Tires Turning Blue

Should have partaken in that good Texas mud

 

Color matched tires to the new cavalry blue

 

Spray paint works. Thats how we had nice & shiny tires on our trucks in the army anytime we had an inspection.

 

Is that why they have blue grass?

 

I’ve seen this happen before on a job site, running semi trucks through a muddy site trying to plate said mud with base. Never knew what caused it but now I know! Neat.

Op to try and clean it off I would just give the wheels a good scrubbing with some soap and a wheel brush. Then maybe some type of rubber conditioner/tire shine/back to black might work if it’s still there.

 

I live in California and have had it a few times over the last 30 years. It will go away after a while ...

 

#robbedagain

 

I've seen from mud from parts on both Texas and Louisiana, tire compound probably plays a role also, I also have wranglers so that might be the common variable

 

Ill find out this weekend. Going back out to the same place and my buddy wants to try his FX4 out there. His truck came with the same Goodyear Wranglers.

 

So, did you try washing it off?

A quick internet check revealed that some reported washing it off and it never happening again - suggesting that it was a reaction with the chemicals in whatever tire protectant the dealer put on to make your truck tires look all purdy.

 

@jbrandt Unfortunately I have not had time to try and wash it off. It does seem to be fading on its own. I have a feeling you are right about the cleaner used at the dealership.

 

Yeah, you have a new(er) turd gen, I mean a third gen, so you probably still have that shiny crap they put on at the dealer...

I hate it when the dealer puts armor-all on the tires. They usually over spray that crap on the treads, and it's nothing but burnouts until it wears off.

I don't even bother with those tire "cleaners" since those usually leave a slick film on the tread too, and I don't really care if I have shiny tires on my 14 year old truck.

 

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My mountain bike tires turn blue after a few weeks of dusty riding in Utah as well.

 

Driving on fairly rich copper sulfate pentahydrate will do it every time.

 

Happened to me this from this weekend in Death Valley.