Cleaning White Letter Tires
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Cleaning White Letter Tires
My '76 is brown ... and obviously it's a color that only looks good when the car is clean. :yesnod:
I try to keep the ralleys polished up and clean as I can, which is easy. But the white letters on the tires are a challenge that I'd like to make easier. What is the best way to keep them really white and shiny? :yesnod:
I try to keep the ralleys polished up and clean as I can, which is easy. But the white letters on the tires are a challenge that I'd like to make easier. What is the best way to keep them really white and shiny? :yesnod:
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Re: Cleaning White Letter Tires (SanDiegoPaul)
I use Bleach White. Comes in a pump spray. Spray it on the tires and scub with a brush and hose it off. Mine stay pretty white with this.
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Re: Cleaning White Letter Tires (Gordonm)
I have used TIDE with a plastic scrub brush to clean the White letters on my cars for 25+ years, and it seems to work well.
A friend, who details several cars for friends/customers, uses BLEECH-WHITE with a steel/brass-bristled brush:
I'd be concerned that the stiff bristles might scratch the tires, and that the B-W might harm the finish of polished aluminum/chrome-plated wheels (not to mention over-spray on the paint)...
Just my $.02 worth...
A friend, who details several cars for friends/customers, uses BLEECH-WHITE with a steel/brass-bristled brush:
I'd be concerned that the stiff bristles might scratch the tires, and that the B-W might harm the finish of polished aluminum/chrome-plated wheels (not to mention over-spray on the paint)...
Just my $.02 worth...
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Re: Cleaning White Letter Tires (paul67)
SOS dishwashing pads do a nice job.
once I lost the tip of a finger in an industrial accident, it became very soft & tender, and those pads irritate it, but SOS-pads work well, too
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Re: Cleaning White Letter Tires (paul67)
SOS dishwashing pads do a nice job.
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Re: Cleaning White Letter Tires (SanDiegoPaul)
Bleech white is Great for the tires and letters, BUT, be careful, ive used this for years but the last time it screwed up my aluminum wheels.....LT
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Re: Cleaning White Letter Tires (ltinnell)
I use Bleach White. Comes in a pump spray. Spray it on the tires and scub with a brush and hose it off. Mine stay pretty white with this.
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Re: Cleaning White Letter Tires (Mike Mercury)
I wash the tires then apply the bleach white and let sit as I circle the car spraying each wheel then scrub it off with the scrub pad. After rinsing and drying I use a tire spray for the glossy look so apply it at the very end.
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Re: Cleaning White Letter Tires (SanDiegoPaul)
I agree with the SOS or Brillo crowd. I use either one on my white letters and think they do as good a job as anything else. :yesnod:
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Re: Cleaning White Letter Tires (marshrat99)
Why advertise someone elses product?
Solid black is cool!
Yea it is - on a light-colored car. But mine is dark brown :rolleyes:
Solid black is cool!
Yea it is - on a light-colored car. But mine is dark brown :rolleyes:
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Re: Cleaning White Letter Tires (SanDiegoPaul)
I use soft scrub and a small metal brush that kinda looks like a toothbrush.
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