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Old 04-09-2012, 03:45 PM
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Thanks again for the info. I used some cleaner I bought to hopefully get this stuff off as best I can. I am not sure if it is working or not. So should I just scrub as best I can and then give it a shot or be sure it is completely off? I really don't feel like wiping out or anything on my new bike. Will this stuff just gradually come off from driving though or do you have to completely clean it off?? Thanks again everyone
 
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The rest will wear off pretty quick and you will be fine, just take it easy for a while.
 
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I bought a sport bike one time from a kid. He detailed it in his basement over the winter. I think he sprayed armour all over every surface of the bike. tire tread included. I was 2 hours away from home, and a friend was driving my car back. I got some kerosene on a rag and wiped down the tread. I took it easy going home. I would say by 50 miles it was ok to ride normal.
 
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Originally Posted by Geoff
It''s best not to use any tire shine product on a bike.
Here I fixed that for you , spot on man .
 
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That's one good reason not to wash and wax your bike too often. The other is because it's way more fun to ride it than to detail it.
 
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Originally Posted by BillM
Glad you didn't ride on those before you read the bottle or asked here. I never use tire shine on my bike. My cars either for that matter. I do use Bleech-White to clean the tires though. Makes the white whiter and the black look more like a brand new tire.
Bleach-White it is...
 
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