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Raised Letters on tires

Posted: 6/25/07 9:58amMessage 1 of 16
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Hey Guys, please give me some suggestions on an easy way to keep the "raised letters" on my tires white. thanks, SleepyGene
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Raised Letters on tires

Posted: 6/25/07 10:18amMessage 2 of 16
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Vette(s): 1969 convertible L71 427/435 4-speed black interior
There's whitewall tire cleaners on the market, but they only do a fair job. What does the best I've found is using an SOS or Brillo pad. It really does a great job. After using one I coat the tire with a good rubber dressing.

If you've scrubbed any curbs with a tire you probably won't be able to make the lettering look right again depending on how bad the tire scraped the curb.
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Posted: 6/25/07 12:26pmMessage 3 of 16
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Vette(s): 1969 Corvette 4-speed ZZ-4 crate Monza Red
Also a stiff brush, water and some comet works well
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Posted: 6/25/07 1:11pmMessage 4 of 16
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Vette(s): 1981 Blue Ice Met. w/pearl ghost flames TKO500 5speed. LS1 Swap 3.45 Dana 44.
I've used "Westley's Bleche-Wite" for years on all my cars. Spray it on, scrub with a stiff bristle brush, then hose it off. Thumbs%20Up


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Raised Letters on tires

Posted: 6/25/07 1:16pmMessage 5 of 16
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Vette(s): '68 Black Conv. Matching 327/300 4 Spd. P/S, P/B, P/W, Tele, A/C

If they don't come clean, they can be repainted w/ Duplicolor's Hot Tire Paint Pens.

http://www.duplicolor.com/products/hottires.html

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Posted: 6/25/07 2:29pmMessage 6 of 16
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I'll agree with Darryl.  The Bleche Wite and a rough bristle brush does the trick for me!

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Posted: 6/25/07 3:18pmMessage 7 of 16
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Vette(s): 71 Coupe Black on Black
Standard general purpose kitchen cleaner does the job.  I used to use it on my Harley's whitewalls and it worked a treat.  Ya just gotta stop your missus from hitting you with the broom......
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Posted: 6/25/07 5:49pmMessage 8 of 16
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Vette(s): 1975 L48 AT AC T-top
The whitewalls on the rear of my Harley get filthy. I have found that Comet with a still brush works the best. A Brillo pad also works wonders. I concur with the guys above.

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Posted: 6/25/07 5:50pmMessage 9 of 16
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Best way I've found to keep em clean,Stop running into curbs wid em,Rolling%20On%20The%20Floor%20LaughingI use westleys bleech white ,or comet and a fine brass brushWink

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Posted: 6/25/07 7:29pmMessage 10 of 16
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Vette(s): 1978 Indy Pace Car 4851 of 6502, Auto, L-48
Hell I just put a spot of Simple Green on a rag and rub each letter, works really well for me Clap

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