Re: Coker redline care
 

JUST WASH !! no goo! road grime comes off with bleche white! forget that shiny stuff! all natural look is the best!! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/worship.gif

Re: Coker redline care
 

The best product to use on W-W/R-L/G-L is called
Final Klean (yes spelled with a K). The colored line on tires is actually painted rubber so if you guys continue to use thinner it will eventually break the paint down until you have black walls. You can get Final Klean at any hardware store.

Re: Coker redline care
 

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The colored line on tires is actually painted rubber so if you guys continue to use thinner it will eventually break the paint down until you have black walls.

[/ QUOTE ] Not true at all...the colored line, be it red, white, blue, gold whetever, as well as any white letters on tires are actually a piece of rubber molded in color that has been vulcanized right into the tire's side wall, beneath the top layer of black rubber. Then a machine grinds the top layer of rubber off until a red line or white letters, whatever the case may be, are exposed on the face of the tire. This is why you'll see white lettered tires that have been curbed badly, exposing the white strip that runs across the whole face of the tire. You can also scrub redline or white lettered tires with Bleche-White until you're blue in the face, and you'll never dull them, fade them, or wear them off at all. Bleche-White actually softens the rubber a bit and allows you to scub the dirt free that's become stuck in it's pores. It works equally well on repro tires and rubber products of all kinds, but especially on vintage stuff that's begun to develop that hard skin on the outside thats especially tough to bring back. I'm tellin' ya, try some Wesley's Bleche White and a stiff bristled brush or even 00 steel wool on your grungy looking boots, you won't believe the results.

Re: Coker redline care
 

Erik...I didn't know you were such a domestic diva https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/dunno.gif

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Re: Coker redline care
 

Pipe down you homeowner! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif

Re: Coker redline care
 

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The colored line on tires is actually painted rubber so if you guys continue to use thinner it will eventually break the paint down until you have black walls.

[/ QUOTE ] Not true at all...the colored line, be it red, white, blue, gold whetever, as well as any white letters on tires are actually a piece of rubber molded in color that has been vulcanized right into the tire's side wall, beneath the top layer of black rubber. Then a machine grinds the top layer of rubber off until a red line or white letters, whatever the case may be, are exposed on the face of the tire. This is why you'll see white lettered tires that have been curbed badly, exposing the white strip that runs across the whole face of the tire. You can also scrub redline or white lettered tires with Bleche-White until you're blue in the face, and you'll never dull them, fade them, or wear them off at all. Bleche-White actually softens the rubber a bit and allows you to scub the dirt free that's become stuck in it's pores. It works equally well on repro tires and rubber products of all kinds, but especially on vintage stuff that's begun to develop that hard skin on the outside thats especially tough to bring back. I'm tellin' ya, try some Wesley's Bleche White and a stiff bristled brush or even 00 steel wool on your grungy looking boots, you won't believe the results.

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OK so I stand corrected... but explain why when using thinner to clean WW tires there is white paint on the rag when finished?

Re: Coker redline care
 

I worked over my redlines with the Bleche White and they look great. It took two attempts--apply, scrub, rinse, dry, repeat. During both rinses alot of brown crap could be seen in the water coming off the tires--road grime or some chemical in the tire? Anyway, I'm going to repeat the process one more time before the car show this weekend just to get them looking their best. Oh, and yes, the redlines really do stand out now, especially in sunlight.

Thanks for the tip Erik! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif

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OK so I stand corrected... but explain why when using thinner to clean WW tires there is white paint on the rag when finished?

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Thats easy, because youre softening the rubber and removing a slight bit of the colored material along with the grime. You're not going to ever remove it all though, as it is a part of the tire as stated above... if you rub a solvent soaked rag on a blackwall tire it will leave the rag with black on it too...that doesn't mean you're at risk of rubbing through to the air inside. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ins/tongue.gif

Re: Coker redline care
 

Well,maybe if you rubbed long enough. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/naughty.gif

Re: Coker redline care
 

Would that Bleche White (what kind of name is that anyways?) work on red vinyl interiors?