I didn't think of that...Hmmm...I'll have to give it a try on the white
letters on my other car's tires...dak has blackwalls.
-- -Josh 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L"Richard A Pyburn" <rap777@juno.com> wrote in message news:20030207.091005.-198775.24.rap777@juno.com... > > I like Clorox "Soft-scrub." It bleaches the white parts easily and cleans > the black without discoloration. I just squirt a little of the stuff on > the scrub brush that I use on the tires, run it over the letters and then > hose it off. Works fine. > > Richard > On Fri, 7 Feb 2003 08:20:39 -0600 "Josh Battles" > <jbattles@bankfinancial.com> writes: > > > > Formula 409 and a steel wool pad or hard bristled toothbrush works > > very well > > also, just try to minimize getting the 409 on the black part, > > sometimes it > > can discolor the rubber. > > > > -- > > -Josh > > 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L > > > > > > "Bill Pitz" <dakota@billpitz.com> wrote in message > > news:5.1.1.6.2.20030206190932.0227bda0@mail.anizone.com... > > > > > > At 08:53 PM 2/6/2003 -0500, you wrote: > > > > > > >Bill Pitz wrote: > > > > > > > >>Next time I'm buying the full set of 5 and rotating the spare > > in. I'm > > > >>also not going to get white letters next time. I'm always > > scrubbing the > > > >>grime off of them so they actually look white. And I scuffed > > two of > > them > > > >>the other day pulling an a**hole maneuver to get around some > > people who > > > >>were waiting in the straight line but partially blocking the > > right turn > > > >>lane. Anyone tried any of that stuff to fix your white letters? > > Does > > it > > > >>work worth anything? > > > > > > > >I've used Westley's Bleche-White with good results. FYI, the > > tires > > always > > > >come w/ white letters - but only one side. When you get them > > mounted, > > > >just ask for the white side to be in. You can probably go to a > > tire shop > > > >and ask them to flip your current set for a small fee. > > > > > > > > > Yea, I did notice the non-white letter side facing in. I'm sure > > that the > > > tire shop would flip them for me. But for the time being, I think > > I've > > > restored them pretty well. It looks like the scuffs really were > > just on > > > the surface and my tire brush just wasn't abrasive enough to take > > the > > > scuffs off. Today I used a wire brush and very lightly brushed > > the > > > letters, which got them looking like almost new. I might try the > > > Bleche-White just to give them an extra kick, though. > > > > > > -Bill > > > -- > > > Bill Pitz <dakota@billpitz.com> > > > '00 Dakota CC SLT 4x4 > > > 4.7L V8, 3.92lsd, Flowmaster 50 series > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today > Only $9.95 per month! > Visit www.juno.com
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