Tire cleaning

Hoss · 07-02-2003, 03:19 PM

What do you all recommend to clean tires? I use BlecheWhite on my old truck because those rims are torn to sh*t, but with how acidic that stuff is I don't dare get it near my ZQ8's. Car wash and a tire brush just doesn't seem to be cutting it, and there's always still a brown haze on them every time I go to put shine on them.

LowTech · 07-02-2003, 04:03 PM

On my rims I use WHEEL MIST® MULTI PURPOSE WHEEL CLEANER (the yellow one) It is somwhat harsh you can smell the chemical reaction when it hits the billet. As long as the rims are cool and you dont leave it on for an hour it works great. After I use that I use MAG & ALUMINUM POLISH or something similar. Before a show i do both of those an use the buffer. After both of those I use some special stuff my detila buddy made up. Billet is a pain to keep clean!!! lol

:cry:

For the tires I use Octagon Soap It keeps them black even after the tire shine wears off. You just rub it on the tires with a brush and let it set.

For the shine I use Eagle One or http://www.meguiars.com/product_showroom/showproducts_template.cfm?SrcLine=CW Tire Shine . The meguiars has an adjustable nozzle.

JHart666 · 07-02-2003, 04:12 PM

i use blechew hite, do it twice, rinse my rims, which are ls stock, and use black magic tire shine, but lowtech seems to have a much more better sounding way, so id go with what he said

TheMan3.4 · 07-12-2003, 01:13 AM

use the new stuff from Turtle Wax called Tire Wax. You wipe it on, and wipe it off, SWEEEET shine and doesnt use silicon that gets on EVERYthing and thrown all over your truck

Got-20z · 07-12-2003, 01:16 AM

only thing i like for good cleaning of tires and rims is Eagle one A-Z wheel cleaner... and i use eagle one wadding polish for the rims

V6MaroFL · 07-12-2003, 01:21 AM

I'm not loyal to any brand when it comes to tires but lately I've been using the Armour All tire spray and gives it a nice shine.

Side note: The Eagle One Wadding Polish is great like vortec said for wheels, as well as tail pipes

zq8fromhell · 08-04-2003, 03:25 AM

bleachwite wont hurt your zq8 rims at all, i even use it on my buffed out zq8 rims, and only have to polish them about every three washes...good stuff

LowTech · 08-04-2003, 09:17 AM

I just bought some of Mother's Billet polish....wow....my steering whell has not been so clean and soft and smooth to the touch in weeks. I have done the rims fully but no doubt it will turn out well.

Derek · 08-05-2003, 08:25 PM

I use Simple Green to clean the tires and then I use Meguair's Gold Class Endurance High Gloss Tire Gel! It only comes in gel form and it is purple gel. Smells like a grape soda. Use a foam applicator to put the stuff on. It lasts for weeks and even after it rains you can still see it! Great stuff. About $10 a bottle at Pep Boy's! I use Mother's billet Polish on everything metal. It is kind of expensive but is great!

Derek

V6MaroFL · 08-06-2003, 03:24 AM

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Originally posted by Derek
I use Simple Green to clean the tires and then I use Meguair's Gold Class Endurance High Gloss Tire Gel! It only comes in gel form and it is purple gel. Smells like a grape soda. Use a foam applicator to put the stuff on. It lasts for weeks and even after it rains you can still see it! Great stuff. About $10 a bottle at Pep Boy's!

I agree this is also good stuff, just make sure you don't get any on the tread and wipe it down real good or you will get awful spinoff... especially disappointing after you spend 5 hours making that baby shine

Derek · 08-16-2003, 12:34 AM

exactly, wipe it on, let it sit, wipe it off. you can reapply more if you want. just watch around the edges. it will make you tread slick as well. i did a donut the other day pulling on to the interstate because i spilled some and then it rained. kinda scary.

03 SS · 09-13-2003, 04:39 AM

Best tire stuff to use is the Mequires long last. Dont get the spray stuff, it flips everywhere. This is a thicker purple stuff. make sure you put it on with the sponges that are shaped like your tires. I have people ask me what I use all the time. Great shine, & it really doesnt flip that crap all over. Smells like grapes too. I like to lick the sponge when I'm done!

1Bad89Coupe · 09-17-2003, 12:02 AM

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Originally posted by Blue02
What do you all recommend to clean tires? I use BlecheWhite on my old truck because those rims are torn to sh*t, but with how acidic that stuff is I don't dare get it near my ZQ8's. Car wash and a tire brush just doesn't seem to be cutting it, and there's always still a brown haze on them every time I go to put shine on them.

I use that on mine too and it doesn't hurt anything, just make sure you rinse it all off.

