Keeping dirt/mud off tires as much as possible

[brianengland01]

I've got a problem that is driving me crazy! I take our son to daycare a few days a week. He loves the people there and his friends there, but the parking lot is a freaking nightmare! It used to be gravel, but now it's just gray dust and the weather here lately doesn't help. It's been a wet winter here in Illinois and the lot is always...soupy and it makes it hard to keep a clean car. Is there anything I can use to help keep the dirt from ruining the look of my clean tires? Tire shine doesn't help much. I drive slow enough so that it doesn't splash much, but the wheel wells and tires look terrible. I might be a little obsessive about this, but I can't help it! If I could afford to have the lot paved, then I would highly consider it!

[Murr1525]

Re: Keeping dirt/mud off tires as much as possible

Might have to sacrifice the tires on this one...

No tire shine might work best, and just hose the wheels off after. Some of the new Break Dust Barrier would help with the wheels as you hose them off.

[wifpd4]

Re: Keeping dirt/mud off tires as much as possible

Gravel...don't ya just hate it. My wife's brother lives out in the country. When she gets home after a trip to the farm, her car is a mess. If wet, the car is as you describe. If dry, the door jambs are filled with dust. As Murr has indicated, drive slow in the gravel and for the first block or so after leaving the gravel. If it would just freeze around here rather than zooming up to 50 degrees!!! Then we could concentrate of cleaning off just the salt residue!

[Tuck91]

Re: Keeping dirt/mud off tires as much as possible

I would just try and give them a quick blast with a presure washer every few days.

[tomsteve]

Re: Keeping dirt/mud off tires as much as possible

get a hooptie for dirt roads.

[Car Potential]

Re: Keeping dirt/mud off tires as much as possible

I would park on the concrete right before it turns to dirt then walk the rest of the way.