What is the best cleaner you have found for the white walls on your Studebaker's tirea?

[ddub]

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[ddub]

What is the best cleaner you have found for the white walls on your Studebaker's tires?

I haven't tried to clean white walls in years, I think as a kid I used SOS pads. What's the thing to use now?

[jclary]

If memory serves me right, the Diamond Brands vintage tire folks have some strong opinions and information on this subject. Check their website. I hate cleaning white walls, and even took them off my retro-look motorcycle.

[rodnutrandy]

Wesleys Tire cleaner is what I use on white lettered tires. I don't have whitewalls on anything. I have used weslys for years and it cleans tire and white letters both.

[jclary]

Try this link

http://www.dbtires.com/cleaningtips.html

[stude-sled]

if you have Cokker or Diamond back WW do NOT use Wesleys. I have had good luck with Castrol Super Clean.

[Randy Ridenour]

I'll probably get laughed at but I use a sray bottle of laundry stain remover called "Shout". Somehow I tried it many years ago and found that by spraying my white walls or white letter tires with it and letting them sit for a minute or two it disolved all of the dirt alnd left the whitewalls bright white. It also works well on removing grease from engines or parts and occasionally I use it on my hands in a pinch.

Randy

[52hawk]

I 2nd the Westleys-available at some flaps or walmart. if you get Westleys on your paint,rinse it off quickly.

[rockne10]

The Westley's works great but, it is highly alkaline and will deteriorate the rubber and affect any painted surface. I love it for some purposes but NOT FOR TIRES!
Soap, water and a Scothbrite pad.

[Bob Bryant]

I 2nd the Westleys-available at some flaps or walmart. if you get Westleys on your paint,rinse it off quickly.

Westley's works well for me. It is a strong solution. I use a wet cloth or sponge and wipe surfaces to dilute any solution on wheelcovers, ect., after application. It keeps it from having any effect upon any painted surfaces like the aluminum? painted sections of Avanti wheel covers. Rinsing promptly removes it and the results are good.

[55 56 PREZ 4D]

White shoe polish, the liquid kind with a foam pad spreader that nurses use.

[Pat Dilling]

Do NOT use anything with bleach in it (Westley's). It will dry out the rubber in the white walls and they will eventually start cracking. I have been using the advice from Diamondback tires, and have found that a fine or medium sanding sponge works great. If they are very dirty or greasy, try an SOS pad, but rinse thoroughly and don't use it very often. I have been driving with wide whites for 9 years now and this is what I have learned.

Pat

[Drummerboy]

I have used Simple Green with fine steel wool (press lightly). Rinse asap with clean water and dry with clean lint free cloth (microfiber or terry cloth works best)

[paintim613]

I second Drummerboy's Simple Green suggestion. Works great.

[kmac530]

I was told that the Mr. Clean "Magic Erasure" was great for my white walls on Oscar. I used them one time and now they are all spyder cracked and dried out. The pads worked great for removing the scuffs that I got on the whitewall, but now they are 6 months old and look terrible.

BE CAREFUL...mild soap and water with a pot scrubbber pad or scotchbrite works great.