 mins. My friends have been telling me I've really got to try Optimum's Power Clean, but I'm waiting on that for now. I've been mixing around 3 gallons with the ONR so I have a little extra at the end, for wheels and tires. :thumbup:
 
You almost do what I do...but I think using ONR on tires is mostly a wasted effort if you are trying to clean them. I use ONR to rinse. The youtube videos showing a popular detailer cleaning tires and wheels started with wheels/tires essentially clean. The "agitation" used to do the wheels was more symbolic than effective.
 
I like your idea, Bill. I've never liked ONR on either tires or wheels. I usually pull out my hose and foam gun and do the wheels, tires and wells with that method and then dry them off and apply dressing. Pulling out the hose and FG kind of defeats the purpose of using ONR but I like getting my tires/wheels/wells clean via the regular way.

If I really think about it it's really just the tires I don't like ONR on. I usually use an APC on my rubber sidewalls and I can continue that practice and then use the ONR ' leftovers" to do the wheels, wells and finish the tires. Although I will say that I have been known in the past to simply cover my ONR bucket (with grit guard) and then use it again on the wife's car. It's amazing how clean my ONR solution remains after the 2BM on my car!

Again, I think I'll try your method next time and thanks for the tip.
 
Luster said:
Washing tires with ONR has always been a bit tricky for a couple reasons.

1, ONR has no "suds" so it's a little tough to clean the tires because they are porous.

2, My tires usually have dressing on them, and there is usually some dressing residue that the ONR can't get off.

So, here's my method for washing tires with ONR.

1. After washing the entire car with ONR, spray tires liberally with my favorite tire cleaner.
2. Let soak 3 minutes
3. After washing the car with ONR, use a long-handle tire brush and use the ONR "leftovers" in the bottom of the bucket and scrub the tires, slopping as much water as possible on the tires.
4. Dry with an old towel.
5. Apply tire dressing as usual.

I've found this method to work very well... almost as well as a conventional bucket wash, for getting tires clean.

How do you clean your tires when using ONR/QEW?
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Sorry,mistaken reply
 
Thanks Bill!

I have to give that a try with QEW.

I have in the past wiped down a tire with QEW using an old MF when they are not that dirty.
 
Luster said:
Washing tires with ONR has always been a bit tricky for a couple reasons.

1, ONR has no "suds" so it's a little tough to clean the tires because they are porous.

2, My tires usually have dressing on them, and there is usually some dressing residue that the ONR can't get off.

So, here's my method for washing tires with ONR.

1. After washing the entire car with ONR, spray tires liberally with my favorite tire cleaner.
2. Let soak 3 minutes
3. After washing the car with ONR, use a long-handle tire brush and use the ONR "leftovers" in the bottom of the bucket and scrub the tires, slopping as much water as possible on the tires.
4. Dry with an old towel.
5. Apply tire dressing as usual.

I've found this method to work very well... almost as well as a conventional bucket wash, for getting tires clean.

How do you clean your tires when using ONR/QEW?
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Bill,
this is a little off topic , I hear about guys adding ONR to their car soap product to aid in drying ,or sheeting I guess , is this true ,or am I misunderstanding and they are using straight ONR ?
Sorry about crashing the thread. :)
 
Luster said:
Washing tires with ONR has always been a bit tricky for a couple reasons.

1, ONR has no "suds" so it's a little tough to clean the tires because they are porous.

2, My tires usually have dressing on them, and there is usually some dressing residue that the ONR can't get off.

So, here's my method for washing tires with ONR.

1. After washing the entire car with ONR, spray tires liberally with my favorite tire cleaner.
2. Let soak 3 minutes
3. After washing the car with ONR, use a long-handle tire brush and use the ONR "leftovers" in the bottom of the bucket and scrub the tires, slopping as much water as possible on the tires.
4. Dry with an old towel.
5. Apply tire dressing as usual.

I've found this method to work very well... almost as well as a conventional bucket wash, for getting tires clean.

How do you clean your tires when using ONR/QEW?
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Bill,

That's exactly what I do. Just did mine on Monday. I really need to get some more ONR. I use it so much during the winter, I am almost out.

Puckman said:
I like your idea, Bill. I've never liked ONR on either tires or wheels. I usually pull out my hose and foam gun and do the wheels, tires and wells with that method and then dry them off and apply dressing. Pulling out the hose and FG kind of defeats the purpose of using ONR but I like getting my tires/wheels/wells clean via the regular way.

If I really think about it it's really just the tires I don't like ONR on. I usually use an APC on my rubber sidewalls and I can continue that practice and then use the ONR ' leftovers" to do the wheels, wells and finish the tires. Although I will say that I have been known in the past to simply cover my ONR bucket (with grit guard) and then use it again on the wife's car. It's amazing how clean my ONR solution remains after the 2BM on my car!

Again, I think I'll try your method next time and thanks for the tip.
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Just remember one think Puckman, many of us live in cold weather climates, and pulling out the hose is not possible. I know that Bill has been hit hard in KC, and me in NJ is no picnic either:wink:

RED JEWELL SS said:
Bill,
this is a little off topic , I hear about guys adding ONR to their car soap product to aid in drying ,or sheeting I guess , is this true ,or am I misunderstanding and they are using straight ONR ?
Sorry about crashing the thread. :)
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RED JEWELL,

Actually, many people add ONR to their car soap to help soften the water. It works very well as a water softener, and reduces the water spots.
 
RED JEWELL SS said:
Bill,
this is a little off topic , I hear about guys adding ONR to their car soap product to aid in drying ,or sheeting I guess , is this true ,or am I misunderstanding and they are using straight ONR ?
Sorry about crashing the thread. :)
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Haha... that's just discussion, not crashing! I don't know anything about adding ONR to car wash. Haven't tried it.:)
 
bmw5541 said:
Actually, many people add ONR to their car soap to help soften the water. It works very well as a water softener, and reduces the water spots.
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If that's the case, I'll give that a try. KC water is extremely hard and I have problems with my carwash suds disappearing about 5 minutes into the wash!
 
Since washing with an APC or tire cleaner, wouldn't a plain water rinse give the same results as ONR?

I'm not an ONR fan, so help me understand the advantage of rinsing the APC with ONR?

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My experience with HD Total.

I have tried the HD Total to scrub tires and wiped dry as the label states. The HD Total barely loosened the dirt and left behind the old dressing.
 
Blackfire said:
Since washing with an APC or tire cleaner, wouldn't a plain water rinse give the same results as ONR?
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The 2nd bucket that I've been rinsing my mitt in, is dirty water. The remaining ONR (the bottom 3 inches) is still pretty clean, so that's what I rinse with. There's no advantage. It's just what's left in the bucket. Keeps me from filling another bucket with clean water.
 
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