if my tire's sidewall is brown, how do i clean it besides using car wash soap.

i need something good that'll take the uglyness away.

What tire protectant do you use? The cheap stuff causes your tires to turn brown.

Try cleaning it with a strong wheel cleaner (try not to get it on the wheels or rinse it off quickly)

This should help.

use some armoral tire shine stuff... makes it go away real quick

Make sure you use a gel and not a spray. The spray's seem to last for about 3 days.

where should i go to get this stuff.

thanks for the replys, the wash and wax forum has never been so responsive!

any gel? a website that i should go to for the stuff?

Nah, just go to Autozone or the like. Try out Black Magic gel or Meguiar's gel. The gels also won't fling on your paint like the sprays do.

im not really worried about the flinging, its just that the tires are lookin like entermans frosted donuts.

edit "dusty stale entenmanns frosty donuts"

MMMM!!!! Donuts...

hmmm i just bought some spray while I was at target 2 days ago... yeah it lasts for 3 days but all u need to do is spray some more real quick like 60 seconds or less.

i want some high quality shit.

where can i find smething high quality that will protect + shine

if the rubber is actually dirty I would first spray it with some simple green or some kind of strong household cleaner and scrub it with a brush. then rinse it off and wipe it down with tire wet gel. autozone has about 4 different kinds, they all give similar results.

its not dirty. the tread of the tire is a brilliant onyx, the sidewall is earth tone.

Like I said, just get some Mequiar's wet tire gel from Autozone.

alright man, if im not happy ill ream u

Alrighty then...

i used this spray shit.

it worked good. "wet tire spray"

black magic

told ya... just makes it shiny and protected a bit for a few days I think mine is armor all.

its funny though, i used car soap / house hold cleaner.

and it ended up 2 of my tires (the newer ones) became brilliant black.

the others were dull brown. Can the type of tire have something to do with this?

im riding OEM 99 CL 16''s on Continental ContiSportContacts

I use 303 Protectant, that stuff lasts long as hell and keeps the black.... black...

is the 303 protectant available at auto zones?