Tire cleaning

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Hi, need some help on tire cleaning. Will DP cleanse-all exterior cleaner work well for cleaning my tires, or will just plain Dawn work without stripping my rims? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Rsurfer
 
I would use gun wash or thinner, then just car wash soap.
 
If you have any degreaser/all purpose cleaner, then that will work the best. Just dillute it 10:1 and you won't have an issue.

I think the brush is just as important as the cleaner. Get a nice stiff tire cleaning brush and it makes the job so much easier. I picked up the Megs Tire brush at a local retail store for $3 and it's great.
 
I use just some srong GC mix and the Meg tire brush works great but i recentaly baught some APC and Dgresser and im going to try them
 
Rsurfer said:
Hi, need some help on tire cleaning. Will DP cleanse-all exterior cleaner work well for cleaning my tires, or will just plain Dawn work without stripping my rims? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Rsurfer
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I purchased & used 2 gallons of this product last summer. I think it's great b/c you can use it all over the exterior, including the wheels & tires. I dilute it 1:1. I also sometimes use a few ounces in my wash bucket if my car is really dirty and I plan on re-waxing after.
 
Soap and water, any gel wheel cleaner that AG has will to it just fine.
 
Thanks guys, good info Rsurfer
 
Reddwarf - Great link. Inspires me to do mine right!
Question - I have painted rims and last time I pulled and cleaned them I noticed that the insides of the rims are really rough, like they had never been polished after painting. How do you think a 4" orange pad and NXT #3 polish would work on cleaning them up? Or use wheel cleaner with the pad (I have 3/4 bottle of Eagle one from years ago). Would it destroy the pad?
 
jean kelly said:
Do you have chrome wheels , if so what kind of wax do you use on them, or do you wax them at all
thanks ( I have 2000 xj8, love it )
jnjk
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waxing chrome wheels is just a pain, imho. just gotta redo them every wash!
i traded off my dp wheel wax.
good luck!
Lauren
 
Tanks Lauren
Your corvette looks great ! Thats great news about the chrome wheels.
thanks
jnjk
 
I have a 04 Infiniti G35 coupe. The brake dust is as bad if not worse than BMW. Bought some Kleen Wheels from AG, works well. Also put liquid Wheel Shield on my stock alloy rims, this also helped alot. No chrome wheels as yet. Only have 8k miles, waiting to upgrade to 18" tires and rims. Aloha, Rsurfer
 
Rsurfer said:
Aloha, Rsurfer
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My long lost Surfing twin?:D

I just normally use some AIO and then AW now, next month or two I redo. Beads water off and brake dust normally just washes right off, sometimes I have to scrub with mitt.
 
Rsurfer said:
I have a 04 Infiniti G35 coupe. The brake dust is as bad if not worse than BMW. Bought some Kleen Wheels from AG, works well. Also put liquid Wheel Shield on my stock alloy rims, this also helped alot. No chrome wheels as yet. Only have 8k miles, waiting to upgrade to 18" tires and rims. Aloha, Rsurfer
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Rsurfer - Mines a 2000 328ci with lowered suspension and M series staggered rims. Had major dust collection!!! (like yours?) You may want to check out Hawke Ceramic Performance pads. I changed over to these and have about a third as much dust as before!!:) Plus much better stopping.

To anyone - ever used polish & pads on the inside of painted rims? I'd love to make mine pretty.

Peace - Tam
 
Any good APC will be good, HiTemp Tire Cleaner is by far one of the best on the market for price and usage
 
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