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Originally Posted by JoeyO
Fiveightandten, so is the browning merely superficial and due to the old dressing on the surface, or is the rubber permanently brown? I’m just trying to figure out if I use some real elbow grease, can I get my tires get back to their original jet black color?
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IME, it can be old tire dressing, blooming, or a combination of both. I find that a good cleaning with an alkaline wheel cleaner brings them back. But again, it often takes multiple applications/ cleaning cycles. Perhaps 3 if they’re bad. I use Adam’s Wheel and Tire Cleaner or Ammo Plum. These are both high pH and work well on oily contamination like this.
This Ammo video explains it well.
https://youtube.com/shorts/dUVrG_VXJ...LDMPoFJ4rASckq