Wheel and Tire Care Salem OR

Wheel and tire care has come a long way over the years. Used to be you just soaped up the tires and wheels while you were washing your car and left it at that. Of course, we used to wash our cars with dish soap too. Alloy wheels and high performance tires give us more incentive to take better care of our rolling stock; dish soap followed by silicone spray doesn't cut it anymore.

Local Companies

Firestone Complete Auto Care - Salem Commercial
503-371-7255
295 Commercial NE
Portland, OR
Firestone Complete Auto Care - Salem Lancaster
503-362-2491
844 Lancaster Drive NE
Salem, OR
Jacns Auto Glass
(503) 480-9413
Salem and surrounding areas
Salem, OR
Kadel's Auto Body - SE Salem
(503) 378-1159
1345 Lewis Street SE
Salem, OR
Kadel's Auto Body - NE Salem
(503) 480-1159
2475 Commercial Street, NE
Salem, OR
Affordable Automotive Repair
(503) 792-3539
7005 Wapato St NE
Salem, OR
Sandoval's Auto Repair Service
(503) 463-1841
4747 Lancaster Dr NE
Salem, OR
Affordable Automotive Repair
(503) 792-3043
7005 Wapato St NE
Salem, OR
Jenkins Auto Service
(503) 284-5019
Portland, OR
Bill Yoder Auto Center
(503) 666-5555
18345 SE Stark St
Portland, OR

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Wheel and tire care has come a long way over the years. Used to be you just soaped up the tires and wheels while you were washing your car and left it at that. Of course, we used to wash our cars with dish soap too. Alloy wheels and high performance tires give us more incentive to take better care of our rolling stock; dish soap followed by silicone spray doesn't cut it anymore.

Given a few weeks without cleaning and care, wheels and tires quickly start to look poor. Alloy wheels with a bright finish look especially bad up front where brake dust accumulates rapidly. Depending upon where you live, the sidewall of the tire deteriorates as it ages. This deterioration speeds up due to air pollution, road salt, heat and humidity. Also, though you may be getting your tires clean by scrubbing with harsh detergents, you're also wicking the tire's moisture and promoting the deterioration you want to avoid.

Like we said, the days of washing wheels and tires with dish soap should be behind us now. You'll need a good quality car wash soap, liquid wheel cleaners, tire brush, wheel brush and any special brushes you may need to get between spokes and such. If you've got particularly intricate wheels, you may even need a small toothbrush to complete the job.

Author: Matt Hardesty

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Firestone Complete Auto Care - Salem Commercial

503-371-7255
295 Commercial NE
Portland, OR

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