I've been using different tire dressings the past couple of weeks and find that they are leaving black spots near the wheel wells that are fairly hard to get off without using my fingernails.

The two products i've been using are Black Magic and the new Meguiars NXT tire dressing. Does anyone have any other suggestions on which product to use? Or possibly what the best method of remomving the black spots from the wheel area is?

Thanks in advance!

 

Most tire dressings "sling" to some degree. This means that they sling off small droplets of dressing that end up on your fenders behind the tires. They usually end up turing black because they attract dirt. However, most sling is easily wiped or washed off. I would question whether or not you're seeing tire dressing sling or good old fashioned road tar - which is a different issue.

 

I'm fairly certain its "sling" from the dressing. Most of the black spots are very small, and about 75% of them wipe off when I was the truck, but some are caked on pretty damn good, so I usually use my nail to remove it, but my nail gets soft half way through a good wash, so I'm trying to think of something else to use that wont harm the paint.

 

It might not be so much the product as it is the application technique.

While nearly all dressings are spray on or foam on these days, nearly all of them mention following up to wipe off the excess to avoid the sling that you're experiencing.

In short, you may try using what you're using, allowing it to dry (not driving it immediately) and then going back over the tire lightly with a shop towel or similar to remove some of the excess.

Eagle One Tire Swipes are PERFECT for this task.

-RP-

 

Eagle One is prolly ur best bet... thats what i use but i also have mud flaps so sling wouldnt get to the paint ne ways... i did have a 95 f150 w/o mud flips and had a that problem but like rockpick said wiping off the excess after it dried took care of the problem

 

I usually use tire dresing in my wheel well that way blends in with tire and makes the truck new looking. I see it all the time guys and gals clean their truck and use tire dressing especially a lifted truck, then you see a dirty wheel well. that ruins the appearance of the truck.