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Cleaning your tires?

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by 2018H, Apr 26, 2024.

  1. Apr 27, 2024 at 2:08 PM
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    crazysccrmd

    crazysccrmd Well-Known Member

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    Sounds like someone needs to grow a pair and be man.
     
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  2. Apr 27, 2024 at 6:22 PM
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    Try it and let me know how it goes for ya.
     
  3. Apr 27, 2024 at 6:25 PM
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    crazysccrmd

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    There's no more room. I haven't washed my tires in so long that I've got about ten pairs now. Gets weird after a while honestly.
     
  4. May 28, 2024 at 9:32 PM
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    2018H

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    I decided to try the Meguiars Hot Shine Tire Foam and seems to work pretty good. I just sprayed it on and left it alone.

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  5. May 28, 2024 at 9:38 PM
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    My truck is 8 years old, all i use is a car wash, my paint is just fine.
     
  6. May 29, 2024 at 4:58 AM
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    I use my wife's loofah mitt when she's not looking.
     
  7. May 29, 2024 at 3:04 PM
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  8. May 29, 2024 at 3:50 PM
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  9. May 29, 2024 at 5:01 PM
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    Dirt cleans up my tires very well.:oops:

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  10. May 29, 2024 at 5:06 PM
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    Junkhead

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    My dog and other neighborhood dogs help me keep my tires clean by pissing on them once in a while. Works great
     
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  11. May 29, 2024 at 10:52 PM
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    I have both of these & they work well

    I use Turtle Wax brand wheel & tire cleaner - green bottle - $5 from Walmart

    Spray on dry wheel & tire, let sit a minute - don't let it dry tho - then use a wet brush to loosen crap, rinse & repeat if needed. It starts cleaning tires almost immediately, wet brush definitely cleans them well.

    I do the wheels & tires first, working on one at a time, then I clean the wheel wells, mud flaps ( long handle brush just for those areas), then clean the bugs off the grille & mirrors.

    I wash the wheels & tires again with car wash soap as the thing I wash.

    Used to have a bug remover called Zap ( or some shit like that).....worked well on dried bug guts - enzyme reaction to loosen it up.
     
  12. May 29, 2024 at 11:00 PM
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    My truck may sit under the carport for a week or so at a time without being driven, dog piss & dust accumulate and looks worse than if I had been back road riding all day. That's the downside to a black truck.
     

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