Oldie but a GOODIE...Bleache-White!

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So I remember reading here about Bleache-White not being so good, then there was an old and new formula and it was now owned by Black Magic. Now noone here cares about Black Magic, its a product line for those starting out and/or not knowing better.....IMO anyways. Since reading this I've done a couple customers tires with this using an old ECO TOUCH spray bottle, the one with the nipple on the end that makes it foam up and this is where I think its key, to a point, the foaming action.

So, can't remember the thread and it really doesn't matter but "Oldie but a GOODIE" applies here without a doubt:

From today, my buddy's wife's Scion xB, she just ran it through a car wash yesterday.

Looks clean right???
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....wrong! This was after 2 complete passes, turned brown right away, getting to work to bring up all the brown gunk that you can't see!
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This was after scrubbing with the provided tire brush in the DP tire coating kit, really great brush for them to provide.
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Now I was going to coat the tires with TW tire coating but I left the tires to dry completely in sun and moved onto another car before I got around to detailing my buddy Hectour's 79' RX-7. When I turned around she ended up going to the store and then went out with her sister-in-law, oh well, I'll get them coated next week because I'm going to try and do a much overdue paint correction and LSP.

I've been using Bleache-White for years, even though tires are all blackwalls today, you still need to clean uncared for tires and although owned by Black Magic, it appears that "The Song Remains the Same".
 
Yet another customer:

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Finally dressed with TW tire coating!
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I haven't used bleche white it years, but it always did great on my white walls.
 
I have, and still use Bleche White on
my vehicles that have ROWL tires.


BTW:
The Black Magic brand also has an excellent
carpet and upholstery cleaner in its portfolio.


Bob
 
I always liked this stuff, seems when it did change it was not as good. I can remember just cleaning tires and not dressing them shd they still looked great.
 
YEP. Oldie but goodie. Saw it today at auto zone for $3.99
 
Do you guys remember the original Bleache-White sprayer, damn those things would kill my index finger.

I buy Bleache-White in the half gallon size, usually about $9.00 IIRC. To make it last even long I've even made some up w/ a 1:1 ratio of Super Clean to mix in with it. I know tire cleaner has a special chemical in it but when mixing it up, combined with the proper, foaming sprayer, it gets the job done.

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Yep used it for years, love the look. I am not a big fan of glossy tires, just a personal preference.
 
sloan66 said:
Yep used it for years, love the look. I am not a big fan of glossy tires, just a personal preference.
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But they need protecting and for this I suggest DP or TW tire coating, DP is even more natural looking whereas TW has a bit more sheen but nothing "used car lot" look.

I hijacked my own thread

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Just be careful with it. It specifically says to not use near certain rims, allow to get thrown off, etc.
 
Yeah, if you get it on the edge of rim, remove it asap! If it dries up you'll need to use some polish to remove it, even some mineral spirits has been said to work. Come to think of it, maybe a spritz of Bleache-White should even do the trick 💡

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Klasse Act said:
Yeah, if you get it on the edge of rim, remove it asap! If it dries up you'll need to use some polish to remove it, even some mineral spirits has been said to work. Come to think of it, maybe a spritz of Bleache-White should even do the trick 💡

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I use Megs degreaser right now.
 
This product also works very well for all the black plastic under the hood. Just spritz it on a cold engine and allow to dwell for a couple minutes. Then rinse with PW or regular spray nozzle. You will be amazed at how well it cleans under the hood. I have been using it this way for at least 20 years. :dblthumb2:
 
Crewchief152 said:
This product also works very well for all the black plastic under the hood. Just spritz it on a cold engine and allow to dwell for a couple minutes. Then rinse with PW or regular spray nozzle. You will be amazed at how well it cleans under the hood. I have been using it this way for at least 20 years. :dblthumb2:
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Great idea :xyxthumbs:
 
Do you feel that "Bleche-Wite" has (maybe) gone back to the original formula?

The old stuff was great, but when I purchased a bottle of the "new" stuff, I was REALLY disappointed.

Bill
 
After I noticed the formula change, I started using this cheap Dollar Tree tire cleaner and still do to this day. I think it's called Street Appeal and comes in a big 32oz bottle. To me, it works just as good as the old Westleys BW.
 
FishyX said:
After I noticed the formula change, I started using this cheap Dollar Tree tire cleaner and still do to this day. I think it's called Street Appeal and comes in a big 32oz bottle. To me, it works just as good as the old Westleys BW.
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:wow: Thanx for the heads up!

I've been using LA Awesome with pretty good results...guess I'll drop another buck and give this a go.

Bill
 
parttimer said:
I always liked this stuff, seems when it did change it was not as good. I can remember just cleaning tires and not dressing them shd they still looked great.
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Yeah, the new formula is not as strong as the original formula was. But its still decent.
 
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