Tire Browning - How do you fix/clean it?

TORQUERULES said:

I hate the browning as much as you guys. It is really nice to see all of these suggestions.

On a side note, I use to know a guy who frequented many local car shows I used to take my Mustang to and he swore by NEVER using any tire dressing. His tires were not shiny of course, but they were never brown. He even did this on his daily drivers. Never brown. My wife's mother never cleans her Tiguan and she got new tires last fall. They have been driven daily in rain, snow, etc. and they are not brown at all. Crazy. Of course people who treat there vehicles like s**t seem to have all the luck, so it may be a fluke.

I can never bring myself to not put some shine on there. I was going to try no dressing with the Ranger, but the dealer soaked them with dressing before I picked it up although I told them I would detail it myself. Whatever they used never seemed to want to come off, so I just kept shining them. My next set of all-terrains will see no dressing for as long as I can stand it (they will be BSW as well so no white letters to worry about). It will be an interesting experiment in self-control...

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5.0Black said:

Yea, what he is saying is not accurate. Tire blooming/browning is caused by antiozonant, a chemical all tires have that prevents premature degradation of the tire. When antiozonant reaches the sidewall of a tire it oxidizes, resulting in that browning color we all love lol. Certain tire brands have a different amount of antiozonant and a different processes in how blooming happens. This means that certain tires bloom far quicker than others. For example a Mickey Thomspon street comp will bloom more quickly than a Michelin PS4S. Regular cleaning and application of tire dressing can help prevent browning/blooming.

The only browning that can happen from tire shine is if you are using a certain type of dressing that is very high in silicone. Silicone will tend to suspend dirt and grime as it accumulates on your sidewall giving a browning impression.

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TORQUERULES said:

This is exactly what I have always thought as I have only had browning issues on a couple of cars. It really does seem to depend on the tire and I always stay away from silicone tire dressings. Though I think the dealer put pure silicone jell on the Ranger when I got it last year. Lol.

I really don't know how the guy I mentioned kept his tires from browning. It is not that he used any specific brand tire and he was super old school on products, so I doubt he used some special dressing he kept secret. He must have cleaned those f**kers daily!

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5.0Black said:

Yea, what he is saying is not accurate. Tire blooming/browning is caused by antiozonant, a chemical all tires have that prevents premature degradation of the tire. When antiozonant reaches the sidewall of a tire it oxidizes, resulting in that browning color we all love lol. Certain tire brands have a different amount of antiozonant and a different processes in how blooming happens. This means that certain tires bloom far quicker than others. For example a Mickey Thomspon street comp will bloom more quickly than a Michelin PS4S. Regular cleaning and application of tire dressing can help prevent browning/blooming.

The only browning that can happen from tire shine is if you are using a certain type of dressing that is very high in silicone. Silicone will tend to suspend dirt and grime as it accumulates on your sidewall giving a browning impression.

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1Kona_Venom said:

Been using it 20+ years. The formula was way better before black magic purchased it.

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1Kona_Venom said:

Been using it 20+ years. The formula was way better before black magic purchased it.

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