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Old Apr 12, 2010 | 02:35 PM
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Friend of mine says Carb Cleaner is the nuts for cleaning whitewalls.....He greening me or does it work? ( without hurtin the tires)
 

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Never heard of that. I use S.O.S., Soft Scrub or Whestlys bleach white and it works fine for me.
 
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Never heard of that. I use S.O.S., Soft Scrub or Whestlys bleach white and it works fine for me.
Thought I smelled a Rat
 
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Old Apr 16, 2010 | 12:20 PM
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The Westley's Bleche-White is fantastic but may bleach your tires as well -- turning them gray over time. But that's after many uses and based off of auto tires, a lot more visible than bike tires. A general all purpose cleaner and a stiff brush can do the trick as well.
 
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