Very brown tires help :-(

tuff shine, but repeated apc cleaning first. their cleaner is good but product is a bit expensive.
 
Have you ever used a citrus based cleaner undiluted on these tires? I used Purple Power citrus cleaner on mine before and it left brown spots/run marks. I think I evened it out with DP all-clean and/or OPC, and dressed/protected with Opti-Bond. If you have excessively cleaned the tries it causes them to turn brown as you are removing the black carbon/vulcanized rubber from the sidewall. I would stay away from using any degreaser straight on rubber unlessbthe manufacturer recommends it and you do a test spot first. Pulling a wheel off and test on the inside sidewall is probably a best bet. Just make sure the cleaner doesn't run to the outside sidewall. Brushes are greatbfr removing the bulk of dirt off first, but even then I prefer softer bristles as they gather dirt better and wont scratch the rubber like stiff bristles can. I cheap MF rag or wash sponge works great a remove the grime in the pores and nooks and crannies.
Then choose a good rubber protectant like Opti-Bond or Opti tire protectant.

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ShaunD said:
If you have excessively cleaned the tires it causes them to turn brown as you are removing the black carbon/vulcanized rubber from the sidewall.
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I used to think this but now understand the browning is a side-effect of the antiozonants and plasticizers added as part of the rubber compounding. This spec sheet isn't the greatest but hits some of the points (it's for a non-browning additive). Hopefully I'm not breaking the rules by linking but it's not something you can buy for your car, anyway: DURAZONE® 37 Antiozonant Is A Non-blooming And Non-staining Antioxidant
 
Westley's Bleche White.
:iagree:

Been using it for years and it does work for me. I even have been diluting it a little and it still works good...and available almost everywhere...
 
POPPAJ said:
Westley's Bleche White. Cheap,available,works.
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:iagree:

Some products simply will not go away, and there's a reason; they work. Period!

I've been using this product with success for 25 years.

Now, I have tried Mothers Foaming All Wheel Cleaner, and I must add that I've been impressed with it, considering only using it a short time. Hardly quite the same experience/time frame involved, but I like it.

Aside from the Mothers product I mentioned above, I quit using every other over the counter wheel cleaners because they simply aren't as good at cleaning the dirtiest of tires as the Westley's Bleche White. When I come across tires that can't be cleaned to my satisfactory, I reach for the Bleche White by Westley's (Black Magic).

Unlike other products I've used in the past, you let them dry and just out of luck. You have to add more products in order to clean the tire.

I've found that when using Westley's you can liverally spray all 4 tires and it's best to let the product dry on the tire. In fact, the first tire is usually dry after you finish spray the cleaner on the last tire.

Go to the first tire you sprayed with product. Make sure it's dry before you begin and then lightly mist the tire with water, which reactivates the product, and start scrubbing.

You don't have to use the product the way I do, but the above is how I use it. In fact, I like to spray all 4 tires with product first and then start the cleaning process and rinse each tire as I go. It just seems to be a little faster for me, and it's a "system" I become accustomed to doing after using this product for many years. I can't find another product that I can use in this same manner...that is, the other products dry and won't reactivate. At least, they don't reactivate with the same amount of sudds as does the Westley's.

Old habits/products die hard.

"Find something you like and use it often." --Mike Phillips

To reiterate POPPAJ's words;

Westley's Bleche White; "Cheap,available,works." :dblthumb2:
 
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Guys, READ. Some browning "blooming " is normal. It's inevitable, part of the chemical process.
 
DogRescuer said:
Guys, READ. Some browning "blooming " is normal.
It's inevitable,
part of the chemical process.
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I use a very good tire cleaner but they don't sell it here. How's that for a tease. I won't break the rules though and put a photo up.
 
Try out Zep 505, let it sit for about 30 seconds to a minute then scrub
 
I find that just as important as the product is how its sprayed onto the tire. The use of a foaming head is pretty important IMO but I've been using Bleache White for many, many years, although its been bought by Black Magic the product still performs for me. I have finally bought the DG tire cleaner with the recent sale, been wanting to try for a while now and soon enough I will finally see how that works out.

I can also suggest the use of Optimum Power Clean aka Alien Kleen and its so strong that I would start at a 3:1 and see how that works out and if needed, maybe 2:1 but letting it sit for a while is also helpful as well. Sometimes some good old fashioned elbow grease works best too, something to keep in mind.
 
I use Meguiar's M40 on a terry cloth applicator. It's a vinly/rubber cleaner and conditioner. It's always taken care of blooming for me.
 
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