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Tire blooming is the brown residue that stains the tire's sidewall brown.

Most drivers don't care about browning tires, it's a cosmetic problem rather than a safety

This happens because manufacturers use a tire additive, Antiozonant, that protects against ozone damage like tire cracking and dry-rot or ground-level ozone like smog.

The tradeoff is that it leaves a brown residue on the sidewalls that's amplified when tires are sitting in the sun, exposed to the elements and not regularly going through their normal heating/cooling drive cycles.

No amount of scrubbing or product can bring them back to black, but you can slow tire blooming by cleaning and protecting your tire's rubber.

I use Adam's Polishes Tire and Rubber Cleaner for tires because it's citrus based and human-friendly, followed by a layer of Wizards Tire & Vinyl Shine which contains UV blocking agents to further help prevent your tires from browning.

Manufacturers consider tire-blooming a cosmetic condition. The browning has to be extreme to be a problem for most people and most tires that bloom are out of the six-year warranty period.

If you're concerned about your tires, need an opinion or tire recommendation email me a picture of your tire [email protected] and I'll do my best to help you.

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