White tyres - What to clean them with.

Graham K

So the Domane comes with whitewall tyres :oops:
Apart from a black marker or black tyres what can I clean the tyres with to get/keep them looking reasonably clean, abit wary as I dont want to be losing mm's of grip with the wrong product.

careful

Sorry, dont know, but I would avoid using solvents etc. I had a pair of white Vredesteins that got covered in tar from a new road surface (rare event). I tied a gentle solvent but patches of tread started flaking away a week or two later. I would suggest dishwash liquid might work.

darkhairedlord

Baby wipes.

sungod

if you clean the sidewalls, you're just calling attention to the fact that the tyres are the wrong colour, people will point at you and laugh

allow them to don the cape of grimy invisibility

littledove44

There is nothing as good, or as cheap as Aldi Caravan Cleaner.

Put it in a Hozelock garden spray bottle and use it on the whole bike. Neat, leave for five minutes, brush, hose off.

Simples.

Initialised

Muc Off works fine on my son's BMX's white walls, leave it on for five minutes if it's covered chain clunge.

P.S. White tyres are borderline acceptable on a bike with white trim, decals or finishing kit and you in white kit if in doubt see Rule #8

rolf_f

Initialised wrote:

P.S. White tyres are borderline acceptable on a bike with white trim, decals or finishing kit and you in white kit if in doubt see Rule #8

No, they are not.

DavidJB

Clean them by replacing them with black tyres.

majormantra

Initialised wrote:

Muc Off works fine on my son's BMX's white walls, leave it on for five minutes if it's covered chain clunge.

Wait, what?

Bozman

Tyres should only come in two colour choices, black or black and tan.

mallorcajeff

Wiggle do a great product i would recommend. Its called continental gp4000

chris_bass

MajorMantra wrote:

Initialised wrote:

Muc Off works fine on my son's BMX's white walls, leave it on for five minutes if it's covered chain clunge.

Wait, what?

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