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SteveG:
I have been diging around at my parents house and found a set of early GT tyres I had on my bike many years ago.
Unfortunately the sidewalls are in a real state. Has anyone done anything to improve the apearance of these. It's a shame as 1 still has the GT letters along the center rib.

firebird4130:
not tried it on tyres but, shoe goo might do it
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Shoe-Goo-Clear-110ml-Tube-Shoe-Repair-Adhesive-/260613338184?pt=UK_Clothing_ShoeCare_Shoe_Care_LE

mark 2:
Get some pics up of the problem, I may be able to help  ;)

SteveG:
Cheers for the replys. It's the amber sidewall that is the problem the tread rubber seems ok. I did wonder if a very light rub with something like scotchbrite would remove the brown flakey bits that are on them but you would loose the GT badge that is still on them. I had a similar thing with some old comp 3's but they actually started to fall apart as well.

I will try and get a picture or two up later.

mark 2:
Ah, the brown flakey bits.......like this?




That stuff is like a protective layer of pva over the tyre core. It bubbles up and gets shitty with age as you have seen.

Leave the tyre on a wheel pumped up.
Boil a kettle and plonk the wheel over a sink.
Pour the boiling water over it 6 inch sections at a time. It'll soften the shit.
Get a stanley blade and with a flat edge scrape it away.

Comes off real easy, it'll take a few tries to get it all away but the results are well worth it. Skip the logo'd area, that'll come away too. It leaves the core without that protective layer but I don't think it matters.

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