How to remove oily tire dressings

Belated addition to this thread, just in case somebody finds it via a SEARCH at some point in the future (not slamming any of the previous suggestions, just posting some hard-learned caveats)-

Be careful that the aggressive methods don't cause (new) problems. I've had plenty of (summer) tires that were so soft that I couldn't use a brush on them lest I mar up the sidewalls, and said marring is forever. And some products that get rubber nice and clean can also dry it out and/or mess up wheels, especially wheels that have a compromised finish (e.g., don't get strongly alkaline products on bare aluminum). If in doubt, I'd use the admittedly pricey Griot's Rubber Prep, which I continue to consider a true miracle product; it's never failed to clean up nasty rubber/plastic surfaces for me, and it's never damaged anything.
 
I saw the black... More expensive but the white works just fine. I saw no reason to even try it. If it was a similar price I'd try it
 
I've used a lot of different products out there, including: various APCs, LA Totally Awesome, Megs Degreaser, yada yada yada. But, nothing works like Tuff Shine Tire Cleaner. A close second is the new Mother's Rinse Free Tire Cleaner.
 
Swanicyouth- That Mother's Rinse Free stuff is on my radar (should I ever use up what I already have). You still like it, huh?
 
Accumulator said:
Belated addition to this thread, just in case somebody finds it via a SEARCH at some point in the future (not slamming any of the previous suggestions, just posting some hard-learned caveats)-

Be careful that the aggressive methods don't cause (new) problems. I've had plenty of (summer) tires that were so soft that I couldn't use a brush on them lest I mar up the sidewalls, and said marring is forever. And some products that get rubber nice and clean can also dry it out and/or mess up wheels, especially wheels that have a compromised finish (e.g., don't get strongly alkaline products on bare aluminum). If in doubt, I'd use the admittedly pricey Griot's Rubber Prep, which I continue to consider a true miracle product; it's never failed to clean up nasty rubber/plastic surfaces for me, and it's never damaged anything.
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Messes up wheels... I can confirm that 1:1 degreasers can compromise the finish on factory wheel covers. I got to a point where I was using straight OPC on our Honda Accord tires about every second wash, and the runoff eventually ate away the outer perimeter silver finish of the covers. Four new ones were less than $100 before the trade-in though, but still. I would remove wheel covers for APC-ing the tires.

And Griot's RP is indeed good stuff.
 
Accumulator said:
Swanicyouth- That Mother's Rinse Free stuff is on my radar (should I ever use up what I already have). You still like it, huh?
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Yes. It's very good. I would give it a try. It's a bit costlier than Tuff Shine oz per oz (I dilute TS 1:1), so I just stick with TS. But, it's good if you don't have water.

Either way - it's a first class tire cleaner.


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jmsc said:
ShaneB:

I'm curious as to how you solved this issue.
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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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concourswanna b- Yeah, the wheel covers on my Crown Vic have some damage from where the DOJ/Bureau of Prisons' guys (presumably some incarcerated people...) used harsh stuff on 'em.

Swanicyouth- Yeah, and even *with* water available, the Mother's seems like it'd be good for between-washes wheel/tire cleanups.
 
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