BnB on Tires?

[norahcrv]

OK - I know this sounds REALLY DUMB, but . . . how much of the tire should you dress with BnB. I did just the sidewalls, but you can see the tread, and it looks grey next to the sidewalls.

If you could please stop laughing long enough to reply, I WOULD appreciate it!

[Jcrawford]

believe me i`ve asked dumber questions.

you should just dress the sidewalls if it`s a daily driver. not only being a waste of product, but dressing the treads could reduce traction and such.

i`ve seen the treads dressed on show vehicles though (trailer queens)

[norahcrv]

Thanks very much - that was my feeling too, but the treads just didn`t look as striking as some pics I`ve seen posted here - guess they`re not daily drivers.

PS - thanks for not laughing TOO loud!

[JeffBruce]

Ive heard stories of dressing whole tire, then customer skids when he hit brakes...so, I usually do outside and maybe a little of the treads...
jeff

[PakShak]

I dress the sidewalls and stay away from the treads. Too much of a risk.

With Aloha,
Ranney

[ben54]

I kinda like the way the tread contrasts with a nicely dressed tire, especially if it`s a low profile tire. You can really see the stance of the tire better.

[JimS]

I dress the treads when I`m showing the truck. It will make stopping on the grass a little more slippery so caution is warranted there but it wears off the treads so quickly that stopping on the road surface is not a problem.......in my experience that is!

[Big Leegr]

An alternative to dressing the tire is simply cleaning them really well. (requires moving the car back or forward to get all surfaces.) One thing that works is waterless hand cleaner (like GOJO or such). Of course, if you`re going to use a gel-like cleaner such as this on tire treads, you`d better be really determined, and have a toothbrush, `cause there are alot of angles to clean! You could, of course, also experiment with spray cleaners and a brush to see which one gives you the blackest/easiest to achieve acceptable results look. This is just a short term fix as well, though, as the treads will dirty up as soon as you drive on less than pristine roads (I know....not too many around, but I have heard tell of such places!).
One other alternative that may work, although I would obviously have no first-hand experience with it, would be doing something that I`ve heard called a "burn out". This seems to take the dirt off the tires fairly easily (now the effects on the paint...THAT`s another story.) :naughty