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Swivel:
Hi all. I have some very old Cheng Shing tyres that I picked up from MK for £8. They looks quite dry and very dirty, but they will be ideal for my Torker build. I've done what Mr Rigby said, nail brush, hot water, soap etc.. it got a lot off (including made the bath turn Red!  :shocked:) but the gumwalls still look dark and grubby.

What would you recommend?

Would Tesco Thin Bleach if I soaked them kill them completely?

I've tried the dishwasher and all that was doing was remove the gumwall sealant, which isn't good.

Really want these cleaned up nice.

Any tips you can give me, would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Matt  ;)

Swivel:
Adding to this... I tried CIF and nailbrush for an hour or so last night, CIF worked but didn't get them back and remove those shadows and darkness on the gumwalls...  :(

ED209:
if all else fails ... you could paint them!

not as crazy as it sounds ... I've seen someone paint black wall tyres with gum coloured rubber paint and they looked good!

Retrodan72:

--- Quote from: ED209 on August 24, 2017, 08:58 AM ---if all else fails ... you could paint them!

not as crazy as it sounds ... I've seen someone paint black wall tyres with gum coloured rubber paint and they looked good!

--- End quote ---

I'm thinking of painting some grips....true story.  fistblump

pickle:
Or just leave them  :daumenhoch:

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