best tire CLEANER?

[TexasTB]

I use a wheel cleaner for tires...LOL.
works awesome though

called 'Mag Wheel NA' from Car Brite
Diluted 1:3
Spray on and watch the brown on the tires run off.......

[P1et]

Cleaning the actual tire? How about Bleche White?

[emaxxman]

Will a tire cleaner remove the brown on my tires? I know the browning is due to the use of solvent based tire dressings and the buildup over time. Is the brown actually the rubber turning color permanently or is that just the oils and dressings turning a nasty color?

I currently only use wash soap and Meg's brush to get the tires clean. The brown appears pretty easily have a rain.

[killrwheels@autogeek]

brown tires after a rain or washing is likely do to the use of low grade silicones in tire dressing. You will find this the norm after most cheap store bought varieties. Move to a water (poly) based dressing.

[articsilber323]

for cleaning tires i use simple green diluted 5:1

for wheels i use megs all wheel cleaner


when i run out of the megs cleaner im going to try dp gell wheel cleaner

-z

[killrwheels@autogeek]

having seen the damage done by Simple Green first hand to uncoated wheels, I highly suggest a wheel specific cleaner. Pinnacle, DP, and P21S rock !!

[dengood1]

DP Gel Wheel Cleaner is one of the best wheel/tire cleaners I've used. Poorboys Spray & Rinse Wheel Cleaner is another excellent choice. Both will clean tires extremely well and are safe for your wheels.

http://www.autogeek.net/dp370.html

http://www.autogeek.net/pbsrwc32.html

[dengood1]

Originally Posted by killrwheels@autogeek

having seen the damage done by Simple Green first hand to uncoated wheels, I highly suggest a wheel specific cleaner. Pinnacle, DP, and P21S rock !!

DP Gel Wheel Cleaner is safe enough to use on your paint to remove bugs, tar, etc.! Just an FYI

[articsilber323]

Originally Posted by killrwheels@autogeek

having seen the damage done by Simple Green first hand to uncoated wheels, I highly suggest a wheel specific cleaner. Pinnacle, DP, and P21S rock !!

i only use the simple green on the tires, and i dont spray it directly on to the tires i have a cheap walmart libman brush that has some softer bristles and i spray the simple green into the brush and go at it on the tire, works good for me

-z

[emaxxman]

Originally Posted by killrwheels@autogeek

brown tires after a rain or washing is likely do to the use of low grade silicones in tire dressing. You will find this the norm after most cheap store bought varieties. Move to a water (poly) based dressing.

Hmmm...I know the cheap stuff will turn it brown but all I've ever used on my current tires was Meg's Hotshine (spray and aerosol). Technically, I did try Meg's Hyper Dressing once but it washed off after just sitting in a rain.

What I would like to do now is clean the tire really well and then switch to a water based dressing. I'm thinking that the Hyper Dressing didn't really hold well because it couldn't absorb into the tire past the solvent dressings I had on them.