tyre cleaners

[overson]

What tyre cleaners do you use.
I have been using brake cleaner but have been told it damages the rubber so im looking to try some thing else.

[ryan_93]

i have heared that you can use chewing gum remover

[DCM]

any rubber tyre cleanser, is a degreaser, and leave no residue... so they are all probably a derivative of brake cleaner

[Craig]

Brake Cleaner/Motor Spray is mostly used.....some people use MM tyre cleaner....all depends on the track and whether indoors or outdoors.

[Lowie]

i just use some tyre-additive on a swipe: cleans the tyres very good, but is offcourse a costly solution.

SOmething else that functions good is Dreft (a kind of Dish wash soap) with a bit of water. I've been told, it's so good because it is a degreaser (duh) but some of the components in it also soften the tire a bit.

Brake-cleaner DOES brakes down the tire in a certain degree. It is more then a degreaser.

[paulm]

WD 40 cheap and cheerful,

[bert digler]

Originally Posted by paulm

WD 40 cheap and cheerful,

try traffic film remover very effective watered dowm karcher rm86 about 10 to 1 will work well

[mole2k]

I usually just spray a bit of brake cleaner onto a tissue then wipe the tyre with that, other people at my local TC club use WD40 or put additive on then wipe it off.

[chickentikka25]

Between races - sweep tyre cleaner and refresher or Jack the Grippa, wipe on wipe off with a j-cloth before applying additive + baking.

Day before racing - soak with washing up liquid, or with sweep tyre refresher.

Depends on conditions, but I find the sweep stuff can be good if baked in with tyre warmers instead of additive.

FYI, I use a small amount of blue factor additive, before baking with tyre warmers.

[Al3xis007]

much more speed cleaner 3 between rounds.
additive ur tyres and store them in a zip lock plastic bag 1week before the meeting, when u come to use them at the meeting they will be super soft, ideal for rug racers cause the track is cold in the morning giving u the early advantage.

[Kirby]

i spray wd40 on a spot of a towel and wipe it on the tyres then leave it for about 10mins to dry then put wheels back on the car and apply additive.

[Brooks]

Another vote for Brake cleaner

Spray some on a cloth, wipe the tyres, job done