White Walls!!! Help??
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Even on my NASTY raised white letters on my truck, I can spray some Purple Power on them, let it set for maybe 30 seconds (do NOT let it dry) and just wipe it off w/ a rag. If my tires sat for ever and brake dust backed on, I'd occassionally have to actually rub them, but I never had to scrub at all. The stuff works great. I use it to clean every inch of my four wheeler.
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Just remember that aggressive cleaning all the time with remove some of what you are cleaning..just as polishing removes clearcoat.
Use what you need to get whitewalls clean then try sealing them with about 2 coats of 303 protectant. Then..for a while...you can get them clean with scrubbing bubbles and a magic eraser. (scrubbling bubbles will not harm your chrome wheels either).
I will usetire cleaner with a scrub pad or dish scrubber ( one that has nylon bristles on the outside with brass in the center), then I will seal them.
One of the other solutions is to spend a little more when you need new brake pads and get dustless ones.
Use what you need to get whitewalls clean then try sealing them with about 2 coats of 303 protectant. Then..for a while...you can get them clean with scrubbing bubbles and a magic eraser. (scrubbling bubbles will not harm your chrome wheels either).
I will usetire cleaner with a scrub pad or dish scrubber ( one that has nylon bristles on the outside with brass in the center), then I will seal them.
One of the other solutions is to spend a little more when you need new brake pads and get dustless ones.
4th Gear
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I have tried everything that I read on the forum and found that after tremendous elbow greese, a case of simple green, Wesleys, comet, carpet cleaner and many others, Mr. Clean"s erasers did the best job and made the wheels look "just like new".
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Mr cleans eh?
Cool, I need to clean the bike if the rain ever stops and I have been worried about geting anything caustic on the paint.
Did you use any cleaner with it, or just as it came out of the box?
Cool, I need to clean the bike if the rain ever stops and I have been worried about geting anything caustic on the paint.
Did you use any cleaner with it, or just as it came out of the box?
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Even dirty, the ww's look nicer than the blackwalls on the right bike.
I can't imagine mine with blackwalls. Too bad you cant teflon coat them... Hmm I wonder if that bathroom cleaner with teflon would work
I can't imagine mine with blackwalls. Too bad you cant teflon coat them... Hmm I wonder if that bathroom cleaner with teflon would work
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RE: White Walls!!! Help??
I just found this thread. The best stuff I've ever used is brake cleaner; the kind in a spray can from an auto parts store. It's about as effortless as you can get, and it really does make whitewalls white.
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I went and bought some of the Mr. Clean Magic Erasers and they did a great job. I used up 2 of them because they came apart fairly quickly but so what. I think that I paid $3.50 for a pack of 4. No soap needed. Just wet it, sqeeze out the water and wipe the white wall. It turns white right before your eyes. No elbow greese needed.