jerry@robs
01-14-2003, 06:10 AM
I know most people love EO Tire Cleaner, I love it too... but... unlike the US, we don`t and can`t get it at $1.99 or whatever... Our price is around P350 which is around $6.50-$7... way too much for a tire cleaner... With the amount of dirt that we often accumulate on our roads, we have to clean our tires at least once a week or so... (I`m sure you`ve heard that before)...
So the other day, I was just browsing for a trim cleaner or foam dressing for tire wells and such, and I came across this product called Cyclo Foam Away Tire Care (http://www.cyclo.com/appearance.htm)
http://www.cyclo.com/images/products/c62.jpg
I thought it was another foam dressing product like AA. I read the label and was surprised to find out that it`s a tire cleaner. Best of all, it was cheap, P150 (US$2.00) a can and since it`s in a foam nozzle, it`ll spread a lot easier than EO`s liquid spray, therefore, use less product.
I went home and tried it out. Not expecting much coz it`s a "grocery brand"... To my surprise, a few seconds after I sprayed it on my tires (wheels were hit too, it claims to remove brake dust and stuff anyway, as long as your rinse it soon after) and tirewells, the foam starts turning brownish and even without agitation (the label tells you to scrub if necessary, I was just lazy).
I let it sit for about 30 secs and rinsed off with a hose... Boom, my tires are clean, flat-black, natural sheen. The crevices of the tires are taken care off even without scrubbing. I waited for the tires to dry and checked again... Nice, clean look without the usual light-grey color after tire cleaning without dressing.
My tires weren`t caked with mud or anything, but it still did a good job. The old EO Wet dressing that I`ve applied were removed in uniformity.
As for the wheels, I didn`t see much improvement since my brakes don`t spew out that much dust anyway.
The tirewells looked fine as well... But some thicker mud remains in crevices.
I like this product, it`s cheap, easy to use and easy to find... :)
I used this to clean the plastic shroud of the BMW engine that I detailed as well... Worked great.. :)
So the other day, I was just browsing for a trim cleaner or foam dressing for tire wells and such, and I came across this product called Cyclo Foam Away Tire Care (http://www.cyclo.com/appearance.htm)
http://www.cyclo.com/images/products/c62.jpg
I thought it was another foam dressing product like AA. I read the label and was surprised to find out that it`s a tire cleaner. Best of all, it was cheap, P150 (US$2.00) a can and since it`s in a foam nozzle, it`ll spread a lot easier than EO`s liquid spray, therefore, use less product.
I went home and tried it out. Not expecting much coz it`s a "grocery brand"... To my surprise, a few seconds after I sprayed it on my tires (wheels were hit too, it claims to remove brake dust and stuff anyway, as long as your rinse it soon after) and tirewells, the foam starts turning brownish and even without agitation (the label tells you to scrub if necessary, I was just lazy).
I let it sit for about 30 secs and rinsed off with a hose... Boom, my tires are clean, flat-black, natural sheen. The crevices of the tires are taken care off even without scrubbing. I waited for the tires to dry and checked again... Nice, clean look without the usual light-grey color after tire cleaning without dressing.
My tires weren`t caked with mud or anything, but it still did a good job. The old EO Wet dressing that I`ve applied were removed in uniformity.
As for the wheels, I didn`t see much improvement since my brakes don`t spew out that much dust anyway.
The tirewells looked fine as well... But some thicker mud remains in crevices.
I like this product, it`s cheap, easy to use and easy to find... :)
I used this to clean the plastic shroud of the BMW engine that I detailed as well... Worked great.. :)