How to Clean White Wall Tires

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allen November 3, 2007 at 12:19 am: Apply standard liquid caw wax to white walls,then scrub with scrub brush, then wash off with hot water.
MItch Nowlin February 6, 2008 at 10:11 am: Westley’s bleach-white works well with a grill brush.
Dave-fordman February 24, 2008 at 9:33 pm: As you are hand washing your car or truck spray the white letters as well as the sidewalls with WD-40 or equal. Then scrub them with your hand or brush if there real bad. You can`t believe the grime and brake dust that you will remove.
gary May 16, 2008 at 3:22 am: I use fine dry sand paper, the one you use for sanding wood, NOT wet and dry , works for me,
peter June 29, 2008 at 9:20 pm: Coker tires makes a cleaner called “Wide White”, which does not contain bleach or silicon.
There is also Vogue Tyre Cleaner which is also very good.
John August 16, 2008 at 8:12 am: Cleanser like Comet or Ajax and a scrub brush.
Ed Mau August 23, 2008 at 3:40 pm: I find “Brillo” or any other soap pad, to be very effective. Wet the tire, and scrub with the pads. Then rinse off. Repeat for extremely bad curb bruises.
5 star detailers vancouver B C August 25, 2008 at 2:38 am: buy a bottle of spray nine cleaner, also works good on upholstery and carpets when brushed with a scrub brush, spray it on the tires and then moisten sos soap pad with spray nine scrub white wall and rinse off. they will be whiter than new.
nosyguy August 25, 2008 at 9:52 am: Ed is right SOS pads are the best!
Chesko September 5, 2008 at 5:30 pm: The best I have found is to use a piece of clay brick. First I grind it flat on a concrete surface and then I rub it on the whitewall tire.
I wash off the orange residue and the tire ends up brilliant white
David Morgan September 9, 2008 at 10:26 pm: Mr. Clean Magic Eraser
Lori September 10, 2008 at 10:35 pm: I agree, SOS pads work great.
Gary Wightman September 20, 2008 at 11:30 pm: The only products I have found to clean my Coker Radial wide whites is REMA Tip Top DT-490F Cleaning Fluid available only at Discount Tires. REMA Tip Top #71 Buffing Compound they tell me is the same product which should be available from any REMA dealer. My non Coker white walls Westley’s Bleache-White works great. The Coker brand white wall cleaner did nothing at all, it may as well been tap water. I have never been so disapointed in a set of tires due entirely to the inability to clean them.
John in Dallas October 10, 2008 at 11:12 pm: I use Westley’s Bleache-White and a wire brush. My while letter tires look like new.
Randy Back November 7, 2008 at 9:08 am: I’ve been detailing for 8 years. I use a production product walled white wall cleaner. spray it on spray it off. Real bad ones might need a brass brush. I always use a brass brush to save your tires from exssive wear.

Any type of degreaser and a brass brush works well. Comot or Ajax works but is harder to work with. Hope this helps.
mysterioso November 25, 2008 at 1:15 pm: Comet sink cleaner works wonders on white walls.
super carwash December 14, 2008 at 12:09 pm: I spray a delimoline based detergent and then i pressure wash (1500 psi) but i get the nozzle really really close and scrape the black/dirt off. Tip ,… dont get rim acid on the whitewall it makes the dirt harder to remove especially on hot days.
Buzz February 19, 2009 at 1:05 pm: Actually I have found that, in a pinch, toothpaste works wonders. Just a little on a stiff brush and it makes the white walls brilliant white.
Mark April 18, 2009 at 11:45 pm: Westley’ is the best I’ve found. Also have great results with Lysol tub & tile cleaner (belive it or not)!
Bob Anziano July 22, 2009 at 11:51 am What would you use to remove White wall tire STAINS on coker tires?: I bought a set of Coker tires for my VW, After tires where mounted,During transporting the tires back to my shop, The tires rubbed against each other and left sopme BAD stains, Called COKER the told me I should have read the lable. TUFF SH-t.
Does anybody out there have any ideas on how to remove these BAD stains.
I have tried Comet,Lacqure thinner,Westley Wite,Bleach,Lemond juice,Wax and grease remover,Baking soda.
PLEASE HELP if you had this problem.
COKER TIRES says they have alot of calls about this problem, and there only reply is YOU SHOULD READ THEIR lable.Its in BIG letters? Does anybody have any ideas?
Steve Azzopardi July 23, 2009 at 11:56 pm: What product would you recommend me to use to remove blue coating from my new white wall tyres? I really don’t want to use a bleach if possible.
Dave Lawrence August 7, 2009 at 2:30 pm Cleaning Solution: I highly recommend Simple Green – their new extreme product. It is kind on whitewalls which cannot tolerate bleach products. Sooner or later, a cleaner with a bleach agent in it will cause yellowing/cracking/porosity. Good luck!
Joe August 20, 2009 at 9:35 pm Cleaning Solution: Dudes–there is a much less harsh and very effective solution that works amazingly. Orange hand cleaner takes it off extremely easily and isn’t putting white wall cleaner or bleach all over the black wall…and you don’t get chemicals all over your hands………..