Tire cleaning and conditioning question

[Casual dreamer]

Since I will have the heavy-duti apart I would like to clean and condition the tires. It has the original schwinn tractor tires on it, they are in fantastic shape, just a little dirty. What would you suggest? I usually use bleche-white to clean and armor-all to condition my car tires bit not sure if thats good for bike tires. I want to keep these tractors nice!

 

[the2finger]

I have used diluted simple green and a brush

 

[Boris]

Do a search on John Deere Ultra Guard on this site, to see if that's something that might work for you.

 

[spoker]

get ultra guard and youll be amazed,most car tire products will dry and crack your bike tires,ulta guard and evap-o-rust eliminate all the old stuff

 

[vincev]

I use any automotive tire shine and conditioner.I have a buddy that is a mecchanic and he says to wipe tires with brake fluid ?? He says its and old method to keep tires from cracking and turning hard.

 

[HARPO]

I use 409 with a brush, rinse, and then add Armor All.

 

[spoker]

I use any automotive tire shine and conditioner.I have a buddy that is a mecchanic and he says to wipe tires with brake fluid ?? He says its and old method to keep tires from cracking and turning hard.

brake ruins rubber

 

[Freqman1]

Bleche-white to clean and JD Ultra Guard to protect is my vote. V/r Shawn

 

[jimbo53]

I would be careful using a product like Armor-All on tires, esp the treads. Back in my motorcycling days, a friend used Armor-All on his Sportster tires and his tires slid out from under him while going around a curve. No weather or speed issues, just, BAM! Down goes Frazier! I later read in a motorcycling magazine that Armor-All on tires cause unsafe conditions due to the silicone content in the product. JD Ultraguard has no silicones and is safe on tires. Just my $.02

 

[38Bike]

303 UV Protectant for Vinyl, Rubber, Plastic, Tires and Leather