07-02-2003, 03:19 PM	#1
Hoss GM junkie Age: 29 Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 432 Location: Dayton, MD User is: OffLine	Tire cleaning What do you all recommend to clean tires? I use BlecheWhite on my old truck because those rims are torn to sh*t, but with how acidic that stuff is I don't dare get it near my ZQ8's. Car wash and a tire brush just doesn't seem to be cutting it, and there's always still a brown haze on them every time I go to put shine on them.
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07-02-2003, 04:03 PM	#2
LowTech True Ambition Age: 32 Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 3,531 Location: Plains,PA User is: OffLine	On my rims I use WHEEL MIST® MULTI PURPOSE WHEEL CLEANER (the yellow one) It is somwhat harsh you can smell the chemical reaction when it hits the billet. As long as the rims are cool and you dont leave it on for an hour it works great. After I use that I use MAG & ALUMINUM POLISH or something similar. Before a show i do both of those an use the buffer. After both of those I use some special stuff my detila buddy made up. Billet is a pain to keep clean!!! lol :cry: For the tires I use Octagon Soap It keeps them black even after the tire shine wears off. You just rub it on the tires with a brush and let it set. For the shine I use Eagle One or http://www.meguiars.com/product_showroom/showproducts_template.cfm?SrcLine=CW Tire Shine . The meguiars has an adjustable nozzle.
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07-02-2003, 04:12 PM	#3
JHart666 Registered User Age: 23 Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 890 Location: edgewood, maryland User is: OffLine	i use blechew hite, do it twice, rinse my rims, which are ls stock, and use black magic tire shine, but lowtech seems to have a much more better sounding way, so id go with what he said
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07-12-2003, 01:13 AM	#4
TheMan3.4 SuperFly Age: 23 Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 261 Location: VA User is: OffLine	use the new stuff from Turtle Wax called Tire Wax. You wipe it on, and wipe it off, SWEEEET shine and doesnt use silicon that gets on EVERYthing and thrown all over your truck
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07-12-2003, 01:16 AM	#5
Got-20z has committed suicide! Age: 27 Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 11,945 Location: North East, Kentucky User is: OffLine	only thing i like for good cleaning of tires and rims is Eagle one A-Z wheel cleaner... and i use eagle one wadding polish for the rims
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07-12-2003, 01:21 AM	#6
V6MaroFL Make Way for the Bad Guy Age: 26 Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 821 Location: Tallahassee, FL (FSU) User is: OffLine	I'm not loyal to any brand when it comes to tires but lately I've been using the Armour All tire spray and gives it a nice shine. Side note: The Eagle One Wadding Polish is great like vortec said for wheels, as well as tail pipes
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08-04-2003, 03:25 AM	#7
zq8fromhell Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 947 Location: madison indiana User is: OffLine	bleachwite wont hurt your zq8 rims at all, i even use it on my buffed out zq8 rims, and only have to polish them about every three washes...good stuff
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08-04-2003, 09:17 AM	#8
LowTech True Ambition Age: 32 Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 3,531 Location: Plains,PA User is: OffLine	I just bought some of Mother's Billet polish....wow....my steering whell has not been so clean and soft and smooth to the touch in weeks. I have done the rims fully but no doubt it will turn out well.
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08-05-2003, 08:25 PM	#9
Derek Beginner's Luck Age: 29 Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 259 Location: KY User is: OffLine	I use Simple Green to clean the tires and then I use Meguair's Gold Class Endurance High Gloss Tire Gel! It only comes in gel form and it is purple gel. Smells like a grape soda. Use a foam applicator to put the stuff on. It lasts for weeks and even after it rains you can still see it! Great stuff. About $10 a bottle at Pep Boy's! I use Mother's billet Polish on everything metal. It is kind of expensive but is great! Derek
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08-06-2003, 03:24 AM	#10
V6MaroFL Make Way for the Bad Guy Age: 26 Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 821 Location: Tallahassee, FL (FSU) User is: OffLine	Quote: Originally posted by Derek I use Simple Green to clean the tires and then I use Meguair's Gold Class Endurance High Gloss Tire Gel! It only comes in gel form and it is purple gel. Smells like a grape soda. Use a foam applicator to put the stuff on. It lasts for weeks and even after it rains you can still see it! Great stuff. About $10 a bottle at Pep Boy's! I agree this is also good stuff, just make sure you don't get any on the tread and wipe it down real good or you will get awful spinoff... especially disappointing after you spend 5 hours making that baby shine
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08-16-2003, 12:34 AM	#11
Derek Beginner's Luck Age: 29 Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 259 Location: KY User is: OffLine	exactly, wipe it on, let it sit, wipe it off. you can reapply more if you want. just watch around the edges. it will make you tread slick as well. i did a donut the other day pulling on to the interstate because i spilled some and then it rained. kinda scary.
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09-13-2003, 04:39 AM	#12
03 SS Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,380 Location: User is: OffLine	Best tire stuff to use is the Mequires long last. Dont get the spray stuff, it flips everywhere. This is a thicker purple stuff. make sure you put it on with the sponges that are shaped like your tires. I have people ask me what I use all the time. Great shine, & it really doesnt flip that crap all over. Smells like grapes too. I like to lick the sponge when I'm done! Last edited by 03 SS : 09-13-2003 at 04:40 AM.
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09-17-2003, 12:02 AM	#13
1Bad89Coupe Slonoma Owner Age: 25 Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 694 Location: Central Florida User is: OffLine	Re: Tire cleaning Quote: Originally posted by Blue02 What do you all recommend to clean tires? I use BlecheWhite on my old truck because those rims are torn to sh*t, but with how acidic that stuff is I don't dare get it near my ZQ8's. Car wash and a tire brush just doesn't seem to be cutting it, and there's always still a brown haze on them every time I go to put shine on them. I use that on mine too and it doesn't hurt anything, just make sure you rinse it all off.
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