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 didn't clean it off very well, so without 'thinking', I grabbed my Husky electric 1500 psi pressure washer, and washed the tires. Now, I didn't put it on the stream/bead or anything like that, but I did have it on the fan spray mode, and admittedly sprayed it around and around to get this dirt/ash off of the new tires. Now, I'm hearing that wasn't such a great idea. Now I'm concerned if I somehow ruined my tires. Does anyone use a small electric pressure washer? Did I ruin these new tires?

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 didn't clean it off very well, so without 'thinking', I grabbed my Husky electric 1500 psi pressure washer, and washed the tires. Now, I didn't put it on the stream/bead or anything like that, but I did have it on the fan spray mode, and admittedly sprayed it around and around to get this dirt/ash off of the new tires. Now, I'm hearing that wasn't such a great idea. Now I'm concerned if I somehow ruined my tires. Does anyone use a small electric pressure washer? Did I ruin these new tires? If you did not use chemicals that are detrimental to the tires, you should be good to go.

jmtandem wrote: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 didn't clean it off very well, so without 'thinking', I grabbed my Husky electric 1500 psi pressure washer, and washed the tires. Now, I didn't put it on the stream/bead or anything like that, but I did have it on the fan spray mode, and admittedly sprayed it around and around to get this dirt/ash off of the new tires. Now, I'm hearing that wasn't such a great idea. Now I'm concerned if I somehow ruined my tires. Does anyone use a small electric pressure washer? Did I ruin these new tires? If you did not use chemicals that are detrimental to the tires, you should be good to go.No, I just used the water hose connected to the electric pressure washer. I used plain soap and water

I wouldn't worry about it. Many drive through cars washes hit the tires with a pressure washer before you go through. 1500 psi is a rather low pressure all things considered.

So long as you were not using the cutting or chiseling tips, 1,500 psi on fan isn't going to cause any damage if it was in motion.

I've cleaned the wheels from one of my cars with a pressure washer for years. Some of the stream hits the tire. Never a hint of a problem from it.

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

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4x4ord
Explorer III
Dec 23, 2018
If you hurt your tires with a pressure washer the tires were shot to begin with.
road-runner
Explorer III
Dec 23, 2018
I've cleaned the wheels from one of my cars with a pressure washer for years. Some of the stream hits the tire. Never a hint of a problem from it.
ItsyRV
Explorer
Dec 23, 2018
So long as you were not using the cutting or chiseling tips, 1,500 psi on fan isn't going to cause any damage if it was in motion.
MURPHY55347
Explorer
Dec 23, 2018
I wouldn't worry about it. Many drive through cars washes hit the tires with a pressure washer before you go through. 1500 psi is a rather low pressure all things considered.
kmb1966
Explorer
Dec 23, 2018
jmtandem wrote:
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 didn't clean it off very well, so without 'thinking', I grabbed my Husky electric 1500 psi pressure washer, and washed the tires. Now, I didn't put it on the stream/bead or anything like that, but I did have it on the fan spray mode, and admittedly sprayed it around and around to get this dirt/ash off of the new tires. Now, I'm hearing that wasn't such a great idea. Now I'm concerned if I somehow ruined my tires. Does anyone use a small electric pressure washer? Did I ruin these new tires?

If you did not use chemicals that are detrimental to the tires, you should be good to go.

No, I just used the water hose connected to the electric pressure washer. I used plain soap and water
jmtandem
Explorer II
Dec 23, 2018
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 didn't clean it off very well, so without 'thinking', I grabbed my Husky electric 1500 psi pressure washer, and washed the tires. Now, I didn't put it on the stream/bead or anything like that, but I did have it on the fan spray mode, and admittedly sprayed it around and around to get this dirt/ash off of the new tires. Now, I'm hearing that wasn't such a great idea. Now I'm concerned if I somehow ruined my tires. Does anyone use a small electric pressure washer? Did I ruin these new tires?

If you did not use chemicals that are detrimental to the tires, you should be good to go.

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