Tires turning brown!
06-26-2002, 02:59 PM
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Tires turning brown!
Guys, I need your help!
It has to do with the color of my tires... Instead of being black they have turned a dull brown color and this is even with applying Meguiars tire treatment!!! What do you guys recommend that I do?? What tire treatment products do you guys use??
It has to do with the color of my tires... Instead of being black they have turned a dull brown color and this is even with applying Meguiars tire treatment!!! What do you guys recommend that I do?? What tire treatment products do you guys use??
06-26-2002, 03:07 PM
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before you put on any dressing, spray down the tires w/ simple green, let 'em sit for a minute then scrub w/ a brush. this should remove the brown stuff. then apply some dress.
06-26-2002, 03:08 PM
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I never knew tires dried out... I have never had this problem with any of the previous cars that I have owned.. So is the brown color a temporary stain or is it going to be permanent??? I'll try to use soap and water and try to scrub the brown off but I can't believe my tires have changed colors even though I have been using Meguiars tire treatment!!
So is the brown color a temporary stain or is it going to be permanent??? I'll try to use soap and water and try to scrub the brown off but I can't believe my tires have changed colors even though I have been using Meguiars tire treatment!!
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06-26-2002, 03:42 PM
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Get a bottle of Westley Bleach-WITE whitewall/blackwall Tire Cleaner. Spray it on & hose off then treat your tires with the Meguiars Endurance High Gloss Formular. Do 2 or 3 applications of this wait 10mins between each coat.
06-26-2002, 03:47 PM
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Originally posted by JOE
I'll try to use soap and water and try to scrub the brown off
I'll try to use soap and water and try to scrub the brown off
06-26-2002, 04:08 PM
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From what I've heard/read, the brown stuff is a by-product of the tire's built-in anti-aging process. Interestingly enough, this process gets accelerated whenever you use tire shine products, i.e. Meguiars, Armor-All, etc. I think it's from the silicone which is rumored to cause rubber/vinyl to "rot". It's a controversial issue among enthusiasts but for practical purposes it shouldn't be a problem on your tires....Just clean it off and reapply whatever tire shine product you use. My .02.
06-26-2002, 05:31 PM
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Try an SOS pad...the steel wool pad with the soap in it...thats what I used to use back in the day with some white walls....use to get anything and every thing of the tire.
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