A tire rim cover is provided to serve as a protective barrier for a tire rim against cleansing material used for enhancing the appearance of a wheel disposed around the tire rim. The tire rim cover includes a circular body portion having a front side, a rear side, and an outer edge. The front side includes a handle thereon that can be grasped by a user so as to manually press the rear side of the body portion against an inner edge of the wheel to enclose the tire rim. The outer edge is composed from flexible material so as to allow the body portion to be twisted into a figure “8” shape and folded in half afterwards to form a compact configuration. A pocket disposed on the rear side can receive the folded body portion therein to maintain the compact configuration for easy storage.