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Offline acman63

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whitewall tire restoration
« on: May 02, 2016, 12:13:41 PM »
Ive got some nos white stripe tires that have some staining in the whitewall , Ive tried Wesleys Blechewhite,  comet.  thinner  and it still is there.  any ideas appreciated!!
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Offline suskeenwiske

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Re: whitewall tire restoration
« Reply #1 on: May 02, 2016, 08:11:10 PM »
Comet and a stiff Nylon Brush always did it for me, but you've already tried that. The only other thing I used once in while, for really nasty spots, was medium to fine Steel Wool. Watch out for household cleaners as they may react with rubber; check the label, it may indicate if safe for automotive applications.

I wonder if Coker Tire or other Reproduction or Current Tire Manufacturers may be of help. Go on-line or call them, hopefully they'll have some suggestions.

All the best.

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Offline preaction

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Re: whitewall tire restoration
« Reply #2 on: May 02, 2016, 11:13:52 PM »
Wesleys and a wire brush, but wesleys was sold and of course the product was changed and does not work as well as the old product. ;)
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Offline outlawincorporated

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Re: whitewall tire restoration
« Reply #3 on: May 03, 2016, 09:08:07 AM »
JIM

I use soapy JEX (which is actually a steel wool pad with soap on the inside === you might need to google it) with great success on all kinds of stains/marks on new and old wsw tyres. This topic was also discussed on Hipo forum recently.

hope this helps.

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Re: whitewall tire restoration
« Reply #4 on: May 03, 2016, 09:27:40 AM »
This may sound crazy, but try using camping fuel. It has worked for me in the past.
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Re: whitewall tire restoration
« Reply #5 on: May 03, 2016, 01:55:36 PM »
As a last resort, tape up the tire and use a white vinyl dye that matches.
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Offline dave6768

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Re: whitewall tire restoration
« Reply #6 on: May 03, 2016, 08:53:01 PM »
SOS pads and scrub, scrub, scrub.

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Re: whitewall tire restoration
« Reply #7 on: May 03, 2016, 10:50:17 PM »
+1 on what Charles said.

..but I would also use a stiff, fine short-wire, brass scrubby brush (linda like a BBQ brush) & beaching tire cleaners first. New tire stores often use a similar style wire brush to clean white walls, some of that blue crap tire manufacturers  use to protect the white walls is stubborn as hell.
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