Exactly!!!
These White Walls Gotta Go!
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 3,048
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From: Central Jersey
a buddy of mine has a whitewall on the front of his electra glide..but he hadn't maintained it and it became rather brown and nasty..after trying to clean it, he took the ink stick out of a sharpe, cut the plastic away, and painted over them and made them black.. sure it stands out, but doesn't look nearly as bad as an unmaintained white wall
Outstanding HDF Member
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 2,755
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From: Commerce, Mich.
Wife has them on her Deluxe. They take me NO TIME to clean. Easy solution, get better brake pads. Lyndell makes thier gold and Z pads that generate NO brake dust. No dust, CLEAN whitealls Problem solved.
Well worth the 58 bucks per set in myu opinion.
If I do anything, I use a magic eraser on them, take no more time than a rag or brush would.
Well worth the 58 bucks per set in myu opinion.
If I do anything, I use a magic eraser on them, take no more time than a rag or brush would.
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 9,332
Likes: 3,873
From: Upstate New York
I use "Scrubbing Bubbles Foaming Bathroom Cleaner" to quickly touch up the wide whitewalls between washes. Put the bike on the lift, spray the sidewalls with the foamy stuff, then wipe them clean with a microfiber towel. Also shines the chrome rims.
Takes just a few minutes.
Takes just a few minutes.
Elite HDF Member
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 3,906
Likes: 145
From: SE Louisiana
Hope you're wearing haz-mat gear(!) My dad (retired boilermaker) used to tell me about how he used benzene, sometimes styrene, to clean tools, boots, etc. Cancer killed him back in 1997.
Cruiser
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 153
Likes: 0
From: DFW
I was told by a guy who stretches ww that anything with bleach in it eventually dries them out and gives them that dingy look. He said use 409 and it will just wipe clean..... He is right.
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Cruiser
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 110
Likes: 3
From: Hampton, NH
A bike lift makes all the difference in the world... and Wesley WW cleaner... The lift reduced the weekly cleaning to only 2 cigars and two beers.
My driveway is one half mile long, gravel and dirt. No matter where I ride it is still going to get dirty.
As ghostrider69 said... "A Deluxe without white walls is like a sandwich without bread"
The "look" is what attracted me to this ride.
My driveway is one half mile long, gravel and dirt. No matter where I ride it is still going to get dirty.
As ghostrider69 said... "A Deluxe without white walls is like a sandwich without bread"
The "look" is what attracted me to this ride.
Road Captain
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 601
Likes: 6
From: Aruba
Really. It takes an hour just to rinse it off and dry it. Actually scrubbing it down and detailing it takes at least three to four hours, especially if you've ridden in the rain at all since the last detailing.