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shellfish
28th September 2016, 18:47
Any tips on what to use to keep the whitewalls clean?
Mine are covered with road grime, hot soapy water doesn't help...
Shellfish
AllanB
28th September 2016, 19:02
Any tips on what to use to keep the whitewalls clean?
Mine are covered with road grime, hot soapy water doesn't help...
Shellfish
Sperm is white.
Your Supermarket will stock a product called Desolvit or Mitre 10 https://www.mitre10.co.nz/shop/search?q=De-solv-it&categorySelected=Entire+site
Great stuff for removing stubborn stains and works well on road grime. Probably sperm stains as well. Plus it smells nice.
Madness
28th September 2016, 19:04
Sperm is white. Plus it smells nice.
Once a Honda owner, always a Honda owner.
ellipsis
28th September 2016, 19:09
...they are on top of the constructors champs this year, against all practicable odds...we do draw some extreme riders to uphold the Marque...
BMWGSER
28th September 2016, 19:49
Years ago when My car had white letters on the tires , I used a little jif with scrubbing brush, they would come up like new.
mossy1200
28th September 2016, 19:50
Years ago when My car had white letters on the tires , I used a little jif with scrubbing brush, they would come up like new.
+1 or white toothpaste
awayatc
28th September 2016, 20:22
Jiff with some steelwool
neels
28th September 2016, 20:26
Sugar soap has worked in the past to get rid of greasy crap on things, may work on tyres.
Or just paint them black, and never have to clean them again.
AllanB
28th September 2016, 20:52
Once a Honda owner, always a Honda owner.
Oops - I mean Desolvit smells nice!
shellfish
5th October 2016, 05:36
Thanks all for their suggestions.
I came up with an answer that worked really well - hand cleaner!
I had a container of that gritty white goo in the tool shed and it shifted the greasy build-up easily, i used a nail brush to apply and then soapy water. Best results through applying to a dry tyre, not wet.
Came up like new! :Punk:
Cheap solution as well, i think the container was about $10 - i figure that if its safe for use on your hands, its probably not going to damage the tyre.
Shellfish
sidecar bob
5th October 2016, 08:59
Our workshop had white walls. In the end it was just easier to paint them a darker colour as it showed the marks badly.
Big Dog
5th October 2016, 12:04
My old neighbour used to use the white liquid shoe polish on the tyres on his vintage car.
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