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Offline bobafett

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NOS Tyres - Release powder, Leave it on or clean it off ???
« on: November 13, 2008, 08:06 AM »
Right then - got myself a nice pair of NOS tioga comp3's with the 20-odd year old release powder still on  ;)
Now do I leave it on (probably maintaining their worth) or say bollocks to that and give 'em a nice soapy wash and get 'em all shiney for the showy they're goin on ? It's not like I'm planning on selling them so i'm thinking get 'em cleaned  :daumenhoch:

Any thoughts.................. ???
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Re: NOS Tyres - Release powder, Leave it on or clean it off ???
« Reply #1 on: November 13, 2008, 08:30 AM »
well, depends how easy it is to get off.

some times it's gone a bit gunky, i had a set of black panaracer freestyle tyres and it took for goes with a pressure washer to get em clean, i wished I'd never started.

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Re: NOS Tyres - Release powder, Leave it on or clean it off ???
« Reply #2 on: November 13, 2008, 08:44 AM »
Ahhh......right then......err - yep it looks a little gunkish with age now you mention it  >:(

Decisions, decisions - do I or don't I  :-\
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Re: NOS Tyres - Release powder, Leave it on or clean it off ???
« Reply #3 on: November 13, 2008, 08:38 PM »
My thoughts, mount them to a suitable coaster, and ride them like you used to  >:D

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Re: NOS Tyres - Release powder, Leave it on or clean it off ???
« Reply #4 on: November 13, 2008, 08:48 PM »
put them on, and go for a ride. giving the bike good thrapping...

that way , they will look how they are meant to :daumenhoch:

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Re: NOS Tyres - Release powder, Leave it on or clean it off ???
« Reply #5 on: November 13, 2008, 09:49 PM »
Just spray on a decent tyre shine.. job done.

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« Reply #6 on: November 14, 2008, 12:16 AM »
My thoughts, mount them to a suitable coaster, and ride them like you used to  >:D

put them on, and go for a ride. giving the bike good thrapping...
that way , they will look how they are meant to :daumenhoch:

Oy !! You 2 leave me alone i've got tyres for thrashin these a for a showy  :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol:


Just spray on a decent tyre shine.. job done.

Nice one leary i'd been thinkin about the old back to black tyre shine stuff but i thought i'd need to get rid of all the powder first - are you sayin you've used the tyre shine with the powder still on ?  :shocked:
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Re: NOS Tyres - Release powder, Leave it on or clean it off ???
« Reply #7 on: November 14, 2008, 07:43 AM »
I use this stuff. Don't have to clean off the powder - just spray it on and then give it a bit of a wipe after 15 mins to clean off the excess  :daumenhoch:

http://www.armorall.eu/uk/exteriorcare14.html

BTW don't use it while your tyres are on the rims otherwise your brakes won't work  :LolLolLolLol:

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Re: NOS Tyres - Release powder, Leave it on or clean it off ???
« Reply #8 on: November 14, 2008, 08:50 AM »
My tyres always looked nice and clean after a ride about in the snow !
Not sure this is really helpful but might be an excuse to go out on a bike and have a ride round in it.
It's another good reason to have a coaster brake  ;)

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« Reply #9 on: November 14, 2008, 09:04 AM »
I use this stuff. Don't have to clean off the powder - just spray it on and then give it a bit of a wipe after 15 mins to clean off the excess  :daumenhoch:
http://www.armorall.eu/uk/exteriorcare14.html
BTW don't use it while your tyres are on the rims otherwise your brakes won't work  :LolLolLolLol:

Nice one  :daumenhoch:
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Re: NOS Tyres - Release powder, Leave it on or clean it off ???
« Reply #10 on: November 14, 2008, 12:11 PM »
If the release powder still looks reasonably good , kinda like light grey/white colour I'd leave it . If the powder has gone a funny colour or just looks crappy then just clean off , soapy water etc .

Post a pic of the tyres in question ? .


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« Reply #11 on: November 14, 2008, 12:18 PM »
Post a pic of the tyres in question ? .

Will do matt  :daumenhoch:
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« Reply #12 on: November 14, 2008, 03:13 PM »
also beware riding with back to black on tyres as makes them very slippy
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« Reply #13 on: November 14, 2008, 03:22 PM »
also beware riding with back to black on tyres as makes them very slippy

No probs there - won't be ridin these fellas   :daumenhoch:
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