Body - Paint Staining Due to 'Tire Dressing'

Classification:
WT04-011

Reference:
ITB05-003

Date:
January 12, 2005

INFINITI; INFORMATION ON PAINT STAINS CAUSED BY TIRE DRESSING

APPLIED VEHICLES:
All 2000 and later Infiniti

SERVICE INFORMATION

An aftermarket chemical product called "tire dressing" is sometimes used on tires. When the tire dressing is applied it may combine with an anti-ozonant compound (applied by tire manufacturers) to form a new compound that could stain vehicle paint. The paint stains occur if the wet tire dressing/anti-ozonant compound slings onto the vehicle paint when the vehicle is driven.

Paint damage stains caused by application of the tire dressing are NOT covered by Nissan warranty. Therefore Nissan does not recommend the application of tire dressing to vehicle tires.

If a customer requests application of tire dressing to his/her vehicle they should be informed that the vehicle paint may be stained if the tire dressing is applied to the tires and that Nissan warranty does not cover the repair of these stains. If the customer still requests the tire dressing be applied consider the following:

1. Water based tire dressing may reduce the amount of anti-ozonant that will be mixed/dissolved in the tire dressing compared with oil based dressings.

2. A light coat of the tire dressing may reduce the amount of dressing that could enter the tires grooves/treads.

3. To reduce the amount of dressing that could stain the paint: Use a dry towel to wipe off excess tire dressing from the fire including grooves and treads. Then allow the dressing to dry completely.





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