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Wide White Walls turning yellow WHY?

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Old 09-22-2008, 04:43 PM
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Default Wide White Walls turning yellow WHY?

I've had these M880 WWW tires for about 3 months with maybe 2500 miles on them and when I cleaned the ride today notcied that from the center of the white walls to the outer edge is turning yellow anyone have the reason or how I can stop it.
 
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stop pissing on them and try to clean them with some bleech.
 
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Old 09-22-2008, 04:56 PM
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I used lacquer thinner on mine when I had them. I cleans them right up. Learned it from a car detailer.
 
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Westley's White Wall Cleaner
 
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Originally Posted by SoCal_Pappy
Westley's White Wall Cleaner
+1 on the Westleys' tire bleach.

-1 if you are dressing the tire edges. Alcohol in the dressing is known to cause the yellowing you speak of.
 
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