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RAY
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Gold
United Kingdom, England, Bromley
Posts: 512
New whitewalls
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November 24, 2018, 09:26:33 »
Just purchased a set of new whitewalls which at the moment are bluewalls, which i presume is a protection thing.
How, and with what, do i clean/remove the blue protection and make them whitewalls please ?
Thanks in anticipation
Ray
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WRe
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Germany, Hessen, Seeheim-Jugenheim
Posts: 1453
Re: New whitewalls
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November 24, 2018, 09:39:14 »
Hi,
the blue colour is water-soluble and can be removed with water and a rough sponge or brush.
...WRe
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Vander
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USA, OH, Columbus
Posts: 387
Re: New whitewalls
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November 24, 2018, 12:47:08 »
I use Wesley's Bleach White amd a nylon brush. The tires I've been buying lately take 2-3 times to get it off.
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1969 280SL
RAY
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Gold
United Kingdom, England, Bromley
Posts: 512
Re: New whitewalls
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November 25, 2018, 10:01:37 »
Thanks guy's, I,l get the scrubbing brush out !
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PeterPortugal
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Portugal, Faro, Lagoa
Posts: 528
Re: New whitewalls
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November 25, 2018, 11:45:04 »
Hi Marilyn,
I need to buy a new set of whitewall tyres. Could I ask where you got them from?
Regards
Peter
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1963 220se Cabrio
1968 280se Coupe
mbzse
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Sweden, Stockholm, Stockholm
Posts: 1748
Re: New whitewalls
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November 25, 2018, 12:39:17 »
Some info in this Forum posting:
https://www.sl113.org/forums/index.php?topic=28110.msg202482#msg202482
Source for tyres in Germany vendors MOR or Möller Reifen (or even SLS)
They all have the correct 185-14 HR size. Whitewall an option
http://www.oldtimer-reifen.com/en/
https://oldtimerreifen-moeller.de/
You could also look at Blockley Tyres in the UK (unsure of whitewall option on those, though)
http://www.blockleytyre.com/
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FresnoBob
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USA, CA, Fresno
Posts: 208
Re: New whitewalls
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Reply #6 on:
November 27, 2018, 05:53:41 »
I recently bought Uniroyal white wall tires here in the USA and would
not
recommend them. The white walls have permanent discolorations and Uniroyal would not honor any sort of warranty.
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Bob Comstock
1966 230 SL Euro Auto
2017 AMG C43 Cabriolet
Alex D
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Silver
USA, NC, Cary
Posts: 313
Re: New whitewalls
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November 27, 2018, 19:07:45 »
Agree totally with Fresnobob. Had the same issue with Uniroyal Tiger Paws recently. Although the original Uniroyal Tiger Paws I got 7 years ago were great.
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Alex D
1967 250 SL
Original 140K mi
181 Light Beige, with 112 Turquoise Interior
mdsalemi
Pagoda SL Board
Platinum
USA, NC, Davidson
Posts: 7056
Re: New whitewalls
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November 27, 2018, 19:32:49 »
My WW are Coker. I use Coker products for cleaning. I also use their cleaner, along with 1000 grit sandpaper to really whiten up the WW. That was what Coker recommended.
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Michael Salemi
Davidson, North Carolina (Charlotte Area) USA
1969 280SL (USA-Spec)
Signal Red 568G w/Black Leather (Restored)
2023 Ford Maverick Lariat Hybrid "Area 51"
2023 Ford Escape Hybrid
2024 Ford Mustang Mach Ex PEV
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