best way to make tires look like new ????
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best way to make tires look like new ????
a real bear to clean tires it seems . i know caution with the spray on shine junk..i just want them nice and black. so dang hard to get to the back tire too with no lift. how do you guys clean tires ? nice black clean tires make a bike look so good.....
thanks for ideas on this one ...........................................
i miss center stands on bikes like the old days .just spin the tire and clean,it was easy back then . [sm=insomnia.gif]
thanks for ideas on this one ...........................................
i miss center stands on bikes like the old days .just spin the tire and clean,it was easy back then . [sm=insomnia.gif]
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RE: best way to make tires look like new ????
OK, as far as the dream of a center stand (I wouldn't mind having one myself) I saw in a new summer parts catalog that they had some sort of center stand. And guess what? It was priced really reasonably! Only in excess of $300. Holy Crap, parts on a Harley are mighty high priced.
A buddy of mine let me in on a tire trick a few years ago. SOS pads. Yeah, those soap impregnated steel wool pads. Which means if you had some steel wool you put some liquid soap in it and scrub away. It works great on sidewalls, whitewalls and raised white lettering. I would make sure to go easy on the lettering. If you overdo it on some brands of tire that white will end up going away on you.
A buddy of mine let me in on a tire trick a few years ago. SOS pads. Yeah, those soap impregnated steel wool pads. Which means if you had some steel wool you put some liquid soap in it and scrub away. It works great on sidewalls, whitewalls and raised white lettering. I would make sure to go easy on the lettering. If you overdo it on some brands of tire that white will end up going away on you.
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Soapy water and a brush, and if you still have the stock Dunlops you might need an ex girlfriend or ex wife to be's toothbrush to get into those little lines.... be sure and put her toothbrush back where you found it after use though.... [sm=bustedsign.gif]
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RE: best way to make tires look like new ????
Theresalot of great info in the Detailing Section.
As for me Tire Shine, Brake Fluid.........no thanks
As for me Tire Shine, Brake Fluid.........no thanks
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RE: best way to make tires look like new ????
Just buy new tires. 
Never used it, but does anyone know how well Harley Black works?
Never used it, but does anyone know how well Harley Black works?
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