Brown tire "blooming"

[gathermewool]

My large container of 303 has lasted me years. The plastics on my Subies look brand new. It works well on tires, too.

The < 1month-old CrossClimate2’s are also starting to look awful, so I’ll probably rub some on this weekend.

 

[ryanschillinger]

Scrub with whatever your favorite degreaser or all purpose cleaner is. Rinse, repeat until the rinse water is clear. Might take a few rounds. Let the tires dry, then use a water based dressing if you’d like. Meguiars hyper dressing or chemical guys VRP are a couple I like.

 

[doitmyself]

I didn't mean to offend or start an argument.

In my experience, simple green has corroded unprotected aluminum (I have experienced it first hand). I know wheels are coated and protected, but if you have scratches or chips it might lead to further corrosion or damage.

To sum up: In my experience, unprotected AL can experience accelerated corrosion from using simple green to clean it. I would use it with caution, and only on protected surfaces and rinse off quickly. If it were my personal AL parts, I would use simple green for aircraft.

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Again, no offense, not wanting arguments, just sharing experience and my preference.

DriveHard,

The Home Depot Simple Green Pro HD is their consumer version of their aviation formula. I confirmed this with an email to their tech department and the information can be found in their FAQ section. https://simplegreen.com/industrial/faqs/ ........click "aluminum"