Cleaning Tire Dressing Applicator

[shadow85]

I use a gel dressing so my applicator is really greasy and hard to clean. If I get mad enough, I might as well just toss it. What are some tricks you guys out there use to get these clean?

 

[Eliot Ness]

Dawn Power Dissolver:



http://www.autopia.org/forum/detailing-product-discussion/83734-dawn-power-dissolver.html



Post #17 in that thread shows how well it cleaned my tire dressing applicator.

 

[imported_DetailDan]

I also use Dawn. But its easier to clean when you use a water based dressing.

 

[Legacy]

+1 for DPD

 

[DownSouth]

I haven't been able to find it anywhere. Not at Target, Walmart, Home Depot, nor my local supermarket.

 

[Legacy]

Someone posted that its being discontinued. Dont know this for a fact. I can still find it at WalMart.

 

[SOCALEXO]

I use scrap foam from furniture stores so I simply toss the applicator once they get real bad.

 

[Accumulator]

I use this thing: Tire Dress Express . The pads for it are $3 so I just toss 'em when they get dirty. But they seldom *get* all that dirty as I clean the tires before I dress them, they almost always wear out first.



BTW, I'm a *HUGE* fan of the Tire Dress Express; I used to simply hate dressing tires but the rotating handle makes all the difference.

 

[citizen arcane]

Thanks for the recommendation on the Tire Dress Express...it's on my list for the next order.



Since I'm currently using a petroleum based product it's of no use to clean the pad; I just place it in a zip lock and it's primed for next use. They then get tossed when funky and go onto a new one.

 

[qwertydude]

Kerosene or paint thinner will get that gunk out. It's how dirt bikers get their oiled foam air filters clean, they also use gasoline but that could leave unwanted varnish or deposits.