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Old Aug 3, 2005 | 04:20 PM
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Bought CCW rims with Perelli PZERO tires. Vette stays in A/C garage.
When I go to take it out, tires are ugly and gooey needing cleaning.
Has anyone else experienced this? This is the side walls.

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Old Aug 3, 2005 | 04:35 PM
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Do you mean that dirt from the floor is stuck to the tread or that the side walls are oozing something?
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Old Aug 3, 2005 | 05:04 PM
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the side walls are gooey with a filmy substance
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Old Aug 3, 2005 | 05:06 PM
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old tire dressing?
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They have a treadwear rating of 220, so they are not really sticky, so it must be something else.
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If the tires are new, it could be that they are simply sweating out some of the manufacturing chemicals. It may or may not stop after you have a few miles on them. My Firestone Firehawks have a nice, clean shine to them even though they are four years old. However, my Goodyear Supercars have a similar film on them as yours and they are only three years old. If you use a good tire dressing, your tires may stay looking good for a longer period of time.
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