How to remove white residue on NOS tires ??

[freddok]

Hi All,

All is on the title, what's products and process do you use for remove white residues like on picture on NOS tires ?

Thanks for your tips. Answers like "send me these for cleaning" 're not allowed !!!

Fred

 

[Stressed]

Oven- there's a thread about it somewhere- I'll have a look...

 

[Stressed]

Here you go...

NOS tyres

Having recently seen some NOS tyres both in the FS section and elsewhere on the interweb for sale with descriptions such as "Still has factory wax coating" or "Still has white mould release agent" et cetera, that, I'm afraid to tell you, this is factually incorrect. When a tyre is new, it won't...

www.retrobike.co.uk

 

[novocaine]

Mud. Lots and lots of mud.

 

[freddok]

Have seen in the past the owen method but not sure I'm ready to put a nice pair of UmmaGumma in it (maybe I can try with another tire)(stressed mode)... I've see some months ago on a Merlin FB group a guy who use like orange bio dishwasher and a vegetal oil with nice results but even some asks no answer from him. If some here have experimented this method, thanks to share your experiences and results...

 

[JayLC]

Did my Tiogas with a Dewalt cordless heat gun. Came up really well. Just carefully rotating them on a rim. Each tyre took about 10 minute.

 

[freddok]

Did my Tiogas with a Dewalt cordless heat gun. Came up really well. Just carefully rotating them on a rim. Each tyre took about 10 minute.

Thanks for the tip...

 

[foz]

ride them

 

[Suprachrgd82]

A gentle scrub with Simple Green, no rinse, followed by air dry.

 

[Tootyred]

Oven....heat guns far less controlled. Deffo oven.....just be ready with the bacon to hide the smell.