Any idea how to repair white wall/raised white letter scuffs

[JBOYLE]

After a long time without any problems, I recently scuffed the raised white letters on my truck.
I do try to keep it looking nice, so I'd like to fix them.
All I've found is the cheesy white crayon-like thing.
I see Duplicolor has "Hot tires" a line of paint for guys to "tattoo" the tires on their street rods, but can't find any here (I went to an FLAPS that Duplicolor's website said carries it and got blank looks).

Anyone else know of anything?

[Gunslinger]

Westley's Bleach White and an SOS scrub pad and water work wonders on white walls and raised white letters. I've been using that treatment for years and it works. If you've done physical damage to the white part you can't make that look properly again but can make it look better.

Follow it up with a good tire treatment...either gloss or satin finish...and it will keep its looks longer.

[BobPalma]

What Bruice said. If Westley's Bleche-Wite can't do it, it can't be done.

If you are looking for the product, note the odd spelling of "Bleach" and "White" here in in my post. That's how the company spells the name of their product(!). BP

[JRoberts]

Years ago when taking auto body courses at our local technical/community college we were told in no uncertain terms that you should never use tire treatments as the when the tires sling the residue on the body it can cause future problems, especially if a repaint is ever needed. Has anybody else heard this?

[BobPalma]

Years ago when taking auto body courses at our local technical/community college we were told in no uncertain terms that you should never use tire treatments as the when the tires sling the residue on the body it can cause future problems, especially if a repaint is ever needed. Has anybody else heard this?

'Can't say as I have ever heard it, Joe, but it does make sense. BP

[Gunslinger]

I don't know if the crud it slings actually do any damage beyond the effort to keep it clean, but to avoid that I use Griot's Garage Tire Dressing which is non-sling. It's excellent stuff but I'm partial to Griot's products. If interested you can buy it (or most any product) from Autogeek.net and get a discount by using the discount code "Avanti10". THe AOAI has a discount deal I made with Autogeek.

[JBOYLE]

Thanks for the hints.

BTW: We have a local Griots retailer/detailer here...so you might be able to buy locally.

[Dick Steinkamp]

Years ago when taking auto body courses at our local technical/community college we were told in no uncertain terms that you should never use tire treatments as the when the tires sling the residue on the body it can cause future problems, especially if a repaint is ever needed. Has anybody else heard this?

I know that ANYTHING you get Armor-All (or any silicone product) on is a bitch to prep for paint. Perhaps that's what is meant?

[55s]

Try googling "white wall paint" and Iceland for paint.

[JBOYLE]

I gave Bleach White a try and it worked great. I could have sworn I scuffed the white off.

[BobPalma]

I gave Bleach White a try and it worked great. I could have sworn I scuffed the white off.

'Glad it worked, John.

The white is so deep in the sidewall that if you really did dig deep enough into it to get all the way through it (like a terrible sidewall abrasion), the tire would be so badly damaged that you probably would have replaced it.

There is a LOT of white "down there," believe me. BP

[52 Ragtop]

Years ago when taking auto body courses at our local technical/community college we were told in no uncertain terms that you should never use tire treatments as the when the tires sling the residue on the body it can cause future problems, especially if a repaint is ever needed. Has anybody else heard this?

Nope, been working in collision shops all my life, never heard that one, now maybe if you put something with silicone on there and leave a half gallon on the tire it would cause an issue, BUT, that's why BEFORE you do any sanding or grinding, you wash the panel down with wax and grease remover! However, a real CASO tip is to use Formula 409!

I use Westleys on my black walls, makes them look like new. No other treatments on them, so no issues with the crap slinging off.

Jim

[Gunslinger]

My understanding has always been that silicone was an issue with fiberglass...if it got into the fiberglass itself the silicone would slowly come to the surface to evaporate, lifting the paint off.

[wolfie]

After a long time without any problems, I recently scuffed the raised white letters on my truck.
I do try to keep it looking nice, so I'd like to fix them.
All I've found is the cheesy white crayon-like thing.
I see Duplicolor has "Hot tires" a line of paint for guys to "tattoo" the tires on their street rods, but can't find any here (I went to an FLAPS that Duplicolor's website said carries it and got blank looks).

Anyone else know of anything?

Hit your local motorcycle racing shop up for the Hot Tire tire paint pens. Ive seen them at several. Note that I am not recommending them in any way, just telling you where they live. Good Luck, Steve

[Andy R.]

I don't use Bleche White anymore. The "Bleche" dries out the rubber too much.

I had great success with a mild scrubbing sponge and "Shout" stain remover.