I mean CLEAN
Not just applying armor all
Trying to avoid chemical cleaners

 

There's one and only true cleaner for your tires... It's called Westley's Bleach White.

If you had whitewalls, they'd be clean and white as new. We dont' have whitewalls, so the tires are clean and black.

You can find it at Pep Boys. Been using this stuff for like 10 yrs. Won't use anything else.

 

I agree bleach white works the best it takes off all dirt and all build up from using tire shine. To shine them up I use black magic tire gel. The gell works better than the spray( no over sray on the wheels and the rest of the car, and it doesn't sling off all over the place)

 

I use cleanser(ajax, comet, etc.) and a scrub brush. you'll be amazed how much dirt is embedded in the rubber. after you're done and tire is dry, finish with the rubber protectant of your choice.

 

I use the Bleach White stuff too (my dad introduced me to it). I spray it on the tire and scrub it w/ a big tire brush.

 

Even if you don't have white walls that stuff works?

 

damn maybe i should try some of that westleys bleach stuff... i've been using simple green and scrubbing/brushing my tires.. then when they dry.. applying tire shine or armor all

 

Yep, the stuff actually removes the outermost layer of rubber molecules (the brown buildup is "dead" rubber), and thus makes it look like new. It's actually somewhat corrosive (you don't have to worry about paint finishes if you don't let it dry and spray it off right after scrubbing the tire). Be careful of your eyes and don't breathe the stuff in when using it, that's bad (I've breathed it when it was windy outside, nasty stuff).

 

hahah when u talk about breathing in chemicals/cleaners.. that reminds me of some wheel cleaner I used.. i was kneeling down cleaning my rims.. then a gust of wind blew.. and i was straight nautious and was about to lose my balance.. lolz.. maybe i'll stick w/ the simple green..

 

agrees!!! wheel cleaners are about the most hazardous cleaning product, burns the noise and the eyes.

I like simple green alot, works on lots of stuff. To me that means just one less bottle to carry down stairs. simple green works great on wheels as well as wheel wells and the tires. My latest product that i have been using and very happy with is called Greased Lightning. Its made here in SC and was formulated in part by a a guy my friend went to school with at Clemson University. Takes dirt right off tires with a brush. Added bonus, also good for removing petrolium-based stains in cloths

Give it a try.

 

Westleys its so harsh..I used it on my old tires and found it burned up the clearcoat on my gsr wheels,so im just rying to keep it simple and use dawn liquid soap..it works,im going to stay away from chemicals,I even have a almost full bottle which I used on my g/f 93 ford explorer man,talk about a POS

 

I spray the Bleach White on the tires, not the wheels. I scrub with a tire brush going about 4 times around the tire then rinse thoroughly.

I've never had a problem. My tires always look awesome.

 

Same here, even it gets on the edges of my wheels a bit I spray it off immediately and no problems.

 

I uSe the StUfF thAt GiVeS mY tIrEs The BlUe TinT, ThAt sheezy is off the heezy fo reezy.

 

hahahaha i saw that ish while picking up my "Absorber" synthetic chamois yesterday.. some guy was lookin at it and reading the packaging..

 

the question was how to CLEAN tires, not how to SHINE tires.

 

I use the tire cleaner from the 99 cents store and the tire shine too and it works for me! hahaha... wow, this thread is like 2 years old and im bringing it back! woot woot!