Quick Tips: 4 quick tips to cleaning tires!

did all the tires on my cars yesterday with LATA, a stiff brush, some hot water, and UTTG. i missed this tip on using a microfiber :(. will try it next time.
 
I haven't tried it either but have seen more and more people suggesting it lately saying that it makes all the difference.
 
Been using ARO and a good tire brush for many years and use a towel to check them. I was thinking I was crazy doing this but now I feel great that some else is doing the same as me.
 
Seems a good reason for hanging onto all those old towels that normally get pitched out when too stained.
 
Thought this thread deserved a bump incase some members haven't seen it. Tip #2 works like a charm. Thanks.
 
Todd Helme said:
If you cannot get anything off with microfiber than your tire is CLEAN! :bigups
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This is a great tip! Is there any particular brand/type of MF towel especially suitable tip for this job? I am thinking an older/stained MF with short fibers would probably be good.

GTO_04
 
GTO_04 said:
This is a great tip! Is there any particular brand/type of MF towel especially suitable tip for this job? I am thinking an older/stained MF with short fibers would probably be good.

GTO_04
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I use some Costco MF towels to do this job. No way those see my paint anyway. :)
 
Excellent tips. I followed Todd's recommendation a few months ago to use a microfiber towel after I thought the tires were clean and was amazed at how much more dirt came off.
 
Todd Helme said:
Tip Two: Microfiber makes an amazing tire cleaner! Microfiber was originally designed for cleaning, long before detailers demanded ultra plush versions for polish and wax removal. It is still an amazing cleaner. After scrubbing your tires and rinsing, apply a little of your favorite tire cleaner or all-purpose-cleaner to a microfiber and scrub. You will be amazing at how much gunk you are able to remove from your clean tire. Repeat if necessary and you will soon be on your way to spotless tires.
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Using a microfiber cloth can be actually more important than the selection of tire cleaner.
 
I sit down with a small screwdriver to remove the small rocks
that get between the tire treads. :D
Nice tips everyone!!!
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Great Tips Todd, and great Idea Al. I think first time I saw that was during Bobbys review of BF tire shine.
 
Before I got a power washer, I'd run up to the coin wash and use their tire cleaner and high pressure wash. My favorite tire cleaner is just an APC - UNLESS - it's a buddy's car/truck that has never seen water except rain, then I bring out Wesley's Bleech White
and start with that. I know, I know, BW will ruin your health, your sex life, lower your credit score yada yada.......stuff works and as long as you follow the directions and have some common sense you'll be fine.
 
Besides using HiTemp Tire Cleaner, Power Clean, & Tuf Shine Tire cleaner I've found that having a DRY tire and a strong chemical really helps. Do 1 pass on each tire so the chemical wicks the dirt out, then work another pass after they've dried.
 
I had tried to clean my tires with both a waterless car wash and an OTC wheel cleaning solution - some surface dirt on the front of the hubcaps came off but not much of the stuff that I could see behind the spokes and on the rim.

I decided to get the Pinnacle Wheel cleaner that came bundled with a brush. As I got to work I had no idea just how dirty the wheels were. The brush was absolutely black. However as I went along the dirt easily came off the brush and the inside rims began to look great. This simple little narrow brush is rather a handy item for this type cleaning.
 
Jack K said:
I had tried to clean my tires with both a waterless car wash and an OTC wheel cleaning solution - some surface dirt on the front of the hubcaps came off but not much of the stuff that I could see behind the spokes and on the rim.

I decided to get the Pinnacle Wheel cleaner that came bundled with a brush. As I got to work I had no idea just how dirty the wheels were. The brush was absolutely black. However as I went along the dirt easily came off the brush and the inside rims began to look great. This simple little narrow brush is rather a handy item for this type cleaning.
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You do realize this thread is for cleaning tires and not wheels, right?
 
Lou Bunn said:
Before I got a power washer, I'd run up to the coin wash and use their tire cleaner and high pressure wash. My favorite tire cleaner is just an APC - UNLESS - it's a buddy's car/truck that has never seen water except rain, then I bring out Wesley's Bleech White
and start with that. I know, I know, BW will ruin your health, your sex life, lower your credit score yada yada.......stuff works and as long as you follow the directions and have some common sense you'll be fine.
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Have you used OPC? It is quite the strong cleaner at 1 part concentrate to 3 parts water.
 
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