white walls
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Cruiser
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From: Mississippi.
white walls
my scoot is clean. i mean my scoot is REALLY clean.
except them damn white walls.
what do you guys use to get the white walls whiter than white?
any secrets?
thanks guys.
except them damn white walls.
what do you guys use to get the white walls whiter than white?
any secrets?
thanks guys.
Cruiser
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 179
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From: Mediapolis, IA
RE: white walls
I would just get rid of the white walls and get some all black tires. Unless you want to clean your tires after every ride. I hated them on my RK Classic, I will never have them again!!
Road Captain
Joined: Feb 2007
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RE: white walls
Dumped mine for blackwalls. I know that wasn't your question, but it was my personal solution to your problem. Unless you have wide white walls, swapping to black doesn't change the look of the bike that much and makes it twice as easy to keep clean.
Road Warrior
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 1,355
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From: Houston, Texas
RE: white walls
When I had the whitewalls on my 2003 Heritage, I used SOS pads. Just be careful not to get too close to the chrome wheels themselves. They worked great! And then I used a tire dressing on the white part itself to keep make it easier to clean the next time.
In my opinion, changing to black walls just didn't make the bike.... It wasn't an option (in fact, I opted out of the original black walls to the wide white walls for the retro-look.) It makes the bike, like wheels make the car...
Just my $.02...
In my opinion, changing to black walls just didn't make the bike.... It wasn't an option (in fact, I opted out of the original black walls to the wide white walls for the retro-look.) It makes the bike, like wheels make the car...
Just my $.02...
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RE: white walls
ORIGINAL: tphillips
When I had the whitewalls on my 2003 Heritage, I used SOS pads. Just be careful not to get too close to the chrome wheels themselves. They worked great! And then I used a tire dressing on the white part itself to keep make it easier to clean the next time.
In my opinion, changing to black walls just didn't make the bike.... It wasn't an option (in fact, I opted out of the original black walls to the wide white walls for the retro-look.) It makes the bike, like wheels make the car...
Just my $.02...
When I had the whitewalls on my 2003 Heritage, I used SOS pads. Just be careful not to get too close to the chrome wheels themselves. They worked great! And then I used a tire dressing on the white part itself to keep make it easier to clean the next time.
In my opinion, changing to black walls just didn't make the bike.... It wasn't an option (in fact, I opted out of the original black walls to the wide white walls for the retro-look.) It makes the bike, like wheels make the car...
Just my $.02...
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Joined: Aug 2007
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From: north of Daytona
RE: white walls
Wesleys is 'acidic'....meaning "eats metal".
I had a Fatboy with wide whites and I found "Cycle care1 white wall cleaner"
and a brass brush (like to clean bar-b-ques) to do the trick.
Cycle care is non-acidic, and the brass brush will not scratch chrome wheels.
I did not clean my tires after every ride, but maybe twice a month.
Spritz it on, agitate with the brush and rinse. Does a good job on the wheels also.
Chuck
I had a Fatboy with wide whites and I found "Cycle care1 white wall cleaner"
and a brass brush (like to clean bar-b-ques) to do the trick.
Cycle care is non-acidic, and the brass brush will not scratch chrome wheels.
I did not clean my tires after every ride, but maybe twice a month.
Spritz it on, agitate with the brush and rinse. Does a good job on the wheels also.
Chuck
Road Master
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 894
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From: Wyalusing, PA
RE: white walls
Westley's Bleche White (not a mis-spell). I have tried the Mr. Clean Magic Erasers and they did nothing but crumble and fall apart and make me angry. Used the SOS pads before I discovered the Westley's!
It is SSOOOOOO much easier with the bike up on a lift. Get your bike up in the air and roll your stool up and spin those wheels.
It is SSOOOOOO much easier with the bike up on a lift. Get your bike up in the air and roll your stool up and spin those wheels.