A reforming method comprising: (a) providing a radial flow reactor comprising a catalyst bed, the catalyst bed comprising an outer reforming zone and an inner reforming zone; wherein: the outer reforming zone comprises a spent first aromatization catalyst comprising a first transition metal and a first catalyst support; and the inner reforming zone comprises a second aromatization catalyst comprising a second transition metal and a second catalyst support; (b) introducing a catalyst poisoning agent into the radial flow reactor and contacting at least a portion of the spent first aromatization catalyst to form a poisoned aromatization catalyst in the outer reforming zone; and (c) introducing a hydrocarbon feed into the radial flow reactor comprising the catalyst bed, and contacting the hydrocarbon feed with the catalyst bed under reforming conditions to produce an aromatic product; wherein: the spent first aromatization catalyst comprises from 1 wt. % to 10 wt. % carbon; the poisoned aromatization catalyst has an aromatics yield of less than 10 wt. %; and the catalyst poisoning agent comprises a heavy hydrocarbon, a sulfur-containing compound, a phosphorous-containing compound, an oxygen-containing compound, a bromine-containing compound, an iodine-containing compound, an organometallic lead compound, an organometallic arsenic compound, or any combination thereof, and wherein the first transition metal and the second transition metal comprise platinum; the first catalyst support and the second catalyst support comprise a KL-zeolite and a binder comprising alumina, silica, a mixed oxide thereof, or a mixture thereof; and the first aromatization catalyst and the second aromatization catalyst further comprise chlorine and fluorine. (a) providing a radial flow reactor comprising a catalyst bed, the catalyst bed comprising an outer reforming zone and an inner reforming zone; wherein: the outer reforming zone comprises a spent first aromatization catalyst comprising a first transition metal and a first catalyst support; and the inner reforming zone comprises a second aromatization catalyst comprising a second transition metal and a second catalyst support; the outer reforming zone comprises a spent first aromatization catalyst comprising a first transition metal and a first catalyst support; and the inner reforming zone comprises a second aromatization catalyst comprising a second transition metal and a second catalyst support; (b) introducing a catalyst poisoning agent into the radial flow reactor and contacting at least a portion of the spent first aromatization catalyst to form a poisoned aromatization catalyst in the outer reforming zone; and (c) introducing a hydrocarbon feed into the radial flow reactor comprising the catalyst bed, and contacting the hydrocarbon feed with the catalyst bed under reforming conditions to produce an aromatic product; wherein: the spent first aromatization catalyst comprises from 1 wt. % to 10 wt. % carbon; the poisoned aromatization catalyst has an aromatics yield of less than 10 wt. %; and the catalyst poisoning agent comprises a heavy hydrocarbon, a sulfur-containing compound, a phosphorous-containing compound, an oxygen-containing compound, a bromine-containing compound, an iodine-containing compound, an organometallic lead compound, an organometallic arsenic compound, or any combination thereof, and wherein the first transition metal and the second transition metal comprise platinum; the first catalyst support and the second catalyst support comprise a KL-zeolite and a binder comprising alumina, silica, a mixed oxide thereof, or a mixture thereof; and the first aromatization catalyst and the second aromatization catalyst further comprise chlorine and fluorine. the spent first aromatization catalyst comprises from 1 wt. % to 10 wt. % carbon; the poisoned aromatization catalyst has an aromatics yield of less than 10 wt. %; and the catalyst poisoning agent comprises a heavy hydrocarbon, a sulfur-containing compound, a phosphorous-containing compound, an oxygen-containing compound, a bromine-containing compound, an iodine-containing compound, an organometallic lead compound, an organometallic arsenic compound, or any combination thereof, and wherein the first transition metal and the second transition metal comprise platinum; the first catalyst support and the second catalyst support comprise a KL-zeolite and a binder comprising alumina, silica, a mixed oxide thereof, or a mixture thereof; and the first aromatization catalyst and the second aromatization catalyst further comprise chlorine and fluorine.