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runningon8

10-02-2016 @ 5:55 PM

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What is the best product to clean and maintain white wall tires? I know some products will yellow or dull them...

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10-02-2016 @ 6:13 PM

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I use Westleys and a stiff brush (not a metal one). Works wonders for them. ken ct.

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10-03-2016 @ 9:06 AM

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Any of the tire dressings seem to yellow the whitewalls. Some tires have brighter white walls than others. I also use Westleys White wall cleaner.

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10-03-2016 @ 9:07 AM

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Here is the tire from my Merc

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10-03-2016 @ 11:38 AM

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I try to avoid bleach products on whitewalls if possible, though I have used Westleys and have a bottle in the garage for the white letters on another vehicle. There is an alkaline cleaner called 'Red Ripper' concentrate that I cut with water 16 to 1 that cleans and keeps the whitewalls white both very well, and does not seem to create the drying-out effect that bleach products seem to produce over time.

EDIT - Coker's endorsed 'Simple Green' when I purchased the Firestones, but I found it insufficient in cleaning power and whitening ability for my preference.

Steve

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10-03-2016 @ 2:58 PM

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Try Mr. Clean Magic Erasers. I used them and they seem to work great. I also use Westley,s with a soft brush and it works fine also.

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10-03-2016 @ 3:40 PM

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Depends on how dirty they are.
After a 700 mile Glidden Tour week, I use bleach white.
Normal local driving and to freshen them up, Simple Green.
After a flat tire. all of the above.

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10-05-2016 @ 7:34 AM

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409 works for me and it is better that simple green. Wesley's is the best cleaner for tires but DB advises not to use it, the bleach dries out the rubber.

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10-05-2016 @ 8:49 AM

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DB had a problem with their process and blamed Wesleys for it. There is no chlorine bleach in Wesleys.

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10-05-2016 @ 9:25 AM

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Tom is correct (as ususal!). Many people believe Westleys/Black Magic contains bleach due to the 'BLECHE-WITE' name on the label, but it only contains sodium metasilicate which is basically an alkaline material/cleaner.

I was erroneously advised by Coker to avoid Westleys on my Firestones because it contained bleach. After going through this discussion with them they would not relent and indicated use of Westley's would 'void the warranty' on the tires. Hmmm...

Still keep a bottle in the garage and use it on white letters and whitewalls at times.

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