I know the white wall tires were turning brown. Where the raised white BF Goodrich turning brown. Mine are currently 13 years old. Time to replace. Just wondering if I happen to go with the same tire, are they going to turn brown.
thanks

 

Should be able to bring the white back anytime with Magic Eraser?

 

Unless they have resolved the problem, which I have not heard, they will turn brown. Adam's Wheel and Tire Cleaner does a good job turning mine back to white and lasts a fairly long time.

 

An ongoing problem.
I talked to a BF Goodrich tech engineer on this subject about 2-1/2 years ago.

Even he said don't buy them, if that is your concern (he had the same problem on his "classic", and went "black wall")...

Note that the browning does eventually become less prevalent, as the tire ages, and you keep cleaning them.
But they will never be as white as what we had "back in the day".

Below is a picture of the PDF, on the browning issue, that he sent me from BF Goodrich / Michelin at that time:
Don't bother trying to click the links listed in the PDF, since they are dead or useless.



Plasticman

 

Watched a youtube on this just the other day... The person took an electric sander ( vibratory) used some 220 grit and sanded the letters back to white.......
Do be careful around the tire and wheel as you dont' want sanding marks on those items..

 

I bought BFG T/As last summer for my '72. They continue to look white without any special treatments.

 

I bought the BFG RBL (Raised Brown Letter) tires about 8 years ago for the 68RS. They continue to turn brown. I went to a dealer at the time and they said they could not replace them. I don't know when they changed their mind about replacement, must have been later. Also, the new BFGs don't ride nor handle like the old ones I took off. Going to Order a set of Hankook and forget the RWL after 40 plus years using BFG RWL on the 68RS.

 

A stiff bristle brush or a scotch pad and some detergent will clean them up, they all do it now.
Wax and grease remover also works,

 

I have used a white terry cloth rag with lacquer thinner on it in the past.

 

I read on here some people have started using the Mickey Thompson RWL tires and do not have this issue. I just redid some rims and ordered a set of those for them. They just showed up so I have no first hand knowledge yet if they will turn brown over time.

 

I used to use a white wall brush that had wire bristles about 1/4" long and about 2" X 2" in size.. they were soft but would not bend, they kept there shape.. Using that with water and some Bon Ami used to do a great job....
No white letters in the house for a few years though......
Believe using RWL BF Goodrict TA's " bring back our youth" ....... LOL

 

You can put RWL on any tire successfully without them turning brown.

tirestickers.com

 

I turned the rwl inside, problem solved......didn't like the look on a mid-year anyway.

 

I'm one of those people. I bought a set of MT sportsman's for my vette, but ended up mounting them on my airport car (95 Lesabre). They held their white lettering well. The BFG's on my vette turn brown just sitting in the garage.

 

Has anyone tried using white tire paint to see if that helps seal the bleed through and provide a bright white appearance?

 

I bought some, but tried it on a sample tire, before trying it on a good tire.
Found it very difficult to apply, without it bleeding over the RWL edge, and looking like crap.
Tried a brush, tried with a sponge applicator, tried it with a rag.. Too tedious to get it "just right".
99% of it is still in the can.

Plasticman

 

I installed new tires white walls of a known brand, I thought for sure that it was going to cure the wander that I had. As I've said everything on the car in the front end is new including the steering box rebuild kit. I took the new tires down the Interstate and for most part 80% of the Wanderer has been cured. On the back roads here in Pennsylvania I still get wander, a lot is due to the high crown, potholes, bad patch jobs that are prevalent on the back roads in northeastern PA. I'm sure many of the roads S of 80 were the frost and heave does not affect him more much better condition but right now I still have a wander. I have an appointment for a front end alignment with the new tires this week. I'm going to ask for the 1/8 the 116th toe in and also to get a positive caster. We experimented with air pressure after the test ride and brought the tire up to 38 pounds That also seemed to help with the new tires.

When the entire mounting person took off the 25 year old white walls he did notice some cracking on the insides and some areas which indicated that they were indeed on close to being a roadside problem and replacement. I also took him for a test drive with the new tires and he was absolutely delighted and excited. This young man of The tire place he had never gotten a chance to ride in something this strange, weird, exotic automobile as my 62 Corvette.

My next stop this coming week will. I want to take this time to thank everyone in the forum who had answered my questions and helped on old tires and white walls.

 

Great looking C2

 

the tire paint pens filled with oil base paint work well although I don’t like the ones with pointed tips so I cut them across when using. I applied glued on red line stripes to these tires which quickly turned dark and brown for some reason (not recommended). Having little to lose I painted them with a tire pen and they are holding up really well so far. This was 2 coats applied a day apart.

 

BFG replaced my 7 year old TAs last year due to serious browning. So far they have been fine. It was a pretty painless warranty process. I would buy them again.