Mark W
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- Mark
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I finally got the brown off the tires. I know I asked this a long time ago but it has been winter here and cleaning products don't work so well when it is below freezing.
I tried everything and many of the suggestions posted here - nothing worked. Just for the record, the brown I am talking about is not dirt, brake dust or any kind of muck. Tires are made with surfactants that keep the tire pliant over their lifetime. My tires seemed to have quite a bit of this in them and over time these surfactants migrate to the surface of the tires. It is darn near impossible to remove.
Anyway. I spoke with a number of people and used my own experience as a chemist who developed many car care products you probably use today on either your personal car or in autobody repair shops. I have even patented a few of these products and hold trade secrets on the best of them. I do know how to care for cars but thi was a stumper.
I spoke with a well versed guy at Mothers. He suggested a couple of products that did not work. He finally suggested their Back to Black Tire Cleaner product. It is a strong cleaner and there are strict instructions on how to use it. Today it was over 60 and I thought no better time than now to give it a go. I went out and used the product and was skeptical.
End result - it is the only product that cleaned this brown stuff off my tires. They came out black as new. Thrilled doesn't adequately express my joy.
I don't work for Mother's nor have any affiliation to them. i am extremely grateful for their help and advice. I also used their protectant on the tires afterwards and they look fantastic.
And tomorrow, it is all but guaranteed to rain.
if anyone else has the same problem, this worked, and it worked well. I'd recommend it to anyone.
Thanks again for all the suggestions.
I tried everything and many of the suggestions posted here - nothing worked. Just for the record, the brown I am talking about is not dirt, brake dust or any kind of muck. Tires are made with surfactants that keep the tire pliant over their lifetime. My tires seemed to have quite a bit of this in them and over time these surfactants migrate to the surface of the tires. It is darn near impossible to remove.
Anyway. I spoke with a number of people and used my own experience as a chemist who developed many car care products you probably use today on either your personal car or in autobody repair shops. I have even patented a few of these products and hold trade secrets on the best of them. I do know how to care for cars but thi was a stumper.
I spoke with a well versed guy at Mothers. He suggested a couple of products that did not work. He finally suggested their Back to Black Tire Cleaner product. It is a strong cleaner and there are strict instructions on how to use it. Today it was over 60 and I thought no better time than now to give it a go. I went out and used the product and was skeptical.
End result - it is the only product that cleaned this brown stuff off my tires. They came out black as new. Thrilled doesn't adequately express my joy.
I don't work for Mother's nor have any affiliation to them. i am extremely grateful for their help and advice. I also used their protectant on the tires afterwards and they look fantastic.
And tomorrow, it is all but guaranteed to rain.
if anyone else has the same problem, this worked, and it worked well. I'd recommend it to anyone.
Thanks again for all the suggestions.
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