Last set I will own. I like the looks of those Mickeys in the post above.
Bf Goodrich brown walls
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SPF is a measure of UV blocking, Mike your just running backwards today!
Enclose the tires in bare iron. The O3 will attack it before the compound in the rubber.
I was out shoveling snow and thinking about my response. WTF direction did I go?
With your luck today, you shoveled snow ON TO your driveway
Coupe
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Tires bloom because antiozonant pushes its way to the outer edge of the rubber casing with time. As the element comes into contact with oxygen, it leaves a brown residue on the surface of the tire. Antiozonant is organic and helps tires last longer as it slows deterioration due to oxidation.
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That stuff comes off with mild soap and a brush. The brown that discolors the white letters could be the same stuff but it isn't easily removed with dish soap and a brush. Tire and whitewall cleaners don't work. Sandpaper doesn't work that well. I used a Scotchbrite pad on a die grinder but the stuff comes back.
Damn fish
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brass swade leather brush
I used those blue soapy steel wool deals, after cleaning the rest of the brown off with super clean or purple degreaser. It works better than buying new tires.
I'm going to be taking that white paint junk off of my Hoosier slicks, God that looks like garbage
I'm going to be taking that white paint junk off of my Hoosier slicks, God that looks like garbage
Damn fish what part of Washington?
Damn fish
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So I finally had the need to go after some "brown" on my BFG white letters on my 71 Demon 340. Somewhere on this forum someone showed the chemical rationale why acetone was the proper "solvent" to use. So I gave it a try with a little scotch-brite pad. Using very little elbow grease, the brown was nearly instantly wiped away! I don't think the letters have been this white even when new (tires are roughly 2 years old now). The brown wiped off easily and without issue or alot of scrubbing.
Now how long will it last/stay white? Dunno. But given it was this easy to do, it can almost be considered routine maintenance if it does come back in a few months. Just wanted to pass this along FYI.
Now how long will it last/stay white? Dunno. But given it was this easy to do, it can almost be considered routine maintenance if it does come back in a few months. Just wanted to pass this along FYI.
Give it a try. It might work for you.
That’s what I used for years to whiten up my BFG’s. They have since been replaced with a set of Copper Cobras now.
If I had any white letter tires I'd still use it.
I use purple power , what used to be Castrol super clean all over my tires and do the sos after .I loved watching the brown rinse off
harrisonm
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I posted about this about a week ago. I bought it at O'Reilly's. Follow the instructions. When you spray it on, you can literally see the brown melting off the letters. The left side of the tire below is after one application. The original brownish letters are on the right.
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