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Posted by pcarrell
- January 20, 2014, 16:24:30 PMAn SOS pad with the soap in it will work, but it's tough on the finish.
I wonder how some Bar Keepers Friend would work?
Posted by aralph
- January 20, 2014, 16:06:28 PMQuote from: marshalldoll on January 20, 2014, 14:03:34 PMHow about an old fashion SOS steel wool pad. That's all I ever used on my car tires.I want a product that will make them white!!
Works the same today as it did yesteryear...
aralph
Posted by CDNRatMan
- January 20, 2014, 14:43:00 PM ok I bought my tires last winter, used the Mr. Clean Magic eraser to clean them to remove the blue stuff from the new tires. I did no real scrub cleaning all summer other then a couple of wash with a soft brush and rinse the soap off. So this winter I removed the wheels off the bike for maint. and I used the Mr. Clean and they came nice and clean in a matter of a few mins. each side.
MarshallDoll not sure of the yellow because I too do not have yellow on my tires as of yet. I too have had grease on the tires from working on them and the Mr. Clean did a wonderful job on cleaning it off, not sure if there is a product that will make your tires really white again. I need to look into that now....
Posted by marshalldoll
- January 20, 2014, 14:42:29 PMThey had a full season of riding. I had used Westley's but the bottle was dry. Bought the black Magic stuff, no good so as per everyone tried the Magic eraser. Still yellow. I am stumped. I guess I will try some clorox or ajax next to try and get the yellow out. They are clean as a whistle except for the yellowing.
Posted by Drift1
- January 20, 2014, 14:31:43 PMWOW !!!! A better part of an hour 
Those tires must have been REALLY BAD 
I had grease from my chain one time all over my rear tire , and the eraser took it off no problem at all . As for the yellowing my tires are only two yrs old so I'm not to sure what your solution is to the fix . I would have thought MR. Clean would solved this issue with no problem at all ?
Posted by marshalldoll
- January 20, 2014, 14:03:34 PMSo because everyone has said the Mr Clean Maghic eraser is so great I went and bought it. I spent better part of an hour scrubbing away on my white walls and yes they are clean but it does NOT remove the yellowing on the outer edge of the white wall. So please tell me what I am doing wrong. A lot of work with less than pleasing results. I want a product that will make them white!!
Posted by pcarrell
- December 31, 2013, 08:34:37 AMFigures.....take a perfectly good product and then just ruin it!
Posted by Drift1
- December 30, 2013, 20:31:36 PMI'll keep an eye out for it around here to see if there's any on the shelves still .
Posted by greenbarn
- December 30, 2013, 17:48:50 PMQuote from: marshalldoll on December 30, 2013, 17:07:51 PMI have been going nuts because I too have not been able to find the " Westley's " bleach white. It is now made by another company and does not work well at all. I use to use it on the White walls on my 1939 Packard so I know exactly what nit is. Not available even on Amazon.com. It comes up something else.
Dan
Apparently, it is no longer available as "Westley's", and now is "Black Magic" Bleche Wite. From what I can gather, it is no longer what it used to be, so I guess I wouldn't bother trying to find some, unless you find some old "Westley's". Reviews/comments I've found say it isn't much good now.
Ain't that the way it goes???
Posted by marshalldoll
- December 30, 2013, 17:07:51 PMI have been going nuts because I too have not been able to find the " Westley's " bleach white. It is now made by another company and does not work well at all. I use to use it on the White walls on my 1939 Packard so I know exactly what nit is. Not available even on Amazon.com. It comes up something else.
Dan
Posted by pcarrell
- December 30, 2013, 13:26:26 PMHmmm, that's strange. My front tire was put on in the beginning of '09 and I' wash it at least once a week through the riding season and I've not had that problem. Wonder if they changed the formula?
Posted by DC
- December 30, 2013, 13:02:09 PMI used that on other white walls years ago and found that it yellowed them over time. So I stopped using it.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- December 30, 2013, 11:47:32 AMWent to Canadian Tire and they have a whole hockey sock full of mothers products but not that one and nothing Wesley's...so going to shop around for them.....
Posted by pcarrell
- December 30, 2013, 00:52:02 AMQuote from: greenbarn on December 29, 2013, 20:33:52 PMI suppose you could use a straw broom, but I don't imagine it'd hold up too well with the spokes and all. I use a floor broom. The kind with the nylon bristles that are all frayed on the ends. The nice long handle is a real back saver. I get the Wesley's Bleche-White worked into the rims and spokes, and of course the tires, then just hit it with the hose......easy as pie!So you use a broom, like a straw broom - floor broom? Would something like a long-handled scrub brush work??
I've been using Wesley's Bleche-white since I was a kid on white walls and white-letter tires. works great and doesn't require much effort, just a little scrubbing. I usually use a short handled brush like one in the pic, except short handled. Seems like the long handle might cut down on the pain-in-the-back part.
Posted by greenbarn
- December 29, 2013, 20:33:52 PMQuote from: pcarrell on December 29, 2013, 16:10:27 PMThat's way too much work! I do mine in about 5 minutes and the only thing I have to do is bend over.
You'll need some Westley's Bleche White (I get mine at the dollar store for about $3 a bottle), a hose, and broom with long bristles.
So you use a broom, like a straw broom - floor broom? Would something like a long-handled scrub brush work??
I've been using Wesley's Bleche-white since I was a kid on white walls and white-letter tires. works great and doesn't require much effort, just a little scrubbing. I usually use a short handled brush like one in the pic, except short handled. Seems like the long handle might cut down on the pain-in-the-back part.