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New tires - when can I dress them?
As the title indicates....I'm getting new tires Saturday......how long before I can clean/dress them?
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Re: New tires - when can I dress them?
immediately ... consider cleaning off any solvent or dirt on the tires, and then coat preferably with a water based dressing.
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Re: New tires - when can I dress them?
I would clean them right away but maybe a wait a couple weeks to them outgas, a term I've heard new tires do once they're on the car and out and about driving. If it were me, I would wait a good 2 weeks before dressing them, especially if you don't drive a lot.
What tire dressing are looking to go with?
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Re: New tires - when can I dress them?
Right away is fine, no reason to wait.
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Re: New tires - when can I dress them?
Originally Posted by custmsprty
Right away is fine, no reason to wait.
I agree, they are probably a few months old.
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Re: New tires - when can I dress them?
This is just an observation-- I put new tires on in January and have been using DG tire and rubber dressing once a month, always after a wash. I always use a brush on the tires when washing and have never noticed anything unusual, but I haven't really been paying attention either.
I've been wondering about this "out gassing" since I bought the tires. So last night I noticed a spot on one of the tires and went with a paper towel to just wipe the spot off--- and the towel was JET BLACK. So I went around and did the rest of the tires. With just the slightest pressure, every pass was jet black. I mean it was seriously like wiping up a mix of charcoal and India ink. And it just kept coming and coming.
I'm not concerned or anything. Tires look totally normal. Just an observation- and proof that SOMETHING is still coming out of the tires (Michelins) after 5 months. As easy as it comes off, the DG certainly isn't "locking" it in. I don't think. Anyway, just thought I'd share.
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Re: New tires - when can I dress them?
Michelin, as great of a tire they are, seem to be the hardest to work with when it comes to tire dressings. I know in our TW tire coating thread the product seems to get soaked in.
I'm no tire engineer but this outgassing is something I've heard about and passing along to the group. I know it doesn't seem like it but tires ARE pores👈
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Re: New tires - when can I dress them?
just make sure to scrub and clean them very well first...
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Re: New tires - when can I dress them?
Originally Posted by Harpolith
This is just an observation-- I put new tires on in January and have been using DG tire and rubber dressing once a month, always after a wash. I always use a brush on the tires when washing and have never noticed anything unusual, but I haven't really been paying attention either.
I've been wondering about this "out gassing" since I bought the tires. So last night I noticed a spot on one of the tires and went with a paper towel to just wipe the spot off--- and the towel was JET BLACK. So I went around and did the rest of the tires. With just the slightest pressure, every pass was jet black. I mean it was seriously like wiping up a mix of charcoal and India ink. And it just kept coming and coming.
I'm not concerned or anything. Tires look totally normal. Just an observation- and proof that SOMETHING is still coming out of the tires (Michelins) after 5 months. As easy as it comes off, the DG certainly isn't "locking" it in. I don't think. Anyway, just thought I'd share.
Every tire contains up to 5 quarts of oil in it as part of the manufacturing process. Also it contains a slew of other chemicals: carbon black, sulfur, antioxidants, and antiozonants...
All this "stuff" forms a "sludge" that slowly emerges from the tire over time. Of course, you see a lot of it on a brand new tire.
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Re: New tires - when can I dress them?
Originally Posted by swanicyouth
Every tire contains up to 5 quarts of oil in it as part of the manufacturing process. Also it contains a slew of other chemicals: carbon black, sulfur, antioxidants, and antiozonants...
All this "stuff" forms a "sludge" that slowly emerges from the tire over time. Of course, you see a lot of it on a brand new tire.
Great info...bad avatar, LOL
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