Call me weird, but I've grown to like the white Goodyear lettering on my tires. I've been noticing that the front tires are fading. What can I use to re-color the lettering on the tires? So far I've tried a Mean-streak chalk/paste like marker. It seems to work but it could look better....not to mention still does not look as good as original. Any ideas?

 

Castrol Super Clean and a tire brush.... it will make the tires and the white letters look new. Wet the rims first, and don't spray the Castrol on the rims. Spray one tire, scrub, and rinse right away.

 

Thanks, but it seems the white lettering isn't dirty..but pretty much wearing off (paint deterioration).

 

Dig under your kitchen sink. Bust out the Comet and a scrub brush. Wet tires, toss a good mound of comet on your brush, and scrub a little. Rinse well. Tires look like the day you picked it up off the lot.

 

Those all sound like good things to try.....also, there is a product called Wesley's Bleach White. Made for exactly that purpose.

 

Those are all good ideas, here's one more. Use an S.O.S pad. I use 'em to clean the white walls on my classic T-bird before a night of cruisin'. Works like a charm.

 

Bleach white is the poop. Just don't inhale the stuff. Bad things happen.

 

I also use Comet and a scrub brush. Old school, but it works!!

 

To heck with all the cleaning, just go buy new tires.

 

be very careful with bleach white. even a small drop on the rims will "pit" the surface. i wish someone had told me this before i ruined the rims on my former truck.

 

Simple Green, undiluted, and a scrub brush.

Go ahead and get it on the rims, too. It will take a lot of the brake dust off.

I swear by the stuff.

 

sounds to me you arent lookin for a way to clean them, but Ive never had white lettering just rub off! I believe that stuff is deep am I wrong? anyway good luck with those tires, I'd take em up to goodyear and complain!

 

Okay, as I understand it, you're not trying to clean the white lettering but rather revive the actual color? In short, the white is either fading off or has been removed either chemically or mechanically?

Also, as a side note to you folks utilizing degreasers, Westley's (one of my favorites for MEGA dirty tires), etc...

BE SURE TO REWAX YOUR WHEELS! All of the aforementioned products within this thread are generally caustic and will remove any protection that you may have once had on your wheels. A good coat of wax makes brake dust (which we all know and love) come off much easier! Just a hint!

RP

 

wd-40 and some steel wool

 

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