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Offline Gatters

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White wall tyre clean up????
« on: September 12, 2011, 05:13 PM »
Anyone got any top tips for bringing kenda white walls back to life?  Just got a pair from the winsta and want to try and bring em up a bit brighter if I can??  Mr Winsta reckons the dishwasher which I will give a try when the wiff is oot!  :LolLolLolLol:

any methods greatly recevied!!

cheers  :daumenhoch:

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Re: White wall tyre clean up????
« Reply #1 on: September 12, 2011, 05:29 PM »
I did some old raleigh shopper white walls a couple of years ago, they had been on my DP since 95, stuck in the shed, then removed and lived in the garden for best part of a year waiting to be binned, then I needed some, so I scrubbed them with jif and put them in tesco stripey bleach and water 50/50 in a bucket for a week. this is how they came out, I was stunned, they were minging before!!

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Re: White wall tyre clean up????
« Reply #2 on: September 12, 2011, 05:32 PM »
Nice, I thought bleach would have affected the tyre...? but great results  :daumenhoch:

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Re: White wall tyre clean up????
« Reply #3 on: September 12, 2011, 05:57 PM »
Bleach shouldn't affect rubber, its fine on your marigolds!! wouldn't try it on skinwalls though.

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Re: White wall tyre clean up????
« Reply #4 on: September 12, 2011, 06:00 PM »
Bleach shouldn't affect rubber, its fine on your marigolds!! wouldn't try it on skinwalls though.



Very true...

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Re: White wall tyre clean up????
« Reply #5 on: September 12, 2011, 06:38 PM »
Bleach can effect the white walls as it's a different compound to the rest tire - if left too long in bleach they will start to crumble - this will eat the compound and when dry will crack and rub off - the age and type of the tire will effect how well they come out and how much they crumble

try em in the dish washer ? can't hurt  ;)
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Re: White wall tyre clean up????
« Reply #6 on: September 12, 2011, 06:41 PM »
Yep - dishwasher...

I have done some in the bath before, but they get right up your arxe crack if your not careful..  :buck2:

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