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    Any fixes for tire white letter scuffs?

    I accidentally scuffed the white letters on my 07 Tacoma's TRD Off Road's BFGoodrich tires. The white marking isn't gone completely, but it needs to be improved to match the rest of the letters that didn't get scuffed. Is there anything I can do to fix this-other than avoid the curb next time!
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    Re: Any fixes for tire white letter scuffs?

    could you post up some pics?
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    Re: Any fixes for tire white letter scuffs?

    If the curb made a bunch of little cuts into the white rubber, then the only way to fix it is to remove the color out of the cuts.
    I've bumped too many curbs with my white wall tires. I found a way to fix it. Dig out the grime that's embeded in the scratches maybe use a tooth pick or a narrow, stiff brush to dig the black or brown out.

    It's extremely time consuming. the best thing to do it get black wall tires.
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    Re: Any fixes for tire white letter scuffs?

    I scrub really hard with a nice scrub brush and some Westley's Bleche-Wite.
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    Re: Any fixes for tire white letter scuffs?

    I havent had any issuses with my All Terrians yet.
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    Re: Any fixes for tire white letter scuffs?

    Comet and a stiff brush work for me and SOS pads

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    Re: Any fixes for tire white letter scuffs?

    Westley's Bleche-Wite; in a squareish white spray bottle at most auto stores and Target/Walmarts. Designed specifically for your issue.

    I've seen it anywhere from $2/spray bottle to $6/spray bottle.

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    Re: Any fixes for tire white letter scuffs?

    Hmmmm

    I say Super Degreaser at 4:1. I use Wesleys or Purple Power once in a great while but I prefer Super Degreaser combined with car wash soap and a traditional tire brush.




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    Re: Any fixes for tire white letter scuffs?

    As someone already said, SOS pads. My Dad used them on his whitewalls years ago and they worked great.

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    Re: Any fixes for tire white letter scuffs?

    For those times when you do rub off the white lettering think back when we were kids working on our models.

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