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pday (User)
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Cleaning White Walls 5 Years, 11 Months ago
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Just finished thoroughly cleaning my 2005 Road Star yesterday and the biggest pain is cleaning the white wall tires. I used soap and water and got the bad stuff with a brillo pad. I've used the Westley's Bleche-White in the past on my cars and bought a bottle specifically for cleaning the motorcycle tires but noticed a warning on the bottle that it shouldn't be used on motorcycle tires. Anybody know why that is?
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Topher (User)
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Re:Cleaning White Walls 5 Years, 11 Months ago
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Hi Pday,
Just a suggestion, I use Mr.Clean Magic Eraser. They are sponges with some amazing cleaner. My whitewalls look like new and no residue so no worries about slick tires.
Topher
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Re:Cleaning White Walls 5 Years, 11 Months ago
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Not sure this would be real great idea Topher, but if you have a process or method you use to clean your whitewalls, I would sure like to get it for the Tech Tips section.
For guys who have never done it, if you have a method that reduces it to steps and speeds up a normal cleaning process, would you consider penning out an article about it for the Tech Tips section?
GRAM
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Re:Cleaning White Walls 5 Years, 11 Months ago
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pday wrote:
.... noticed a warning on the bottle that it shouldn't be used on motorcycle tires.
That's weird  They're both rubber based.
Not familiar with the product. Does it make the tire more 'slipperly'?
Doc
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pday (User)
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Re:Cleaning White Walls 5 Years, 11 Months ago
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I don't know, Doc. I was thinking like you that if it was ok for a car tire it ought to be ok for a motorcycle. The only thing that troubled me was this -- if the manufacturer who's trying to sell this stuff tells you not to use it, there must be something to it! I've read on some other forums that people do use it on their motorcycle tires and they say they use it sparingly and make sure it doesn't get on the tread but I'm reluctant to use it without knowing what the real problem is!  |
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davehrn (User)
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Re:Cleaning White Walls 5 Years, 11 Months ago
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probably the fact that most motorcycle tires are on aluminum rims and the white wall is so close... I used bleach white for a while and I've noticed some pitting on my back rim d/t the fact I can't get in there very well... I have to double up the using the magic eraser... that is the bomb ... it works fantastic for cleaning the white walls... never go back to anything else! ~Guido
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Flash & His Bike... She\'ll possess you. Then destroy you. She\'s death on wheels. She\'s... Christine
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Re:Cleaning White Walls 5 Years, 11 Months ago
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i used white wall cleaner but first i put my bike up on the jack so both wheels spin freeley they are soooo easy to clean that way!!!! i also use my power gas washer on em they always look brand new!!!! dano
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Re:Cleaning White Walls 5 Years, 11 Months ago
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Formula 409 and a two sided sponge, finished off with the Mr. Clean pad here
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Re:Cleaning White Walls 5 Years, 11 Months ago
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If a manufacture says not to use on a motocycle tire it`s because of it being slippery if it get down on the tread portion.Armoral has a warning not to use on motorcycle seats or tires  Don`t want your honey slippin off doya 
Plan on my next set of tires to be white wall to keep with my classic theme.Can anybody tell me the widest and best performer in white walls? <br><br>Post edited by: vegasdave, at: 2006/06/19 20:12 |
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Re:Cleaning White Walls 5 Years, 11 Months ago
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I HAVE USED WESLEYS ON MY TIRES AND HAVENT HAD ANY PROBLEMS, ( I AM CONSTANTLY SCRAPING MY FLOOR BOARDS) NO SLIP OR SLIDE. I ALSO USE STP SON OF A GUN ON MYTIRES AFTER CLEANING THEM. aM VERY VERY CAREFUL TO NOT GET IT ON THE TREAD. I SPRAY IT ON AN APPLICATOR SPONGE THEN APPLY TO THE TIRE. i JUST PURCHASED A MOTORCYCLE JACK FROM PEP BOYS ($69.95 WITH A $20.00 REBATE) MAKES IT MUCH EASIER TO CLEAN THEM. MY PROBLEM IS HOW TO CLEAN THE SPOKES ESPECIALLY THE REAR TIRE AS I HAVE PRETTY BIG SADDLE BAGS .
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