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kmb1966
Explorer
Dec 23, 2018

Did I ruin my brand new tires with a pressure washer???

I recently had 6 new tires mounted on my motorhome. The shop had alot of white ash/dust all over and it got all over my new tires, so I came home and tried to wash it off. I tried some soap and it di...
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wa8yxm
Explorer III
Dec 23, 2018
I am wondering who told you it was not such a good idea..

Ever drive in the rain? You did nothing worse than driving in the rain.

NOW.. If you take a high pressure washer and hold it say 1" from the tire and blast away.. YES. you can damage the tire.. Heck you can drill a hole in concrete (Done it just for fun) but if you are more than a foot away (And you would be in order to let the fan fan out) no worse than a rain storm. IN fact a rain storm can well be worse.

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