Stripping tires not fun

[PA DETAILER]

In lieu of applying VRP to the tires tomorrow morning, thought i would save some time and prep them. Good times. NOT. Clean as clean is now! After several scrubbings, i believe all prior crap is off. Used tuff shine / megs non acid / megs degreaser cleaners to do the job. Tuff shine put the biggest dent in them. Megs non acid is good, but i expected a bit more cleaning power. Degreaser hardly put a hurt on them. I did the white towel test, and they wipe clean, so guess their ready. That was more work than i cared for.

[Mike Phillips]

I spent 45 minutes a piece on my 40" Toyos....


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The only way to go....


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[PA DETAILER]

Well, Ill tell you mike, it was a job. Almost makes me want to skip the VRP and just coat them with the TW kit everyone raves about. But on the flip side, i have read VRP is awesome for tires and WATER BASED. I should have no issues with the VRP hopefully. Heard its a NO SLING product too, which is what i am after!

[asianisafish]

Plastidip themy and have a nice sheen forever

[FocusSTguy]

I spent 45 minutes a piece on my 40" Toyos....


Best darn tire cleaning brush I've ever used! (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/ask-expert-featuring-mike-phillips/62454-best-darn-tire-cleaning-brush-i-ve-ever-used.html)


The only way to go....


:dblthumb2:

What a great tip! Stripping tires is probably my least favorite detailing task but using a DA might actually make it fun.

[custmsprty]

What a great tip! Stripping tires is probably my least favorite detailing task but using a DA might actually make it fun.

Definitely and a darn good reason to keep you PC when you decide to upgrade. Wish I had LOL :doh:

[ski2]

Mothers Back to Black Tire Renew makes quick work of removing all the old product and browning. Couple of quick applications and wipes.

[shreffy]

I spray the tires down with Purple Power, let it sit a minute, then take some all purpose cleaner mixed with a little water, and a scrub brush and go to town on them, then hose off..Works great :) Let them dry and dress the tires with a couple of coats or so with your favorite tire shine :)

[JWilliams.RadiantDetail]

Mother's Back to Black Tire Renew seems too good to be true. I have Tuf Shine and it's pretty damn awesome. I used Mothers and without scrubbing and less applications even. It seemed to work as well as TS. I need to see a side by side comparison done. I can't really comprehend how a few applications and some regular wiping got my tires cleaner faster than 4 applications with TS and a ton of scrubbing. Especially so when TS works for me SO MUCH better than any other product I've used to clean my tires.

[Mr_Anderson]

Whenever I need to detail the wheels/tires, I've found that removing them from the vehicle makes the job much easier. Plus, you get to clean the back of the tire and wheel!

[WRAPT C5Z06]

Tarminator

[Mike Phillips]

Whenever I need to detail the wheels/tires, I've found that removing them from the vehicle makes the job much easier. Plus, you get to clean the back of the tire and wheel!


Still a TON of work.... been there, cleaned and polished that....


How to Clean & Coat the INSIDE of your car's wheels (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/ask-expert-featuring-mike-phillips/69426-how-clean-coat-inside-your-car-s-wheels.html)


Before
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During
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After http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/2025/Detailers_Wheel_Coating_047.jpg


Done
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:)

[chris11le]

Whenever I need to detail the wheels/tires, I've found that removing them from the vehicle makes the job much easier. Plus, you get to clean the back of the tire and wheel!

I got an untouched set of 18" wheels/tires for my wifes car. Swapped them with the dealer for what we already had on the car, so they were off and ready for me to clean up.

Since the car they were from just came off the truck they had no dealer installed junk on them. And they still took me about 15-20 minutes each even while off the car.

First application of TufShine cleaner resulted in some brown foam. Second was probably pure white but I wanted to be sure, so I did a third application. Between each "coat" I dried the tires with a terry towel, and flushed out the TufShine brush with running water.

The TufShine came out great, but it sure took a bit of work even with "clean" tires. Ill be interested to see if it holds up long enough to justify that amount of work, especially if there are alternative water-based dressings I can use more frequently but with less labor intensive prep work.

[Matt@Revive]

I was super lucky this weekend, i stripped a set of tires that had less than 100 miles on them and no tire shine ever applied. one scrub with Tuf Shine cleaner removed everything, i didi a second scrub for good measure.

[Mr_Anderson]

Still a TON of work.... been there, cleaned and polished that....


How to Clean & Coat the INSIDE of your car's wheels (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/ask-expert-featuring-mike-phillips/69426-how-clean-coat-inside-your-car-s-wheels.html)


:)


The older I get, the harder it gets to squat down to do those lower areas. So whenever I can, I bring those lower areas up to me.

Of course it still takes some work. I doubt I'd be willing to do it outside in the rain, nor without a floor jack. If it was easy, though, it wouldn't be nearly as rewarding once you're done.