Anyone have this on their tires? Any idea what it is or how to remove it? I've tried giving a good wipe down with a sponge (I got an old ratty sponge I use to clean my wheels with), and it doesn't come off. I use the spray on tire black stuff if you're wondering what I use on my tires.

Just curious since I've seen it on my last car, as well as this one. I thought it might be some leakage from bad tire/rim contact, but I seem to have this on almost all my tires and the tires aren't losing pressure faster than normal...

Any idea guys?

 

Syee, can you post the "chemical" you use to clean your tires / rims with?

The brand that is.

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I use this to clean my wheels. Just a quick spray before hand, and then a quick wash down with a sponge afterwards. Then I just whatever tire black spray on is on special at the auto store. (not really loyal to a particular brand).

Hmm...interesting though - I used this same stuff on my old wheels...could it be the tire cleaner doing it? Maybe I should just stick to sponge and leftover car wash detergent?

 

[QUOTE=syee99]Anyone have this on their tires? Any idea what it is or how to remove it? I've tried giving a good wipe down with a sponge (I got an old ratty sponge I use to clean my wheels with), and it doesn't come off. I use the spray on tire black stuff if you're wondering what I use on my tires.

Just curious since I've seen it on my last car, as well as this one. I thought it might be some leakage from bad tire/rim contact, but I seem to have this on almost all my tires and the tires aren't losing pressure faster than normal...

Any idea guys?

[Solvent-based silicone dressings - usually a clear greasy liquid, (Dimethal (DMS) that contain petroleum solvents as a cleaning agent, they remove the elasticity from vinyl, rubber and paint; causing them to evaporate out of the substrate, leaving behind a dry inflexible surface. The difference between water and solvent based is in the carrier system used. Solvent based products use a hydrocarbon silicone to suspend the product. When you apply it, the solvent evaporates leaving the dressing's active ingredients (silicone oil) behind; this type of silicone is also not biodegradable. Most high gloss products are based upon DMS silicone oil.

 

Thats the stuff I use.. but I haven't notice any weird side effects from the usage of the product. So my next question is, how long do you leave it on the tires/rims for?

I barely let them sit for over 30seconds (thats personal taste).

 

hmm...good question. It's more than 30 seconds - that's for sure. It takes about a minute or two to spray all 4 wheels. Then about a minute or two to grab the hose and fire up and spray the wheels. I'd say that it would possible that it sits on there for up to 5 mins. I know it's kinda long. Maybe I'll just stick to a sponge after I'm done with this bottle of wheel cleaner...

 

did you try wesleys bleache white?
spray the tires wit that and scrub them to try to get if off...
i noticed that after I use dressing for a while overtiem the dressign will "coat" the tire and ill spray Wesleys Bleach White on the TIRES ONLY and see if that gets rid of your marks...good luck