Dishwasher to clean old wheels & freshen old tyres..?

[futureworks 864]

Hi everyone, hope you're all managing to stay safe and healthy...

Quick question - I have some 20_ year old wheels and tyres from a new built TA01 shelfer. I was thinking about how best to get the wheels cleaned up, and the tyres maybe a bit fresher to the touch. I saw thread a few days ago which I can't find now where someone had put the wheels and tyres (separately) from a TXT into a dishwasher to clean them. I don't suppose it can do any harm, but wanted to check if anyone has any experience doing this, or alternative approaches you'd suggest.

Thanks in advance!

[ChrisRx718 4470]

Yes, but be careful with the temperature - I once had a set of wheels warp following a short trip through the dishwasher 

They were incredibly clean, I can't fault that. But not so round...

[Grumpy pants 4455]

Isn’t there a light bleach and sunlight method as well? 

[Supercoolnothing 721]

16 minutes ago, Grumpy pants said:

Isn’t there a light bleach and sunlight method as well? 

Yup it's called retr0bright and it's pretty easy to make and do if you Google it. 

[guggles 79]

Some hot water out of the tap should do just fine also. There are a lot of nice petroleum free tire dressings out in the market now a days that should be very safe to use.

I just use a little bit of simple green to clean tires and wheels and it hasnt done me wrong yet.  

[Problemchild 2149]

I’d use a sonic cleaner 

JJ

[SuperChamp82 743]

A dishwasher will heat bleach the rubber - which looks great with WD40 for a few months then collapses ... 

Agree with @Problemchild

Ultrasonic cleaning with a delicate cocktail of astringents + emulsifiers 

Basically, low temperature / gentle degreasing - then a quick cool down + higher heat conditioning to absorb a new mix

With a German finishing compound - whose name escapes me ... but is on here with a search - you’ll get a factory finish 👍

 

[salvine 125]

I run lots of parts through the dishwasher with never an issue. If the heating element is in the bottom I would use the top shelf. if you are concerned about the heat just pull them out before the drying cycle.

[markbt73 5311]

You guys must live alone - I know that if I ever tried to put RC car tires in the dishwasher, I probably would end up that way...