Tire Walls Turning Brown - Suggestions for Cleaning?

[redditn00b92]

My 2021 California Route 1 tires are starting to turn a brown rust-like color. I read online that this is potentially "tire blooming." Has anyone else had this problem? If som what have you used to remove it and prevent it?

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[Kamuelaflyer]

I've had this issue on occasion on our Tacoma (not the MME). I just use whatever car soap I'm using for the car and a good synthetic tire brush and scrub the living daylights out of it. There may be other and better solutions as I've not had the problem in quite some time.

 

[fdny37]

It's road dirt and brake dust. You can scrub it off with a scrub brush when you wash the car or pressure wash them.

 

[ddeluce]

Try a tire cleaning foam spray and a brush (Griot's Garage has a good one). I've had good results. After tires and wheels are clean apply a tire dressing to keep tires looking good and protected.

 

[markboris]

Try a tire cleaning foam spray and a brush (Griot's Garage has a good one). I've had good results. After tires and wheels are clean apply a tire dressing to keep tires looking good and protected.

Dave is correct. After cleaning, if you use a tire dressing, you will never have brown sidewalls. I use Mequiar's spray tire dressing about every 3rd or 4th time I wash the tires. My tire sidewalls are always jet black and have done this for years on all my vehicles, not just the MME.

 

[joebruin77]

Here is a helpful thread on Autogeek Online, a forum for professional detailer and enthusiasts, in which they discuss and compare different tire cleaners. I personally use and recommend Mckee’s37 Tire and Rubber Rejuvenator.

if your tires are very brown, you might need to clean and scrub them with a tire brush 3-4 times. A good rule of thumb is to repeat cleaning until the cleaning solution no longer turns brown as you are scrubbing.

https://www.autogeekonline.net/foru...rison-thread.html?highlight=Best+tire+cleaner

 

[Tibot]

Hi,

After cleaning tires, I use the "Perl" from Carpro. Tires are deep mat black with it, and it last !

 

[c max]

If you don't have a special cleaner on hand, I have used a mixture of Dawn w/a brush......does a decent job

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