How to keep your White Walls Clean?

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How to keep your White Walls Clean?

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What methods are the best? Never had white-walls, a little more difficult than I thought. I heard black magic was good, but I have read reviews saying they changed the formula and it doesn't work anymore.

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NEVER use any "tire treatment" on scooter or motorcycle tires or seats. You need grip on part of the "side" of the tire for turns.

For the white in the white wall I use Simple Green and rinse off completely.
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No preservatives like armorall. Simple Green is good but that won't do, Westley's Bleech White. Spray on, scrub and rinse right away. Don't let it soak and keep it off the wheels.
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olhogrider wrote:No preservatives like armorall., Westley's Bleech White.....

Westley's Bleech White was going to be my recommendation too. Works better if you use it in combination with a fine bristle brush or tire sponge.
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# 3 for westleys, we keep a bottle around for new whitewalls.
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Post by jrstone »

I'll make it #4. When we bought our St. Tropez, the white walls were mostly brown walls. Bleche White made them look almost new.
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Switch to blackwalls. It's the best solution and you get better tire options.
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agrogod wrote:
olhogrider wrote:No preservatives like armorall., Westley's Bleech White.....

Westley's Bleech White was going to be my recommendation too. Works better if you use it in combination with a fine bristle brush or tire sponge.
Tired this stuff the other day works great, and my white walls have stayed cleaner.

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