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how do i remove this s**t!
looking at getting whitewalls soon, just got new tyres and they decided itd be lovely to put tyre shine on, and now theres silicone buildup everyyywhere, and i figure that wont be good when the walls are on.. its been a month since i got the tyres, washed the car many times, scrubbed the tyres, used a hard nylon brush, tried lots of combinations but i still spray the tyre with water and the water sticks around like it does when silicone is there. what has everyone done to get the tyre back to the rubber! |
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| phil545 |
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not very helpfully but id love to know what they used, all the tyre shines i have ever used only last a week.
Do you have any dirt roads around your place? go for a drive on them then wash the tyres down with hot soapy water thats what i have found used to get rid of the stuff i used
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Age: 36 Posts: 3382 Joined: 11th Mar 2008 Ride: EA SVO, AU2, Toyota Crown Location: Bendigo |
is grease and wax remover okay for tyres? that should get it right off
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| Mont5.0 |
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pretty sure who ever is dong the whitewalls will have some method of cleaning the tyres before applying the white wall.
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| 67RCE |
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Meguiars All Purpose Cleaner mixed at 5:1 will get rid of it.
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...don't most tyres have silicone compound in them (silica tyres).
To remove it...try using acetone. I use acetone on brand new motorcycle race tyres to get the shine/thin layer of smoothness off. Might work for tyre shine. Failing that, use petrol?
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| dsyfer |
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Swap the tyres on to the opposite rims, they wouldn't have done both sides.
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| 99MONTY |
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That costs money though aha!
I think it might also be because theyre relatively new still, ill try some wax and grease remover though! |
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| 4dlvr |
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try pissing on them..
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| 99MONTY |
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nah ive already done that man it just made it stink
...was that a legit suggestion? haha |
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| dylanfh |
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Go wild with degreaser a few times,works for me.
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| 99MONTY |
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whooooooooooooooooooooooooooops!
Last edited by 99MONTY on Mon Nov 22, 2010 2:54 pm, edited 1 time in total. |
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| 89.SVO |
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Age: 36 Posts: 3382 Joined: 11th Mar 2008 Ride: EA SVO, AU2, Toyota Crown Location: Bendigo |
righteo then ^^
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| phil545 |
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{USERNAME} wrote: righteo then ^^ X1 lol! me thinks wrong thread
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| 99MONTY |
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haha oh god. how embarrasing. was meant to post this in my other thread?
+1 for awkward! |
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