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Old Oct 2, 2011
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Need tire cleaning help

Title says it all. I've been sporting the degresed tire look for a bit since its been raining so much, but the other day they oiled the dirt road leading to my house and now i can't get this junk off my tires.
So i have two questions: Besides simple green, is there anything else i can use to really cut dirt and oil? and, What kind of brush do you guys have? i need one that can get into the ridges of my tire really well. my brush sucks apparently.

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farther away (they look really bad too, so thats bugging me)
And yes, i know theres some curb rash or whatever on my rims, I need to wire wheel them off.
 
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westleys beach white and a stiff bristle brush
 
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Old Oct 3, 2011
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^what he said. soak that tire.
 
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Dawn !
 
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and put a little tire shine on afterwards
 
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tire scrub brash, brake cleaner and a hose.
 
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No dont use brake cleaner on the tire!
 
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Brake cleaner and rubber do NOT go well together!
 
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been using it for years, never harmed a thing. never had whiter lettering before it.

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you dont blast it. give it a coat, scrub for a few seconds, hose off. repeat around tire.
 
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Westley Bleche White and a tire brush. Do it multiple times. Taking the tires off of the truck helps to clean them better (dont do this everytime you clean, just everyonce in a while) Dont use tire shine as it attracts dirt, I never use it and look how clean my BFG is.....



 
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man, your a bigger neat freak then my girlfriend! lol
 
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man, your a bigger neat freak then my girlfriend! lol
you dont know me very well do you:

https://www.ranger-forums.com/showth...&highlight=obx

im pretty OCD when it comes to cleaning the range
 
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I haven't tire shined in a while. But if i do tire shine, Its a thin layer and i simple green the tire when i wash it to take it all off.
Where can i get this bleach white junk?
 
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Originally Posted by StxDangerRanger
I haven't tire shined in a while. But if i do tire shine, Its a thin layer and i simple green the tire when i wash it to take it all off.
Where can i get this bleach white junk?
Any Autozone and places like that in the cleaning row. Dialect nonsense dude
 
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Any Autozone and places like that in the cleaning row. Dialect nonsense dude
Leave my nonsensical Dialect confusion alone! I went to New York once, an every time i met somebody from jersey, i had to imitate their accent, it was just so intriguing.
 
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Old Oct 5, 2011
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eagle one all wheel cleaner. spray it on rinse it off. its the best tire cleaner there is. works even better if you use a brush too.
 
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eagle one all wheel cleaner. spray it on rinse it off. its the best tire cleaner there is. works even better if you use a brush too.
Apparently u havnt used westleys bleche white either lol
 
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Originally Posted by dixie_boysles
Apparently u havnt used westleys bleche white either lol
I LOVE that stuff
 
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Hey guys, My auto zone doesn't sell Wesleys.
Off to Napa!
 
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Will the Westley Bleche White Mess up my DC-1's
 
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Originally Posted by BisketFx4
Will the Westley Bleche White Mess up my DC-1's
you can't mess up DC-1's anymore. Anything done to them will be an improvement. lol.
 
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Old Oct 7, 2011
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I used to hate DC-1's but no I am kind of starting to like them. I think I want them on the F150. lol
 
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Originally Posted by BisketFx4
Will the Westley Bleche White Mess up my DC-1's
if you work fast it wont...do what i do...dont spray it on the tire directly instead spray it on the brush and then scrub the tire
 
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Originally Posted by dixie_boysles
Apparently u havnt used westleys bleche white either lol
LISTEN TO SCOTT! HE IS RIGHT ABOUT CLEANING HIS TIRES AND WHEELS! I would suggest looking at one of his cleaned wheel and tire pics.
 
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Originally Posted by djfllmn
if you work fast it wont...do what i do...dont spray it on the tire directly instead spray it on the brush and then scrub the tire
http://www.superiorcarcare.net/wheelshield.html
 
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