I want to clean my white walls but I also dont want to harm them. I've heard of using Mr. Clean magic eraser, which I know works well for converse but never tried it on my tires so before I do I've got a question, what do you use to keep you white wall tires nice and clean? Sent from my SM-G925V using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Greased lightning works like a champ,I've been using it for years,spray on let it sit for a few minutes ,wipe the whitewall with a bristle brush and hose it off and they will look great. HRP
Get them clean (SOS works well) and then apply Mop 'n Glo. Yep, the floor cleaner. They'll be easy to get the grime off of them with that on them. It's almost like wax for your whitewalls!
There are a ton of threads on the HAMB covering this topic. I have never weighed in but I will this time. I suggest you follow my process as it has served me very well over the years. I am quite particular about my car and wouldnt do something to it if I thought I could possibly damage anything. This is how Ive kept my white walls shiny and spotless over the past 4,000 miles. Items: 5 gallon bucket Car soap (I really like Mcguires Gold shampoo as it leaves a very nice sheen) Soft car wash sponge Lemon SOS pads Blue/ligt blue sponge (pictured here) Your garden hose. Get your tires wet and wash them with your soapy sponge. Next Use the SOS lemon pad and scrub until all the dark blemishes are gone. Rinse Wet the blue/light blue pad. There will be one side that is slightly more abrasive than the other...use that side. This will remove any blue residue left by the sos pad from the minute cracks that are in the sidewall. Quickly wash the tire once again with your soapy sponge. Rinse Dry with towel. This process has served me extremely well and never fails. My white walls look as nice as the day I bought them
The base material for the whitewall area seems to weather and chalk faster than the black rubber tire. If the w/w haven't been maintained for a while, don't be surprised if you see this chalky surface dust washing down your driveway along with the dark blemishes. Maybe some type of tire dressing can help prolong the life of the white sidewalls???
I use a green scrungie pad and deluted simple green. scrub and rinse. (as recommended by Diamond back tires) Works great.
So do you hit it withe the bleach white 1st, then the SOS pad? Do you use the SOS pad that has the blue soap in it? Sent from my SM-G925V using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
I like whitewalls but working your arse off keeping them clean is not my forte, I subscribe to the KISS method, five minutes and your done. HRP
Diamondback specifically says NOT to use ANY product that contains bleach. Simple Green & Mr Eraser have kept mine lookin like new since 09, the key is to never let them get real dirty.
+1 for simple green and a green pad...can’t look at them without sunglasses after that! Sent from my iPhone using H.A.M.B.
Steel wool is harsh. I just use a tire cleaner and a tire brush. Easy cleaning and then I spray some tire dressing. Simple! Sent from my SM-J700T1 using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Good white walls are easy to clean. I have diamondback's on my Olds. Simple green does a good job. But I have cheep Ironman whitewalls on my 56 Ford. They turn brown within 3 or 4 days after I clean then. What can I use to keep them form turning brown?
View attachment 3707682 Haven't decided on whitewalls yet for my 40 but before I sold my H.D. Used spray9 And bleach white on the Avon gangster whites .worked pretty good .
i have only used car wash soap and a soft rag. i was told once you use something coarse they hold the dirt more.
Another vote for simple green. I use one of those soft sponges with a soft outer plastic scowering pad and then wipe it with a paper towel. A water rinse would be useful too. As said by others don't use a chlorine bleach solution on your diamond backs.It will remove the smooth outer layer that makes it so easy to clean them.
S.O.S. first but I try not to let them get that dirty. If you have white walls they need to be clean!
Didn't mean to throw you off. Both of Danny's cars are mighty fine, however, if you look at his photo's, you'll see green wheels. Just a little tongue in cheek, not intended to be taken at face value.
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