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After a few months I figured I'd ask if anyone else running the Patagonia tires noticed their tires look dirty or a light brown discoloration. When I received them I thought maybe it was just warehouse dust or something. A week after I has them installed I washed it and my wife asked "why do your tires look dirty still" and didn't give it much thought. The next time I washed it I spent some time scrubbing the tires and still they look kind of brown not deep black. Just thought I'd ask here because I know a lot of you here are running them too.
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If you mean just the faded kind of look, my KO2s have a brownish tint after 2 weeks. I presume it's something in the compound, as living in Florida, the sun fades everything and my tires always turned grayish quickly after detailing.

On the Jeep, I don't worry about it much, I did just clean up the spare on the back, just because it looked odd with the brown tint, the others are more like, eh.
 
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If you mean just the faded kind of look, my KO2s have a brownish tint after 2 weeks. I presume it's something in the compound, as living in Florida, the sun fades everything and my tires always turned grayish quickly after detailing.

On the Jeep, I don't worry about it much, I did just clean up the spare on the back, just because it looked odd with the brown tint, the others are more like, eh.
Thanks TimmH, Hmmm I have never seen this on any of my tires before and I used to run 44s years ago. Nice to hear it's not just me.
 

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What are you using to clean the tires with? If cheap tire dressing was used it will cause the dirty brown gunk, use something like purple power or heavy degreaser to clean the tires. You may have to clean them two times. but that should work.
 

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After a few months I figured I'd ask if anyone else running the Patagonia tires noticed their tires look dirty or a light brown discoloration. When I received them I thought maybe it was just warehouse dust or something. A week after I has them installed I washed it and my wife asked "why do your tires look dirty still" and didn't give it much thought. The next time I washed it I spent some time scrubbing the tires and still they look kind of brown not deep black. Just thought I'd ask here because I know a lot of you here are running them too.
When were they manufactured, as I have seen older tires with this same type of brown crap on them
 

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Tire sidewalls turn brown mainly because of an element added to the rubber called antiozonant. It saves tires from premature drying and cracking due to the process of oxidation. Tire browning is usually called blooming.
 

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I haven't noticed it on mine. Then again, it's been nothing but rain/ice/snow here since I bought them. :)
 
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What are you using to clean the tires with? If cheap tire dressing was used it will cause the dirty brown gunk, use something like purple power or heavy degreaser to clean the tires. You may have to clean them two times. but that should work.
Just using the same soap I used to wash the Jeep. No tire dressing.
 
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Tire sidewalls turn brown mainly because of an element added to the rubber called antiozonant. It saves tires from premature drying and cracking due to the process of oxidation. Tire browning is usually called blooming.
Thanks I've never seen it. I haven't looked at the date on the tires yet but I will. I knew if I asked here someone would give me an answer. Thanks
 

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Takes a bit of work w/ a stiff brush and some degreasing soap to remove the coating that's on them. Mine were made 9th week of 2018, shined up fine after that elbow grease was applied :)
 

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Takes a bit of work w/ a stiff brush and some degreasing soap to remove the coating that's on them. Mine were made 9th week of 2018, shined up fine after that elbow grease was applied :)
Thanks maybe I'll give that a try.
 

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Westley's tire cleaner. Spray on and the brown runs off without a scrub.
 
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Westley's tire cleaner. Spray on and the brown runs off without a scrub.
The only thing I see is "tire bleach" is that it?
 
 



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