How to remove oily tire dressings

ShaneB

ShaneB

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Ive had 2 cars now in the past week that I had a hell of a time trying to get the tires clean. I know the one yesterday has megs endurance tire gel on it and the other I think was some black magic product. Both had similar issues with removal. I tried megs non acid wheel and tire, didn't touch it. Tried a mix of the megs along with some APC sprayed ontop, nothing. Tried APC by itself, nothing. Tried a strong dilution of degreaser, nothing. The only thing that worked was numerous dry microfibers and some elbow grease. And even then it left stuff in the lettering etc. and looked terrible. And my microfibers were literally black as if I wiped up tar. It also seems to have soaked into the tire to a point where I couldn't get it out and I couldn't apply my dressing to the tire because it simply ran off the oily dressing soaked into the tire. And my tuf shine tire brush bristles are now black and wont come clean. :mad::mad::mad:

This stuff is a nightmare. Any suggestions on how to get it off so I know for next time I run into this?
 
Not all APC's are treated equally. I've had great success with these tar-shinned tires using OPC diluted 1:1 and Tuf Shine's tire brush. Another great product is Tuf Shine tire cleaner.
 
I have not had that many nasty greased up tires to do since I try to concentrate on higher end vehicles that normally dont allow that crap on their tires anyway..

I also vote with Tropic Steve for Meguiars Super Degreaser...

This is a really good product, that cleans deeply, foams very little, and rinses clean..

I would also want to have a short brass bristle brush to use on these things especially on the raised white lettering...

You can also use this Super Degreaser to clean out your excellent Tuf Shine Tire Brush..
I buy many of these little brushes because they are an excellent size and angle, work very well, and are relatively inexpensive... So it is not a big deal to replace them when they wear out..
They also work really well on carpeting and rubber or carpeted mats..

Good luck !
Dan F
 
Thanks for the input guys. I was using the new mothers degreaser and it didn't really even make a dent in it. A brass brush may have helped. I've also heard that something like stoners tarminator may work but I didn't think to try it. Of the products I tried, none of them actually broke down or thinned the dressing at all. All that came off was what the brush scraped off and now it's all stuck to the brush.

These were higher end cars in my opinion. One was a GMC Yukon Denali and the other was a Mercedes S550. Both cars had the cheap dressings applied by the owners. Sadly I had to explain to the owner of the Mercedes that I couldn't apply a dressing to the tires because it wouldn't stay on the tire. The PERL just beaded up on the tire and wouldn't spread evenly. At least he understood because I had discussed it with him earlier about my difficulty removing the dressing
next time I come across this I will have some more knowledge to tackle it. Thanks!
 
Zep fast 505 works 5x better than Meg's super degreaser. I still have almost a full gallon of that left I'll probably never use it again after trying the zep stuff.
 
I have encountered exactly the same things on the last two vehicles I did. Bleech White worked about 70-80%, no APC that I have touched it, and I had to soak my tire brush several days in various cleaners and power washing to get it clean. I was suprised that Mothers wheel & tire cleaner worked as good or better than anything I tried.
So, after struggling with the greasy kid stuff dressing, I decided that the next one would just get a rinse from my power washer and that's it. And, I did and the tires looked fine, no scrubbing from me, no dressing needed either.
Maybe I should switch to whatever this stuff is instead of my water based dressing.

BTW - I read tha Amazon reviews for that armour all spray that's getting a lot of TV time lately - sounds like a "paint" and if it starts peeling off after a few weeks, then you will hate yourself!!
 
Well the owner of the Yukon called for a quick cleanup for the weekend. So I get another shot at the tires. I have some bleche white that I'll try, maybe mix up some stronger degreaser, and I may see if some tarminator will work.
 
Bleche White and Comet, Ajax or BonAmi (if you can find it) and a stiff nylon brush. Make sure the area is well ventilated, Bleche White is tough on the lungs. Start with a wet tire. Spray on Bleche White, let it dwell for a couple of minutes, sprinkle a liberal amount of Comet on your wet brush, a bit of elbow grease. I'd be surprised if this didn't put a big dent in your project.
 
I use ZEP Citrus Heavy Duty Degreaser Concentrate with great success. Stuff is ridiculously cheap at like $12.00 at Home Depot. I dilute to 4:1 ratio so it makes the overall price 3 bucks a gallon. Cheaper than freaking gas....
 
This stuff really works. Just spray it on full strength and when you rinse it the water is all brown running down my driveway. Car Cleen Whitewall tire cleaner.
 

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I WON! Haha. I bought some bleche white last year, used it once then put it away. But now I know it's got a permanent place in my arsenal.

did the car today. Immediately went after the tires. Hit Em with bleche white, scrubbed them, and immediately noticed that my tuf shine tire brush was turning white again. I knew I had a winner! It took 4-5 times over with the bleche white and scrubbing but the oily crap came off! And my brush is clean again! I did try undiluted purple power as well and it did nothing. So i stuck with the bleche white

thanks for the help everyone
 
ShaneB said:
I WON! Haha. I bought some bleche white last year, used it once then put it away. But now I know it's got a permanent place in my arsenal.

did the car today. Immediately went after the tires. Hit Em with bleche white, scrubbed them, and immediately noticed that my tuf shine tire brush was turning white again. I knew I had a winner! It took 4-5 times over with the bleche white and scrubbing but the oily crap came off! And my brush is clean again! I did try undiluted purple power as well and it did nothing. So i stuck with the bleche white

thanks for the help everyone
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