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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 05:58 PM
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what do you all use to keep those white walls or white letters on your tires nice and bright/white?? later rj
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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 06:04 PM
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Wesley's Bleach White is the only way to go. Spray it liberally on a dry tire surface. Scrub it with a hand brush and let it sit for about a minute. Go over it with the brush again and rinse it off with water. Perfect! Where lots of folks create problems is that they use Armor-all or some other petroleum based product on their tires. It eats at the rubber and discolors the white letters [or whitewalls]. I use Nu-Vinyl on my tires. It dries clear and isn't oily and the tires look like new rubber (not glossy).
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Originally Posted by redjetty
what do you all use to keep those white walls or white letters on your tires nice and bright/white?? later rj
Do a search of this forum. There was a rather long thread last week with all kinds of suggestions.
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a household cleanser with bleach in powder form. You can find it in the household cleaning products asile at your local grocery store.
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Never, never use Armour all for tires, really yellows fast! I have wide whites on my Harley, use two things only, sos pad lemon fresh if real dirty and comet with a straw brissel brush for general clean. Niether will spot aluminum or chrome rims. Same goes for white letter tires,been doing it for years....
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Originally Posted by 7T1vette
Wesley's Bleach White is the only way to go.
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I have used oven cleaner but keep it off aluminum wheels
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I use Spray 'n' Wash laundry stain remover (stain stick). Put it on the letters, scub a small effort, let stand while you wash the rest of the car and rinse off. The letters really look great with little effort.


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