Cleaning whitewalls
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From: Abingdon, Maryland
Scotch-Brite pad (the kind with the handle found at Walgreens) and either Comet or Ajax. Now that I have a lift it's so much easier.
Last edited by HarleypsychRN; Mar 9, 2009 at 03:32 AM.
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From: Jacksonville FL
I jack the bike up, carefully spray a bit of Bleachwhite ( up close ) and rub with steel wool or nylon brush. Then quickly wipe clean with a very wet ( but not dripping ) rag. I put a folded towel underneath to catch the junk. Cleans em nice and white and I can spin the tire as I need to move to a new spot.
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Scrubbing's fun,
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You can do this before or after washing the bike as long as the tires are dry. I use the "White gas" the kind used on the coleman gas stove or camping equipment to oily parts. while I was bleeding the fronts brakes after installing the stainless steel lines brake fluid got on the tires knowing that the white gas delute petrolium base product I wipe the tire with a rag saturated with white gas. the white wall came out clean like new.
So yesterday after washing the bike I cleaned the tires the same manner, they came out clean like new. I tried everything under the sun nothing gave me this kind of result.
So yesterday after washing the bike I cleaned the tires the same manner, they came out clean like new. I tried everything under the sun nothing gave me this kind of result.
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