NOS Tyres - Release powder, Leave it on or clean it off ???

[bobafett]

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 

Any thoughts..................

[JT71]

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.

 

[bobafett]

Ahhh......right then......err - yep it looks a little gunkish with age now you mention it 

Decisions, decisions - do I or don't I 

[currio]

My thoughts, mount them to a suitable coaster, and ride them like you used to 

[Jt]

put them on, and go for a ride. giving the bike good thrapping...

that way , they will look how they are meant to

[scary_leary]

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

[bobafett]

My thoughts, mount them to a suitable coaster, and ride them like you used to 

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

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

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 ? 

[phantom photon]

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 

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 

[SteveG]

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 

[bobafett]

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 
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 

Nice one 

[Mattdub]

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 ? .

[bobafett]

Post a pic of the tyres in question ? .

Will do matt 

[stuntmaster]

also beware riding with back to black on tyres as makes them very slippy

[bobafett]

also beware riding with back to black on tyres as makes them very slippy

No probs there - won't be ridin these fellas