I put Black Magic Tire Wet on my 17" Michelins, and they looked great, it is now about 6 weeks later and my tires look brown. I tried scrubbing them with regular soap and water to get the brown off, its very hard to get off. Whats going on?

it reacts to the ruber probly, ive heard some of them products dryrot the rubber faster? maybe its doing that to the surface? i could be compleatly wrong, i used to use that stuff all the time on my tires, never had a problem

I would try Westley's Bleche-Wite (their spelling, not mine):

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It's supposed to be used for white walls but I have used it on black tires and it really cleans them, makes them black again. I've used it for years and I would be surprised if it didn't clean your tires. Spray it on dry tires, wait a few minutes and rinse it off. It's sold at a lot of places, O'Reillys Auto is one of many. I would recommend that you protect bare aluminum wheels, it tends to spot them some. Nothing a little aluminum polish won't fix but still.......

Mike

WD-40 and a small brass detail/scrub brush will take the brown off.
Black Magic is notorious for doing that.

NOTE: Make sure you wash the tires with soap and water to get the WD-40 off afterwards. Otherwise it may hinder traction.

[This message has been edited by Oreif (edited 07-10-2008).]

Simple green and a scrub brush takes off the brown and leaves a natural finish.

quote Originally posted by Nosferatu187: I would try Westley's Bleche-Wite (their spelling, not mine): http://ace.imageg.net/graph.../pACE-1189903reg.jpg It's supposed to be used for white walls but I have used it on black tires and it really cleans them, makes them black again. I've used it for years and I would be surprised if it didn't clean your tires. Spray it on dry tires, wait a few minutes and rinse it off. It's sold at a lot of places, O'Reillys Auto is one of many. I would recommend that you protect bare aluminum wheels, it tends to spot them some. Nothing a little aluminum polish won't fix but still....... Mike

Thats good stuff! I have a gallon of it.

I had Michelins on my motorcycle & never used any type of tire shine on them & they turned brown... I just thought it was brake dust or road grime.

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Sheesh, wonder how they sell the junk. I don't need shiney tires, but I like them dark black.

It might be by design to make you buy more of it to restore the shine or its just a lousy product. When Armor all first came out years ago it had a tendency to leave your dash ashy white as it evaporated off the surface over time and you could cure that by applying more Armor all particularly since at the time I don't recall any other product available offering its benefits. When the claim that it caused dashboards to crack came out the ashy white appearance of its lack of use after initial application stopped occuring and it does a pretty good job now.

quote Originally posted by Joe 1320: Simple green and a scrub brush takes off the brown and leaves a natural finish.

I agee...

quote Originally posted by nmw75: Thats good stuff! I have a gallon of it. I had Michelins on my motorcycle & never used any type of tire shine on them & they turned brown... I just thought it was brake dust or road grime.

I third the Westley's Bleche-Wite. This stuff is great. I have been using it faithfully since 1984. Just spray it liberaly on a dry tire and use a simple bristle brush to scub the tire. Spray rinse with a hose and repeat one more time. Your tires will be a nice black again.

The reason your tires look brown is from brake dust and dirt sticking to the Tire Wet.

[This message has been edited by JimmyS (edited 07-10-2008).]

Thanks all

Just a side comment on tire treatment products. Many of us go to a variety of car shows and see many products sold by some not so famous companys. Those who get your attention by demonstrating the tire shine product on the same tire they have used for years, have a secret. They don't tell you (of course) that the tire was painted with black enamel paint before it got 400 layers of the no name tire treatment over the years.

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to answer the original post, that stuff has to be reapplied every saturday if you prefer black over brown. It got awful expensive.

One of my son's friends used that product once, ended up just using a soft detergent 10% mix with my pressure washer on the tires, they looked good afterward.

Edit to add: Oh yeah, we had soap suds everywhere, it was fun.


Ron

[This message has been edited by blackrams (edited 07-10-2008).]

I use it all the time and never noticed my tires turning brown....

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=-Eric the Dread

1988 Fiero GT 2.8L V6
2001 Grand Prix GTP SC3.8L V6

quote Originally posted by Joe 1320: Simple green and a scrub brush takes off the brown and leaves a natural finish.

Yes, Simple Green usually works great on cleaning most things.
Hovever be careful using it on your tires, as overspray could land on your rims.

I know for a FACT that Simple Green can remove clear coat from the stock Diamond Spoke wheels.

(Don't ask me how I know this.)

~Bob

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"Its nice to be important.
Its more important to be nice."

I use the Wesleys, and if not handy Simple Green or Fantastic/409 to clean them. None leave them shiney though if thats what you want. All those other glossy finish cleaners seem to turn tire brown first time it gets wet. I like mine dull just like a clean tire should be. They stay that way for weeks. I leave the glossy ones to the riceboys, lol