Tinat

I purchased a set of wide whitewall tires from Coker. I unwrapped them, put them on the car, and can't seem to get the yellowish color to turn white.
What is the best thing to use on this.

waltonb123

I'm not trying to be a smarta$$, but I would send them back and buy from Diamondback.

MasterDave

Check the build date on the tires. Age will turn the whitewalls yellow.

dplotkin

Hate to say it, but I can confirm this. 8 cars. 7 with white walls, 2 with Coker wide whites. Time will turn them yellow to brown. I use hot wet SOS pads with commercial white wall cleaner I buy from a car wash supplier (although Westly's will work). I rinse with hot water, and I do it again. This will make them acceptable for most of the season, but you will be doing it again as soon as that fresh layer oxidizes like the last. Mine began to yellow long after the first year so no returns. If yours are yellowing already they are probably old stock, or they just suck. Never used Diamondback (although I will) as I have heard good things. One tire should not cost the same as a TV set & turn yellow.

Dan

Powershift

Back in "the day" we used SOS pads, Comet or Ajax cleaner with bleach and a brass bristle brush, and/or Wesleys Whitewall Cleaner.

Any or all should do the job. Then apply some name brand tire protectant. I prefer Meguiars #40 Vinyl and Rubber Protectant, but there are many others.

All tires now have DOT date codes. Check yours to see the age of the tires. Decoding info is on the internet, just Google "DOT tire decoding", or something similar.

Larry

waltonb123

I was told by Diamondback NOT to use tire protectant on whitewalls as that will yellow them.

Frankie the Fink

My wide white Diamond Backs are 3 years old now and snow white. I just use a little 'scratchy' pad and VERY rarely Wesley's Bleach White. DBs have a butyl layer under the white wall which prevents chemical 'leeching' - the number one cause of yellowing of white walls. http://www.dbtires.com/cleaningtips.html

54greg

I bought corkers, gave them to a buddy after about a year due to yellowing (would not come clean with "any" cleaner). Had diamond backs ever since

1955 copper

5 Year old Coker tires that have nevered yellowed

StingU2

... without question that's what I would do.

Diamond Back Tires

mcb55-210

Have DiamondBack wide whites on my '37 Chev 2 dr sedan, six years now. This car gets driven.....still white!!! Only use Simple Green and a light scrub pad...really works. In-laws have Coker wide-yellows on their '57 Ford convertible, and are too tight to replace otherwise good tires, but totally disappointed with Cokers and will go with DB next time.

Cruzmeisters

Have had DiamondBacks on the "ROCKET 88" since April '06; still white!

Cruz

vettebuyer6369

Diamond Back, period. 6 + years old.

Steve59

I put Coker wide whites on my 59 back in the late 70's. Still white and still on the car. (Yes I know about all of the tire warnings)

csherman

I had a bad experience with Coker
switched to Universal and had a great experience......

Tom/99

That is true!

56vettecarl

Several people in our local club have had problems with Coker Tires with yellowing but one with a tread seperation at 65 mph.

The Wesley's Bleach White as we use to know it has been pruchased by another company and its no longer what it use to be.

tach drive 61

a few years back a freind here offered me a new set of cokers he had .great price , when i arrived to buy them to both of our dismay he pulled them from storage .the white walls had been stacked and black leached into the white wall , he could not remove stain . I ended up buying black walls that day form local tire shop , I know now DBWW next time I retire up !