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Restoring - General discussions that span across many different groups of years and models => Misc Items => Topic started by: acman63 on May 02, 2016, 12:13:41 PM
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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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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.
Ray
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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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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.
regards.
PHILL BERESFORD.
MELBOURNE.
AUSTRALIA.
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This may sound crazy, but try using camping fuel. It has worked for me in the past.
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As a last resort, tape up the tire and use a white vinyl dye that matches.
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SOS pads and scrub, scrub, scrub.
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+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.