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Title: WHITENING TYRES
Post by: zombie_jesus on June 04, 2011, 01:51 PM: One is more dull than the other(the one in the foreground). What do other folks use in this situation?

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2656/5796505628_49df2e8b35_b.jpg)
Title: Re: WHITENING TYRES
Post by: oldskooldayz on June 04, 2011, 02:32 PM: What a horrible set of tyres

how much do you want for them :LolLolLolLol:

very nice them indeed

i washed a set of white tyres with that swarfega stuff for cleaning grease off your hands and they came out very nice indeed

not sure what others use
Title: Re: WHITENING TYRES
Post by: zombie_jesus on June 04, 2011, 02:37 PM: :2funny: you had me for a moment. i cleaned with hot water. in this was a lil bleach, laundry powder, stardrops ::) and one other thing. i scrubbed with an abrasive sponge. something happened, but not much. swarfega you say...? i'ma try that. thanks a lot
Title: Re: WHITENING TYRES
Post by: ozone on June 04, 2011, 04:29 PM: Quote from: zombie_jesus on June 04, 2011, 02:37 PM
:2funny: you had me for a moment. i cleaned with hot water. in this was a lil bleach, laundry powder, stardrops ::) and one other thing. i scrubbed with an abrasive sponge. something happened, but not much. swarfega you say...? i'ma try that. thanks a lot

When tyres get old, they darken in colour. My guess is that one has dried out faster than the other - if that's the case, no amount of scrubbing will cure that.
Title: Re: WHITENING TYRES
Post by: ED209 on June 04, 2011, 04:31 PM: white jif and scrubbing does good for dirt... but if they are as Ozone suggests they could be then you are stuck with 'em like it :-X
Title: Re: WHITENING TYRES
Post by: oldskooldayz on June 04, 2011, 04:32 PM: ::)

correct
Title: Re: WHITENING TYRES
Post by: brummie on June 04, 2011, 04:34 PM: could stick em in the dishwasher as have cleaned grips in there and they came up well? i used some cif on some panaracers and that cleaned em up a bit

some more pics of the ex?? wont brighten the tyres but will cheer us lot up a treat :D
Title: Re: WHITENING TYRES
Post by: oldskooldayz on June 04, 2011, 04:44 PM: Quote from: brummie on June 04, 2011, 04:34 PM

some more pics of the ex?? wont brighten the tyres but will cheer us lot up a treat :D

::)

what he said :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: WHITENING TYRES
Post by: GTnumber1 on June 04, 2011, 06:56 PM: soft scrub from the U.S its the b0ll0x :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: WHITENING TYRES
Post by: zombie_jesus on June 06, 2011, 02:58 PM: Quote from: brummie on June 04, 2011, 04:34 PM
could stick em in the dishwasher as have cleaned grips in there and they came up well? i used some cif on some panaracers and that cleaned em up a bit

some more pics of the ex?? wont brighten the tyres but will cheer us lot up a treat :D

thanks for your help fellas. i think that they're not going to get any whiter that they are now... tried ajax creme, then sprinkled some ajax powder with bleach onto that and scrubbed the hell out of it. not much change but it's acceptable.

i dont mind to share these. not much left of the decent ones. the rest are all kinda vulgar >:D

(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5183/5804478144_469174efeb_z.jpg)

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2735/5803932957_7ddedfe23b_z.jpg)

the 'current'. im addicted to cute dames... :P

(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5297/5423450986_e89a1b1b8f_z.jpg)
Title: Re: WHITENING TYRES
Post by: rad_pitt on June 07, 2011, 08:30 AM: Feel free to send any unwanted 'vulgar' pics this way :shocked: :LolLolLolLol: