What product best for white walls tires

[Old Redneck]

These are yellow walls I half to say. I got Bleach White in a spray its so so for now but not as white as I like. Maybe you have a better way of doing this job.

[ford38v8]

Yep. Put 'em on a Chevy.

[petehoovie]

[rockfla]

Flat black spray paint

[adileo]

Comet powder with bleach, worked well for me.

[earlyride]

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brillo pad and elbow grease

[G.M.]

I believe Westly is the name of the cleaner that has been around for
years. It has bleach in it and softens the surface of the tires. You can
see the yellow turn white as you scrub I doubt anything will work
better. G.M.

[51woodie]

You don't say how old your tires are. They my not whiten up if they are older tires. When I got my new wide 6:00-16 wide whitewalls from Universal Tire in Hershey three years ago, I asked what they recommended for a cleaner. The answer was; rinse them down with water to get off loose dirt/road dust, spray on Simple Green, let soak for a few minutes (don't let the SG dry out), then scrub with a good stiff brush while rinsing with water. repeat as needed. It has worked well for me. In this pic the tires have had three summers on them.

[oldford2]

Originally Posted by earlyride

brillo pad and elbow grease

A brillo pad will leave tiny scratches that will hold the dirt

John

[51woodie]

To follow-up on what oldford2 stated, the Technician at Universal did say, "Don't use sandpaper, steel wool or Brillo pads, as they will leave scratches in the whitewall.". The tech also said to use a scrub brush with stiff natural fiber bristles, as oppose to nylon, as nylon can scratch the sidewall as well.

[Tony, NY]

Instructions with my new Diamondback whitewalls. Do not use ANY bleach products. Recommended cleaners:Simple Green, 409 or Castro Super Clean. Use abrasive cleaning pad-220 wet/dry sand paper, ScotchBrite pads, sponges, etc.

[51woodie]

I didn't mention it, but my tires have all the raised markings that FIRESTONE tires had on them back in the day, so using anything but a brush would start to remove the raised lettering. For the purists, as near as I can find, the '46 year cars did not come with whitewall tires, but as an after sales install. I my case, I think the car looks much nicer with whitewalls.

[Randy in ca]

Another vote for simple green.

[tubman]

I have heard the the currently available version of "Westley's Bleche-Wite" is formulated differently from the original product and is less effective. Fortunately, I bought a couple of gallons of the old stuff years ago; it's almost gone, though.

[50fordcoupeman]

Originally Posted by Tony, NY

Instructions with my new Diamondback whitewalls. Do not use ANY bleach products. Recommended cleaners:Simple Green, 409 or Castro Super Clean. Use abrasive cleaning pad-220 wet/dry sand paper, ScotchBrite pads, sponges, etc.

X 2 on the Super Clean!!

[39portlander]

I have used the hand wipes and what worked better were the Mr. Clean magic eraser. You wet it like a sponge and wipes the wall back to "white".

[CA Victoria]

Just for grins and giggles I looked Westley's Bleche-Wite up on eBay.......you can buy two for $195!!!!! Or “best offer”
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[slowforty]

the old stuff is great for cleaning shower stalls too

[petehoovie]

CA Victoria - Just for grins and giggles I looked Westley's Bleche-Wite up on eBay.......you can buy two for $195!!!!!" Or “best offer”

2!Westley's Bleche Wite Tire Sidewall Cleaner The Original NOS Discontinued HTF USUS Buy It Now $195.00

[earlyride]

Originally Posted by oldford2

A brillo pad will leave tiny scratches that will hold the dirt

John

I've always used a brillo type pad for cleaning whitewalls with no noticeable ill effect, were talking rubber here, not paint.

[Krylon32]

When I got my new tires for my 40 from Diamond Back they recommended Simple Green.

[aussie merc]

simple green and soft brush to get the dirt out the white shoe liquid polish dries in a nice semi gloss really makes them pop

[Vics Stuff]

I would never use any abrasives on my white walls . I use a degreaser called oil eater. It is a bio degradable product. Spray it on and let it set for a few minutes. Use a hand scrub brush and lightly scrub the white area. Works great on black walls also . Afterwards I would use some rubber protectant . Works fantastic.
Vic

[KiWinUS]

A few years ago I resurrected the white walls on my boss’s 40 coupe from death. He wanted replace them just because the white was so off color. I tried many of the products mentioned but still looked bad.
My fix. Gloves on large stack of clean white shop rags & lacquer thinner plus lots of “elbow grease”. All 4 looked brand new after an hour a piece. Still look great today. Cheers
Tony

[cmbrucew]

Tony
I believe your solution can fix a lot of appearance issues. Seems we want to believe, spray this stuff on and rinse it off, works like magic, just like on TV.


Bruce

[1931 flamingo]

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Paul in CT

[38bill]

I use a general purpose cleaner like Simply Green and green Scotchbright pad.

[A bones]

Hey Tony you mention an important item, gloves. Any of these super cleaners can destroy the health of your skin. As a teen, at $1.75, I used to hand wash cars. Westley's and a brass bristle brush was always included. No problem, but years of toil and neglect leave me grabbing for gloves. That way I can sleep at night without the pain.

The look of a white wall on the right car is priceless. Some cars look just fine with black sidewalls. These days its a treat to see that halo.

[fftoddster]

Originally Posted by G.M.

I believe Westly is the name of the cleaner that has been around for
years. It has bleach in it and softens the surface of the tires. You can
see the yellow turn white as you scrub I doubt anything will work
better. G.M.

Westleys Bleach white works very well

[TJ]

Originally Posted by A bones

Hey Tony you mention an important item, gloves. Any of these super cleaners can destroy the health of your skin. As a teen, at $1.75, I used to hand wash cars. Westley's and a brass bristle brush was always included. No problem, but years of toil and neglect leave me grabbing for gloves. That way I can sleep at night without the pain.

The look of a white wall on the right car is priceless. Some cars look just fine with black sidewalls. These days its a treat to see that halo.

Good point by A bones. Many of these cleaners pull the natural oils out of your skin. A decent pair of rubber gloves can save a lot of skin problems.

[5851a]

Castro Super Clean does work great but be careful with it. It can also remove paint and is very hard on bare skin.

[Bored&Stroked]

As a teenager, I always used Comet Cleanser and a scrub brush - 90 cents for the cleanser (todays prices) . . . I believe you'll like the results!

[40larry]

The product sold by Coker's tires was a complete useless effort. Dont waste your money on it....

[philipswanson]

The solution is to run Cooper classic blackwalls. $97 a piece for steel belted radials at Discount. Don't drive on tires older than 8-10 years. White walls or not.

[Royal Ryser]

I rescued 4 whitewalls that had been dirty for years, yellow and grease marked. I used my random action electric sander, the one I use to finish wood projects. I think I used 220 grade paper and a bit of water. The result was very good. It is possible to sand off too much, so I kept an eye on my progress. I don't know of any other method that would have cleaned up these tires.