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Title: Cleaning the walls of skinwall tyres...
Post by: othomas2 on October 18, 2006, 11:44 AM: Hi folks,

Anyone have a good solution for cleaning some old compIII skinwalls ?

Just the wall of the tyres... nothing else.

I've given a rub over with fairy liquid and a sponge... what next ?

If I scrub hard the it'll start threading, probably.

cheers
Owen
Title: Re: Cleaning the walls of skinwall tyres...
Post by: Stodgy on October 18, 2006, 11:48 AM: Just hot water, fairy liquid and a sponge works for me.

So, you've probably done as much as you can.
Title: Re: Cleaning the walls of skinwall tyres...
Post by: RATTY on October 18, 2006, 11:59 AM: get a soft toothbrush and neat washing up liquid, then rinse, worked well for me :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Cleaning the walls of skinwall tyres...
Post by: othomas2 on October 18, 2006, 01:50 PM: Thanks folks.. I will keep scrubin' using the same method. Will also try the toothbrush technique. :daumenhoch:

thanks again
Owen
Title: Re: Cleaning the walls of skinwall tyres...
Post by: Waxintaxin on October 18, 2006, 02:18 PM: owen , i use a tyre restorer foam by wynns , it cleans and protects at the same time

you can use it on the whole trye and it works a treat it adds a silicon compound into the rubber and prevents more cracking

Rich
Title: Re: Cleaning the walls of skinwall tyres...
Post by: othomas2 on October 18, 2006, 08:27 PM: Cheers for that rich.

The walls are a bit dry and crusty too. :-\ That stuff sounds like it could help.
Title: Re: Cleaning the walls of skinwall tyres...
Post by: MartyC on October 18, 2006, 08:45 PM: Quote from: Waxintaxin on October 18, 2006, 02:18 PM
owen , i use a tyre restorer foam by wynns , it cleans and protects at the same time

you can use it on the whole trye and it works a treat it adds a silicon compound into the rubber and prevents more cracking

Rich

Rich

I can't find that, do you have it's full product name?

cheers

Marty
Title: Re: Cleaning the walls of skinwall tyres...
Post by: Waxintaxin on October 18, 2006, 08:54 PM: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wynns-Tyre-Clean-Sheen-750ml/dp/B0001P1AYE

i have used a whole can lol

it does remove loose dirt without aggitating , but i cleeaned mine of crud with a toothbrush and washing up liquid first

it leaves a sheen to start with but it seems to soak in after a week or so and seems stop tyres drying and cracking further, or so i have thought

Rich
Title: Re: Cleaning the walls of skinwall tyres...
Post by: othomas2 on October 18, 2006, 09:05 PM: Thanks for that. I've bought some. Appreciate the help. :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Cleaning the walls of skinwall tyres...
Post by: RATTY on October 18, 2006, 11:07 PM: nice one rich :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Cleaning the walls of skinwall tyres...
Post by: MartyC on October 18, 2006, 11:16 PM: Cheers Rich, order placed :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Cleaning the walls of skinwall tyres...
Post by: stidds on October 18, 2006, 11:54 PM: I use 'Astonish', it comes in tubs and is a paste. I put this on an old toothbrush and it cleans the tyres superbly.