Cleaning tires???
#20
Another vote for Westley's here!
#22
Westley's is highly alkaline - it's like using Drano. That's why you gotta try to keep it off the wheels and DEFINITELY keep it off the paint. It does a heck of a job on the tires though. I would not spray it on the tires without making sure the wheel and whole area is wet, the more dilute it is, the less damage it's going to do.
#24
I've *heard* Westley's can cause wheel staining, but never experienced it myself in many years using it on all kinds of wheels - chrome, polished, painted, alloy, steel, aluminum, etc. Normally I spray each wheel and tire down with the hose to blast away all the loose stuff then use Westley's and a scrub brush then rinse the wheel and tire very well.
#28
I use the same Griot's rubber cleaner or Meguiar's APC. I just recently bought some of Griot's Tire Rejuvenator, it works pretty well. It turns the tires a fresh black look, but you can't use on white letters or white walls, it is a black paste. Only used once so far and liked the results, but we will see how long it lasts
#29
Do you really NEED to clean your tires with acid and salt?
With the exception of whitewalls and white lettering I don't use Westleys once I learnt better.
Ingredients include...
Primary Chemical Name: Sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate
CAS Registry Number: 025155-30-0
Synonyms: Sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate;Benzenesulfonic acid,
dodecyl-, sodium salt;Dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid,
sodium salt;Sodium dodecylphenylsulfonate;
Sodium laurylbenzenesulfonate
Primary Chemical Name: Sodium silicates
CAS Registry Number: 013472-30-5
Synonyms: Sodium silicates;Silicic acid, tetrasodium salt;
Silicic acid (H4SiO4), tetrasodium salt;
Tetrasodium orthosilicate
Primary Chemical Name: Sodium metasilicate
CAS Registry Number: 006834-92-0
Synonyms: Sodium metasilicate (1);Silicic acid, disodium salt;
Sodium silicate (2);Silicic acid (H2SiO3), disodium salt;
Sodium metasilicate, anhydrous
Ingredients include...
Primary Chemical Name: Sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate
CAS Registry Number: 025155-30-0
Synonyms: Sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate;Benzenesulfonic acid,
dodecyl-, sodium salt;Dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid,
sodium salt;Sodium dodecylphenylsulfonate;
Sodium laurylbenzenesulfonate
Primary Chemical Name: Sodium silicates
CAS Registry Number: 013472-30-5
Synonyms: Sodium silicates;Silicic acid, tetrasodium salt;
Silicic acid (H4SiO4), tetrasodium salt;
Tetrasodium orthosilicate
Primary Chemical Name: Sodium metasilicate
CAS Registry Number: 006834-92-0
Synonyms: Sodium metasilicate (1);Silicic acid, disodium salt;
Sodium silicate (2);Silicic acid (H2SiO3), disodium salt;
Sodium metasilicate, anhydrous