airhog Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 What is the best way to get the white lettering on the tires to become white again if it dirty or is not white anymore? I have already tried All Purpose Cleaner and a brush and that didn't help. Thanks airhog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airhog Posted December 8, 2009 Author Share Posted December 8, 2009 In the pictures with the flash it looks good but in normal light they look dirty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11chevz71 Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 Is an SOS pad just a kitchen scrubbing pad? yep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigred vette Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 Sure! I will take some pictures soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 Is an SOS pad just a kitchen scrubbing pad? Yes and no. An SOS pad is steel wool with cleaning soap just like a Brillo pad. A kitchen scrubbing pad is sponge on one side, scrubbing material on the other, sometimes the kitchen pads are all scrubbing material. SOS pads are also made by Chlorox, which is why they work at cleaning, but remember, they're steel wool, so watch the rims. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
694doorbird Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 Yes and no. An SOS pad is steel wool with cleaning soap just like a Brillo pad. A kitchen scrubbing pad is sponge on one side, scrubbing material on the other, sometimes the kitchen pads are all scrubbing material. SOS pads are also made by Chlorox, which is why they work at cleaning, but remember, they're steel wool, so watch the rims. When I break out the SOS pad, it is used only on the white walls. However, they have to be extremely dirty in order to do that. The box I have was bought when I bought the Thunderbird in '01. I've used maybe three pads out of the box. If you decide to go this route, use them on your letters and like Rich says, stay off the rims. A little VRT afterwards and you will have a big grin seeing how good they look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris@Adams Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 This is why I buy black wall tires! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
694doorbird Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 This is why I buy black wall tires! That's good because those blacks cars of your LOOK GREAT with black walls:2thumbs: I can't imagine them with white walls or raised white letters!!!! On another completely different track I was watching Pinks on Friday for a bit. Someone with a GTO that looks like yours except it was silver had a Nitros backfire in the staging lane. It was bad enough where the hood flew 30 yards, the front of the car came completely off the car and the radio was blown out of the mounts. With all that damage all the owner said was this was Pinks. I bet after the cameras went away he was crying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airhog Posted December 7, 2009 Author Share Posted December 7, 2009 Sorry it took so long but here are the pictures of my white lettering on my tire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OIF Vet Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Westley's Bleach White gets my vote too. And if you have patio chairs that have that plastic strapping, Westley's will knock the black dirt right off of them. That stuff works great. When I was stationed in Alaska we had white rubber boots that we wore when the temps dropped below -20. Those things would get filthy after jumping in and staying in the field for about 10 days. Westleys would get those things really white again. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
694doorbird Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Tires look pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airhog Posted November 27, 2009 Author Share Posted November 27, 2009 How about some pictures of your tires so we can see just how bad they are? Or isn't it your car that you're asking about? Sure! I will take some pictures soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tidetitan Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 Westley's has worked great for me over the years, just wet the tires and rims before cleaning the white letters and rinse very good.Also do one tire at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airhog Posted December 9, 2009 Author Share Posted December 9, 2009 Thanks everyone! I will try these products. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airhog Posted December 14, 2009 Author Share Posted December 14, 2009 Will the scrubbing pads take off the white lettering? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OIF Vet Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 When I had white lettering (2+ years ago) on my tires I used a Mothers (I know not Adam's, shame on me) tire brush that was kind of curved to match the contour of the tire. Between that and Westly's white wall cleaner made those nice and white. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airhog Posted December 29, 2009 Author Share Posted December 29, 2009 Will the scrubbing pads take off the white lettering since the lettering is outlined with white and it is very thin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 If you mean like a regular green kitchen pad.........no. If you mean a brillo pad.........yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewy Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Use the SOS pad. Don't have to worry about chemicals eating away at expensive wheels. I once spilled a little Westley's on the paint of my car many many years ago. Stained the paint, and it never came out. The stain was instant, didn't even get a chance to rinse it off. Best thing EVER for white letters IMO. Really just steel wool and some APC would probably do the trick. Used to get my white walls clean on my '81 Olds Toronado... FYI: The white lettering is VERY thick so no issues with ruining it unless you're using a belt sander or something... Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Adam's Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 The alternative (and better aesthetic option IMO) is to turn your tires white side in and use a little black spray paint to hide them. I personally think the white lettering is ugly and besides, why run around with a rolling advertisement for Goodyear on your car/truck?? Its not like they pay you for displaying the logo and its just another thing to worry about keeping clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcss383 Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Some cars/colors/wheel sizes just look better with white letters. Take 83-88 Monte's, if you are using the stock 15" wheel the tall black sidewall looks nasty. But, once you step up to 17"+ on a car, black all the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightMare Silverado Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 A little piece of clay and ds worked great. Shr worked pretty dam good too. Revive dident really do anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightMare Silverado Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 You could try clay, shr, revive ect. Just put a little on a chepo mf and test everything out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airhog Posted November 25, 2009 Author Share Posted November 25, 2009 You could try clay, shr, revive ect. Just put a little on a chepo mf and test everything out. You can use these products on a tire? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marylander Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 You can use these products on a tire? It's worth a try. Give Green Wheel Cleaner a shot, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airhog Posted November 25, 2009 Author Share Posted November 25, 2009 It's worth a try. Give Green Wheel Cleaner a shot, too. Doesn't that do the same thing as All Purpose Cleaner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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What is the best way to get the white lettering on the tires to become white again if it dirty or is not white anymore? I have already tried All Purpose Cleaner and a brush and that didn't help.
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