Red line radial versus bias ply

[m22mike]

Rusty
Even enamel reducer, mineral spirts, grill lighter fluid, etc. will work too. Does wonders on the white letters and redlines too.
I hate Armor all

[BUIZILLA]

I used to run 44-45# in my redlines and I could darn near full throttle dead hook it... they didn't even begin to hook until 40#'s

[StealthBird]

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To remove the gray from your tires (as well as some stains from your white/red stripe, RWL) you can use a little lacquer thinner on a rag and sparingly wipe the tires down. It will bring them back to black in no time and does not leave a shine. It is the A-All that it graying up on the tires. Just remove it and start over.

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After you wipe them down with a little lacquer thinner to get them clean, do you put anything on the tire, or just leave them a natural flat black rubber? Does Bleach-White work for removing the "gray" film, or will that cause the film to reappear?

Strange, but I found that the tires look fine over the winter, then the first time I drive the car in the Spring, all 4 tires have the gray film (I use Formula 2000, satin). Must be the heat generated in the tires, after driving a few miles, that brings the product (Armor All, etc.,) up to the top?

[olredalert]

-----Mike,,,I have found that the film you talk about is a form of wax. Probably used so that the tire will pop out of the mold or something. I have been using a heat gun and towl on my sidewalls for years. Once the temperature is high enough to liquify the wax I just rub it off with a clean towel. The wax tends to leach right out thru the rubber. You will see the tire actually get really shiny as the wax turns to liquid. At no time is the rubber hot enough to damage the integrity of the tire. Try it as once the wax is gone you will have a gorgeous tire........Bill S

['69Novajoe]

I know they aren't bias-ply, but if you squint real hard.....

[427TJ]

Okay, I was going to buy a set of Diamondback radials (white pinstripe) for the 15x6 original Torq Thrust "sport wheels" for my Camaro but now you guys have convinced me to go with belted F70s. Thanks for the technique for getting the wax mold-release (or ?) agent out of the tires and I'll throw-away my remaining bottle of A-All.

Question: For an F70x15 pinstripe whitewall, Coker or Universal Vintage Tire? I have Cokers now but are the UVT tires easier to clean or better/worse in any way than Cokers? My only complaint with my Cokers is the cleaning hassle but I'll heat-gun the waxy stuff out of them and that should do it.

[427TJ]

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To remove the gray from your tires (as well as some stains from your white/red stripe, RWL) you can use a little lacquer thinner on a rag and sparingly wipe the tires down. It will bring them back to black in no time and does not leave a shine. It is the A-All that it graying up on the tires. Just remove it and start over.

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After you wipe them down with a little lacquer thinner to get them clean, do you put anything on the tire, or just leave them a natural flat black rubber? Does Bleach-White work for removing the "gray" film, or will that cause the film to reappear?

Strange, but I found that the tires look fine over the winter, then the first time I drive the car in the Spring, all 4 tires have the gray film (I use Formula 2000, satin). Must be the heat generated in the tires, after driving a few miles, that brings the product (Armor All, etc.,) up to the top?

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As for the Bleche-White, it does remove the waxy gray buildup that occurs on my Cokers over the winter. It takes me two applications of the B-W but the tires do clean up nicely. My complaint with B-W is that it is pretty nasty stuff if you get it on your skin or in your eyes. I wash down my driveway first and keep the water trickling past the tire because the B-W cleans the dirt and moss out of the pores in the driveway concrete and leaves cleaner areas where the B-W washed away the dirt and moss! First time I used B-W on my Cokers I had to pressure-wash the driveway so it would match the areas where the B-W cleaned out the winter moss staining.

[CDNL-78]

My tires were shipped on Monday out of the USA, here at my place in Red Deer , Alberta, Canada by noon friday. Hats of to Rusty (smallhurst) for going that extra mile for a perfect stranger. IÌI get Bruce to post some pic`s of it after I get them on the car. Thanks again all.

[BUIZILLA]

couple things about the Coker's

they have NO speed rating..

they may not be round...

take that for what it's worth

[olredalert]

-------Hooooeee!!! Jim is so right about that. The Cokers are just redlines installed on a very cheaply constructed tire,,,IMHO. .......Bill S