Motoring Discussion > Black tyre walls! Accessories and Parts
Thread Author: Auntie Lockbrakes Replies: 22
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 Sat 12 Mar 11 02:40 
 Black tyre walls! - Auntie Lockbrakes
What can you buy to make your tyre walls look shiny and black? I saw an aerosol can of foam being used in a new car showroom once, and my X3 has just come back from a service with clean bodywork and clean tyre walls. Looks very sharp and I'd like to buy whatever they use?!

I remember in the 70s a tin of tyre wall black which looked essentially like paint and was indeed applied with a paintbrush..?!
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 Sat 12 Mar 11 08:31 
 Black tyre walls! - Old Navy
Most car cleaning product companies have an aerosol tyre dressing.

www.carplan.co.uk/index.cfm?category=65
Last edited by: Old Navy on Sat 12 Mar 11 at 08:32
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 Sat 12 Mar 11 08:43 
 Black tyre walls! - corax
A mobile tyre fitter replacing two of my tyres told me not to use these products for keeping the sidewalls black. He said it weakened them. I was under the impression they were supposed to protect the rubber from harmful UV radiation that breaks the rubber down over time. I'm still none the wiser.
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 Sat 12 Mar 11 08:53 
 Black tyre walls! - Iffy
Cheap black boot polish on an even cheaper rag.
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 Sat 12 Mar 11 13:37 
 Black tyre walls! - Shiny
I think the foams are best, rather than the over-glossy wet look dressings.
You can buy it anywhere that sells car essentials.
Prices vary wildly from £1.50 - £6 and they all seem much the same.
Last edited by: sooty tailpipes on Sat 12 Mar 11 at 13:37
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 Sat 12 Mar 11 13:41 
 Black tyre walls! - Bigtee
Black matt gloss paint only a dab on the brush and mix it with thinners, then paint your sidewalls.

This is what they use in second hand tyre places and have done for years or you can go buy one of those fancy cans for ££.
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 Sat 12 Mar 11 13:56 
 Black tyre walls! - Old Navy
>> Black matt gloss paint
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????
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 Sun 13 Mar 11 17:07 
 Black tyre walls! - Bigtee
>> Black matt gloss paint
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>>

????

LOL..

Lets try that again Black matt paint.........
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 Sun 13 Mar 11 17:25 
 Black tyre walls! - corax
>> >> Black matt gloss paint
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????

Try saying that quickly...
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 Tue 15 Mar 11 16:15 
 Black tyre walls! - Injection Doc
Hi Corax
sadly your tyre fitter may be right. I must confess I use the spray on stuff myself as it does finish a wax job off nicely but iether tyres are even worse than they used to be or its the tyre blcak thats caused the side walls to perish on my cars and caravan ! The caravan tyres had badly perished on the outside in 2 years from brand new. Even the dealer was concerend and checked the code for age but they were about 2.5 years old. The tyres were ok on the inside and the I do use tyre covers so it wasnt the sun.
My C1 and fiesta tyres on the rear have badly aged as well ! ooopppssss
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 Tue 15 Mar 11 17:23 
 Black tyre walls! - corax
>> My C1 and fiesta tyres on the rear have badly aged as well ! ooopppssss

Well, well, interesting. I don't use anything now - just give the beast a sloosh over and keep it well maintained, it's getting too old for all that detail work :)

Must say that I never noticed the sidewalls aging when I used it (Autoglym Tyre Dressing).
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 Sat 12 Mar 11 20:10 
 Black tyre walls! - Victorbox
Autoglym Vinyl & Rubber Care applied with a small paintbrush and allowed to soak in and dry for an hour without buffing off.
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 Sat 12 Mar 11 20:16 
 Black tyre walls! - -
Not much use to Nick unless Lidl's have a branch in NZ.

They sometimes offer a tyre cleaning foam in their WR range, about £1.25 a can.

Spray on, leave for a few mins and rinse off, leaves the rubber spotlessly clean and slightly shiny.
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 Sat 12 Mar 11 20:48 
 Black tyre walls! - Bellboy
lots of old tyre valve rubbers (used) in a clean paint tin covered in thinners
leave to rot for a week
then with a brush dunk in and coat your tyres
its an authentic tyre black as used by s/h tyre dealers
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 Sun 13 Mar 11 18:39 
 Black tyre walls! - Skoda
>> lots of old tyre valve rubbers (used) in a clean paint tin covered in thinners

Does that really work Bb or are you falling off your chair chuckling away at the gullible among us (i.e. me!) ?
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 Sun 13 Mar 11 19:05 
 Black tyre walls! - Bellboy
no its genuine
its what i used to do 20 odd years ago with my part worns
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 Sat 12 Mar 11 20:49 
 Black tyre walls! - henry k
Juat try a google search ( NZ ) for car tyre black

eg. a result

mr2.org.nz/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=8145
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 Sat 12 Mar 11 21:04 
 Black tyre walls! - Zero
No problem in Aus. They just drive through the bush after a bush fire.
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 Sun 13 Mar 11 13:24 
 Black tyre walls! - captain chaos
Someone once told me that they used to apply 7up to their tyre walls and it gave them a brilliant sheen. Didn't fancy trying it though. Wouldn't be much fun in summer returning to your car to find your wheels covered in bees...
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 Sun 13 Mar 11 13:28 
 Black tyre walls! - Zero
or Ants
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 Sun 13 Mar 11 13:34 
 Black tyre walls! - Bellboy
try fairy liquid and get lost in bubbles
michael did
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 Sun 13 Mar 11 20:09 
 Black tyre walls! - Old Navy
>> No problem in Aus. They just drive through the bush after a bush fire.
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They would still come out red.
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 Wed 16 Mar 11 08:29 
 Black tyre walls! - Cliff Pope
Chelsea tractors need spray-on mud and cow-pat paint - preferably matt.
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