July 10th, 2018 by Chris Chapman

Completely Clean Your Tyres and Alloys in Minutes

It’s easy enough to get your car looking shiny – a rinse with some soap and water will help, or you could even give it a thorough Snow Foam pre-wash followed by a wash and wax to make your car gleam. However, making your car’s bodywork clean and spotless often makes your wheels look a bit battered in comparison, and no amount of washing seems to bring back that showroom shine. Luckily, there’s a way out for anyone who doesn’t want dirty wheels and dull alloys to let the appearance of their car down.

Why Are My Car Wheels Discoloured?

Your wheels are made up of alloys and a tyre that fits around a wheel rim. Both of these things can get really dirty Your tyres and alloys together are two parts of your car’s wheel, and they tend to get much more abuse than other parts of your car. Trundling around on the road, they’ll pick up dust, grime, and scuffs that other parts of your car won’t get, so they’ll need a bit of special attention. They’re also likely to get covered in bits of grease, oil, tar, tree sap, and other contaminants, which in turn makes it easier for dirt to stick to your wheels! In addition to the discolouration they pick up from the road, both your tyres and alloys (especially the alloys) will become discoloured thanks to particles from your car, too. Over time, tiny particles of iron will wear off from your brakes and cling to your tyres and alloys. This makes them dull and discoloured in a process known as iron contamination, and while it mainly affects your alloys, it can cause your wheels to look a bit battered as well. Because of the way iron contamination clings to your wheels, you’ll need something a bit special to get rid of it!

How to Clean Your Wheel Alloys

Dragon's Blood will get rid or iron discolouration on your wheels Iron contamination affects both your alloys and your tyres, but as it’s significantly more visible on your alloys, it makes sense to start there. Pick up some Dragon’s Blood, which is our fast-acting iron contamination remover. Dragon’s Blood is a thick formula that’s designed to give you the most contact between the liquid and the iron contamination, where it quickly breaks down iron particles on your alloys.

Step 1

Spray Dragon’s Blood onto your alloys. Notice it starting to turn purple – this is a colour changing indicator that shows you the formula is working.

Step 2

Leave your car along for 5-10 minutes depending on how bad the iron contamination is. Bear in mind that Dragon’s Blood does smell quite strong, so you might want to leave the area!

Step 3

Rinse off your wheels for gleaming showroom shine!

How to Clean Your Tyres

Blackout gives your tyres a glossy black finish and protects them from getting dirtier in future Some Dragon’s Blood will remove the iron contamination from your tyres, too, but if you want your tyres looking a deep, glossy black to go with the rest of your sparkling motor, you’ll want to read on. Pick up some Blackout Tyre Shine to go with your Dragon’s Blood – Blackout is a no-nonsense tyre dressing that cleans, shines, and protects your tyres with a 3-in-1 formula.

Step 1

Use your Dragon’s Blood on your tyres by following the same steps as listed above. You could do this at the same time as you’re cleaning your alloys to save a bit of time.

Step 2

Once your wheels are dry, spray some Blackout onto your tyres. The spray self-levels to give you complete coverage, so just go around your whole wheel quickly.

Step 3

Leave it to dry. That’s it! Your wheels will not only be completely clean and shiny, they’ll also be protected from attracting dirt and scuffs in future.