Flagged tipped brush & Duragloss #253

Zep's Purple Industrial cleaner will get your tire brushes clean. However, its powerful (truly industrial) and not health friendly, so be careful using it. Your body will absorb it through your skin, and vapor through your eyes and lungs.

I wish it was a safe cleaner because it is the best tire cleaner I have every used. I only use it when I get a car that looks like they have been applying used motor oil as a tire dressing.

I've got my TS tire brush clean with it many times after a tire cleaning turned the white bristles nearly black.
 
Eldorado2k said:
Spray liberaly, let it dwell for a minute or 2, spray the cement clean with the hose then scrub the brush.
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Yesterday I first tried Tarminator since the brush was dry. Let it dwell for about 3 minutes then scrub the cement, then rinse. It came out better than I expected. The bristles weren't clump up together.

Then I tried LATA let it dwell for a few minute then scrub, rinse. It came out better.

I then tried Meguiars Super Degreaser, let it dwell then rinse.

Everytime I clean the it keep on getting better now, starting to look like new. I guess the dwell time help but now I have pieces of bristles all over the foundation. I used a raise lip on the foundation to scrub on that maybe the cause of the bristle pieces on the foundation.
 
@ Eldorado2k

Do you use the tire dressing brush to clean the rims?
 
java said:
@ Eldorado2k

Do you use the tire dressing brush to clean the rims?
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I’m not him, but as far as I know he has one dedicated to tire dressing.


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Finick said:
I’m not him, but as far as I know he has one dedicated to tire dressing.


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I wasn't sure if he the same exact style brush to clean the rims as he doesn't to apply dressing to the tires.
 
DBAILEY said:
Zep's Purple Industrial cleaner will get your tire brushes clean. However, its powerful (truly industrial) and not health friendly, so be careful using it. Your body will absorb it through your skin, and vapor through your eyes and lungs.

I wish it was a safe cleaner because it is the best tire cleaner I have every used. I only use it when I get a car that looks like they have been applying used motor oil as a tire dressing.

I've got my TS tire brush clean with it many times after a tire cleaning turned the white bristles nearly black.
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Man you weren't kidding I picked this up yesterday and wow!!! It was like bleach to my tuff shine brush. I used it probably 5:1 and did a great job on the mats and tires

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That's cool. It really is a good cleaner. Be careful, a good buddy used it to degrease and clean the floor of his new detail shop. He had chemical burns in his lungs so bad that he couldn't work for like a month.
 
Wow... I’ll leave my tires and Matt’s dirty


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DBAILEY said:
That's cool. It really is a good cleaner. Be careful, a good buddy used it to degrease and clean the floor of his new detail shop. He had chemical burns in his lungs so bad that he couldn't work for like a month.
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Can I ask at what ratio you use Industrial Purple at for this, as well as tires (when needed)?

I use it at 1:1 for degreasing the kitchen oven, as well as the ceramic grates on top of my stove. At that ratio, I have a feeling the rubber would just peel right off ;)

Eric
 
ejaf said:
Can I ask at what ratio you use Industrial Purple at for this, as well as tires (when needed)?

I use it at 1:1 for degreasing the kitchen oven, as well as the ceramic grates on top of my stove. At that ratio, I have a feeling the rubber would just peel right off ;)

Eric
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I'm not sure if you're asking me but I used it at 5-1 and it worked great

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Rrthomas78 said:
I'm not sure if you're asking me but I used it at 5-1 and it worked great

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I was asking DBAILY; I saw your dilution ratio, was wondering his as well, since that stuff is "almost" as strong as Drano. 5:1 sounds just about right, considering what it feels like at 1:1.

Eric
 
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I used the Zep Purple at no stronger than 1:4 and it did well on the nastiest of tires. However, as mentioned, the fumes are atrocious if you're working in an enclosed space. Based on the recommendations of Richy, a regular contributor here, I switched to Zep 505. It needs to be stronger, diluted only 1:1, but it works as well on tires, IMO, and is a lot safer.

Bill
 
java said:
@ Eldorado2k

Do you use the tire dressing brush to clean the rims?
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No, I use a Mothers Wheel Brush, I’m actually waiting on a new 1 to arrive in the mail. Lately I’ve been using the Mothers Wheel Well Brush to clean wheels, it works nice because you don’t have to crouch all the way down to brush them. Heck I’ve been using that same brush 1st on the wheel, then a quik scrub of the tire, and finally the wheel well then rinse and move to the next tire.

But the gray brush is only for tire dressing.
 
BillyJack said:
I used the Zep Purple at no stronger than 1:4 and it did well on the nastiest of tires. However, as mentioned, the fumes are atrocious if you're working in an enclosed space. Based on the recommendations of Richy, a regular contributor here, I switched to Zep 505. It needs to be stronger, diluted only 1:1, but it works as well on tires, IMO, and is a lot safer.

Bill
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Thanks...tried 505, didn't work as well for me, but didn't have it at 1:1.

Eric
 
Eldorado2k said:
No, I use a Mothers Wheel Brush, I’m actually waiting on a new 1 to arrive in the mail. Lately I’ve been using the Mothers Wheel Well Brush to clean wheels, it works nice because you don’t have to crouch all the way down to brush them. Heck I’ve been using that same brush 1st on the wheel, then a quik scrub of the tire, and finally the wheel well then rinse and move to the next tire.

But the gray brush is only for tire dressing.
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Thanks for the replies!
 
On topic, I believe Mike Phillips pointed out, the Ragg Topp brush also works perfect for applying tire dressing. The round design makes sense. A bit pricey, but I will most likely try one during a sale. I just wanted to add, this method is still working great for me. Cleaned my brush once. Like anything, of course replacement brushes would be needed after they have worn out. The current Carrand brush I am using (see in my previous post) is working great. But I will try a Ragg Topp next.

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Duragloss #253 + Fagged tipped brush = PERFECT TIRES.
 
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