Raised White Letters

[kboxer]

Do you guys use the brass bruch for white letters. I have some stiff nylon and that didnt do the trick. I usually use the brass but the other day I really had to scrub some tires and saw white running off. Occassionally I get a brown reside left over. Any advice

[Murr1525]

Well, I have used brillo pads on whitewalls with good sucess. You could proably use a good degreaser/apc/+ then brillo pads to do a good job.

I always used the brillo alone, with no degreaser and it worked good. Now I know better, but no whitewalls around.

[E-Jag]

Wesleys Bleche White (I think that's how they spell it). Can buy at any auto parts store. Spray on the tire, brush and rinse off. Nothing better for white walls or lettering. Cleans the entire tire.

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E-Jag

[MaximusZTS]

I think I read that the brown stuff on the tire is a term called "blooming". Where a checmical is released by the tire. I dont think you can get rid of it for good. You can clean the tire but it will come back.

[PaBlkBrd]

Originally posted by MaximusZTS
I think I read that the brown stuff on the tire is a term called "blooming". Where a checmical is released by the tire. I dont think you can get rid of it for good. You can clean the tire but it will come back.

Endurance tire gel will keep blooming in check....That's one of the reasons I use it.

[Murr1525]

Well, there is a difference between bloom and brown sludge washing off.

But yes, a perfectly clean tire can have a brown hue due to blooming, which is why dressing a tire is a nice touch.

[indigo s10]

I use a nylon brush, but I have sonce day one. If you absolutely can't get it off, you can by a white grease pen at a local auto parts store that is made for highlighting white letter tires. It will come off when you wash again, but after time it will help the brown condition.