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So I use either simple green or dawn mixed with water in a five gallon bucket, would windex and water work
This is a tire cleaning, not prep process. Windex is not a cleaner and will be just like using straight water. You would not be achieving anything using windex as an alternate.So I use either simple green or dawn mixed with water in a five gallon bucket, would windex and water work
I tell people this all the time and people think I'm crazy.And if I'm prepping a tire, I sure wouldn't be cleaning them with simple green nor dawn, that's just killing your prep as both are grease removers.
Any baby shampoo and plenty of clean water
So i cant wash it in windex and water like simple green and water then spray my tire prep onI use Windex for cooling the tire while cutting and refinishing.
It definitely won't help you as a tire "prep."
FWIW, I also use it to clean windows occasionally.
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I wash them in it with water then spray my prep onAnd if I'm prepping a tire, I sure wouldn't be cleaning them with simple green nor dawn, that's just killing your prep as both are grease removers.
Any baby shampoo and plenty of clean water
No simple green kills your prep, simple green is a DEGREASER, says it right on the bottle.So i cant wash it in windex and water like simple green and water then spray my tire prep on
Spray prep? Why in the would would you do that........nevermindI wash them in it with water then spray my prep on
I wipe them with a brillo pad after spraying my prep onIt's all in prepping the tires to match the current track conditions, I've seen guy's wipe prep, immediately spray on simple green, massage into tires, wipe dry with towel go out and blister the field.
Uh......lolI wipe them with a brillo pad after spraying my prep on
Are these the same tires that you run that you say need no prep for the tracks near you?I have 2017s only ever been wiped with simple green to clean and as a PRW, that still get that same good feeling after wiping with simple green as the PRW , that are still winning races and setting fast times. No signs of a pencil eraser yet and they only got maybe 3 good runs left in the tire. Plus 6 sets of 2018s and 4 sets of 2019s all the same.
You can do whatever you want. If it's working for you, do not change a thing.So i cant wash it in windex and water like simple green and water then spray my tire prep on
Im not gonna argue with a professional like you, your a credible source, therefore I will listen, your right though, simple green is not that good to use, I like dawn and water better or windex and water personally I don't like simple green, I can see what your saying now, but dawn or windex works for me with water, then I spray on my tire prep, i've won my first feature with dawn and water washed, & prepped tires, im not to sure about simpler greenYou can do whatever you want. If it's working for you, do not change a thing.
It's not the way I (or most others) are working tires, but that does not make it wrong.
If it's working for you, have at it.
Dawn is also a degreaser.Im not gonna argue with a professional like you, your a credible source, therefore I will listen, your right though, simple green is not that good to use, I like dawn and water better or windex and water personally I don't like simple green, I can see what your saying now, but dawn or windex works for me with water, then I spray on my tire prep, i've won my first feature with dawn and water washed, & prepped tires, im not to sure about simpler green
I’m curious, it seems like everyone is wiping their tires with SD-20 on dry dusty tracks. I think I was even told it helps pull the prep to the surface. We’re new but these guys are fast doing this, is there something different about SD-20 then a traditional degreaser?Are these the same tires that you run that you say need no prep for the tracks near you?
Then I think this is self explanatory.
If I'm adding chemical prep to a tire, I do not want to use a strong degreaser to clean those same tires because it pulls prep and oils out of the rubber.
Now, if you need less prep in your tires, have at it. That's why I said in my previous post that you can use it at no-prep tracks.