bayer-z28

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Just came to me after reading the tire shine thread.

I see a handfull of people that wash theier car, spit shine their wheels and then slap some 'Black Magic' or whatever on thier dirty, grimy tires. It buggs the hell out of me!!

I use Eagle One All Wheel and Tire Cleaner. It works great. Even if you don't think your tires/wheels are dirty. Just spray it down, Scrub and rinse. Watch all that black/brown crap float right off.

CLEAN your tires and THEN add the shine! I've seen people at car shows applying shine to dirty tires and it looks worse than it would if you had never applied the stuff at all!


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ZaneO

Yep, that is a good suggestion. Eagle One All Wheel and Tire works really well, but I wouldn't use it at every wash - maybe once every month or two. The rest of the time, soap and water will do.

2001somws.6

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Yea i clean them to. Why put on more on dirty tires.

Jakson

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I spray some Westleys "Bleach White" tire cleaner on my tires before i wash it. No scrubbing, just spray on and wash off. Makes them look like new. Its made to clean white walled or white lettered tires, but it works great for plain blackwalls too.

bayer-z28

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^ Yeah, they Bleach White works wonders on all tires. I haven't used it in years.

Coy

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I don't use anything on my tires, because like you said, the greasy **** accumulates.

they look better when they are just clean imo.

ZaneO

Stick with water-based dressings and you won't have that problem.

y2k_ta

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I don't clean them with each wash, but I do wipe them down before applying new tire shine. You end up using less product that way.

GoFast908Z

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thats a great product. add a little scrubbing with a tire brush and it works even better.

bayer-z28

iTrader: (14)

^ Yeah. I have a small wheel brush I use. I spray the wheel and tire down, scrub and hose off. all that bcap just floats away. A bottle of Eagle on All Wheel and Tire cleaner only last me about 2.5 washes . . maybe three.

The Stoner I think is pertolium based. It kind of smells like air duster and propane. I'll have to read up on what is in there. Ran out two weeks ago and the places here quit carrying the stuff.

Pyro97

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Another vote for the wesley's bleche white. I usually wipe the tire with the soap and water i used on the car and wash the wheels at the same time. Then I go back and use the bleche white, spray on, scrub, hose off. Sometimes I won't do the bleche white if the car hasn't gotten real dirty since the last wash or if it's just a quick wash.

bayer-z28

iTrader: (14)

I clean the tires EVERY TIME I wash the car... Just me, tho. It'd be like taking a shower and not washing our hair... or your.... ANyway. If I'm there, I wash it.

GETGONE

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Be careful with the Bleche White...that stuff will etch your nice polished aluminum rims! it's great on tires but it's hell on wheels! I use Eagle One All Wheel cleaner EVERY wash on both the wheels and tires. I spray the tire and wheel, scrub the tire with a nylon brush then clean the wheel with the wash mitt and rinse. Most of the time I don't put tire shine on but if I do I use the gel stuff. I'm currently using the Armor All gel since i couldn't find the Meguires stuff. I think I like the Armor All stuff better. It goes on better and lasts longer and crap doesn't stick to it like the Meguiars stuff.

2000LS1TA

iTrader: (26)

Another vote for the Welsleys bleach white, plus I love simple green for the rims

GoFast908Z

iTrader: (12)

you don't use that same wash mit on the paint do you???

Pyro97

iTrader: (7)

yea simple green is a good all around cleaner. simple green and a scotch bright pad cleaned up the inside of my wheels quite nicely.

coldkillinTA

iTrader: (6)

same thing i was thinking! geez, i hope he doesnt..

ZaneO

That's far too often, IMO. That *is* a pretty strong cleaner.

GoFast908Z

iTrader: (12)

the pH balance isn't harsh, it is safe to use.

GETGONE

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It's not the aluminum cleaner. THAT is the harshest of the cleaners that Eagle One uses. I talked to a rep and he said that's more geared towards Semi and RV owners with lots of raw and polished aluminum. The latest formula of the All Wheel cleaner is a lot weaker than even the AtoZ wheel cleaner. I've never had any problems of all the types of wheels I've used them on from painted steel to polished aluminum.