Good ways to clean tyre

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Re: Good ways to clean tyre

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Holy Shit, the slow wobbly one returns, must have just come out of hibernation for the summer I guess.
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Re: Good ways to clean tyre

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Just passing through Mick.
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Re: Good ways to clean tyre

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Slow and wobbly wrote:CT18 is on the caustic side so don't put it near aluminium.
True Adrian, but it is very mild in a diluted form, I used it for 7 years on an alloy tray on the ute from new with no signs of deterioration, it worked a treat. I never left it on to soak......, just a light spray then hose off. oh.... detergent will strip the wax off your paint work as well.
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Re: Good ways to clean tyre

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hey guys just wondering if kero will damage the actual rim?
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Re: Good ways to clean tyre

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I use Kero for the excess chain wax on the rims & undertail, its not a solvent so no damage ;)
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Re: Good ways to clean tyre

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cheers rob!
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Re: Good ways to clean tyre

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[quote="robracer"]Well the treaded part of the tyre wont be dirty :lol:
[img]http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g281/robracer_2006/general%20stuff/Backtyre.jpg[/img][/quote]


Thats a nicely worn tyre Rob!
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Re: Good ways to clean tyre

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What's this "Cleaning" everyone is talking about? :?
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ducati_paul wrote:What's this "Cleaning" everyone is talking about? :?
I'm with you Paul... Cleaning time is just riding time needlessly wasted :lol:
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Re: Good ways to clean tyre

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I find a good wet weather ride tends to clean things up pretty well :) until I have to get to my back gate.. booo! dirt!!
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Re: Good ways to clean tyre

Post by Troy Pearson »

Mate, I use that water soluable degreaser in a can. I dont actual spray it all over my tyre but onto a rag and then carefully wipe the side wall to remove the tar and chain wax.

I use that crap on my rims too, the same way.
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