Do you wash your TIRES?

[Marylander]

Just curious to see if I'm missing something common. I honestly never actually wash the sidewalls of my tires unless there's actual mud or something on them. Most of the time I just do the wheels. Do you guys physically wash/scrub/brush your tires in the course of a typical wash???

 

 

[abey15]

I spray an APC on the side walls and hit it with my pressure washer... If they are real bad hit em with APC and a brush...

Works great for mine. Hope this helps

 

 

Abraham

[Ricky Bobby]

I use the Fender Brush on my tires, spray APC, let it dwell and scrub the junk off and rinse clean.

 

It's sort of like putting sunblock on at the beach, if you don't shower first you are just putting sunblock on oily grimy skin, prob won't be as effective.

 

So I clean my tires every time I clean my wheels and/or my vehicle, doesn't take long to do and keeps the road build up off the tires.  And it allows the finished look of Super VRT to be that much nicer!

[Chris@Adams]

Yes Rich I scrub my tires with APC.......

[SYMAWD]

I always hit them with APC and the tire brush.  However, now that my tires are coated, they just get a rinse with water and a quick swipe with the fender brush.

[JHL88]

I used to most of the time.  I hate cleaning tires and dressing them.  Now I have a permanent tire coating on them and I'm happy

[Sizzle Chest]

Yes.  If I don't use APC or a cleaner on them, I still hit them with soap/water with my dedicated tire/wheel brush.

[DaveVY]

Yep, I hit them with APC and the fender brush every time. If I try to skip this process the tires will begin to develop the brown tint. 

[Masaharu]

Yup. It's just part of the process these days, but I never used to clean them until I realized just how dirty they get between washes.

[Marylander]

Ok, sounds like I've been slacking!

[NowDatsG]

Don't feel bad i've also been slacking. But I definitely learned something new just reading this thread.

[Tim]

Ok, sounds like I've been slacking!

Slacker, not just a music app!

[The Guz]

In between tire shine application I will use a wheel brush with soap and water.  Once the tire shine is completely reomved I scrub them with APC and reappy new tire shine.

[Feets31]

yep

[CMDChase]

Every time with APC. I'm amazed how much dirt comes off even if they look clean

[GerryC]

APC/brush every time. Whatever is all over your wheels and lower third of your car is also all over your tires - you just can't see it because they're black. And just like with trim, if you put dressing on a dirty surface you're gonna have a bad time.

[Gen9Rolla]

I clean them every time. Usually just soap and water, but if I had been slacking on maintenance washes then the APC comes out

[LFairbanks]

I wash mine every time.  Figure it is just as easy since I'am there cleaning the wheel.

[Rich]

Seriously Rich?  Of course I wash my tires every wash.  I use APC and the scrub brush, then hose them down. Then I treat them with Tire Shine. 

[Marylander]

Seriously Rich?  Of course I wash my tires every wash.  I use APC and the scrub brush, then hose them down. Then I treat them with Tire Shine.

 

Yea, seriously. I've always just hosed them off with a strong spray of water. They never really seem to show a lot of dirt.

[egott_91]

Depends.  Sometimes if I don't drive my car much and I'm just doing a rinseless wash, I do not clean the tires.  If I am doing a full 3-bucket wash on a vehicle, I always clean the tires, whether it's w/ APC and the fender and tire brush/deep scrub brush, or with Car Shampoo mixed in a 36oz bottle with water and a foaming nozzle.

[Team Adam's]

Get your act together Rich!!!

 

[Ricky Bobby]

I will say that if you are in "WINTER MODE" and at the self wash or doing rinseless cleaning,

 

give the tires a wipedown at the end of rinseless washing and they will dry nice and black and protected (the rinseless solution deposits some protection on the tires)

 

In winter I usually will spray the APC on at the self wash and then pressure wash the gunk off with the self wash hose, but in between self wash visits I don't get to APC scrub my tires so I do the above with my rinseless towel

Edited August 15, 2014 by Ricky Bobby

[Rich]

Get your act together Rich!!!

 

 

 

Yeah!  I mean, why would you wash your car and not your tires and wheels?  They're all part of the car and deserve the same treatment.  Hey, dull gray tires look like crap no matter how clean they are or aren't. 

Rich.........YOU'RE FIRED!  

[Ricky Bobby]

Hahaha ^^^ @ Rich,

 

Hell I remember it was not so many years ago that I didn't clean my wheel barrels at each wash, just the faces.

 

Nowadays I'd go crazy if I cleaned the whole car and could see dirt inside the wheels, with the advent of Wheel Woolies its no excuse to clean the entire wheel every time you clean them!

[BitterGreg]

If you dont use APC and just hose off or soap and water will you need to apply VRT again?