Tire Question From a newbie!

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earll

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Getting Dad's 1930 A ready for its first outing and desperately need an answer if its out there!
Car was finally finished say 6 years ago, after Dad bought it in 1951. (OK...He paced himself)

Had a set of brand new Allstate Tires mounted on V8 Rims. I am now detailing the car and I cannot get what I think is some factory coating off the tires. Tried Bleache white, Comet, Castrol Purple stuff, all with a bristle brush, and its coming off S L O W L Y ! Any suggestions to remove it faster? Anybody remember what was used "in the day"?

ANY Comments greatly appreciated, and yes I know the tires need to be replaced. Just trying to make her look pretty but Saturday!

THANKS IN ADVANCE!
Bob
 
I have used Magic Erasers on white walls with good results. I don't know if that will work on the coating on your tires. If the coating is sticky, you can try something like Goo Gone.
 
What worked best for me was brillo pads in a thick mixture of murphy's oil soap and water. Plus the famous elbow grease.
 
Goodyear themselves recommended wiping with a rag soaked with lacquer thinner to me..... and yes it worked.

Seems harsh, and I would not do it often.
 
KenCoupe said:
I have used Magic Erasers on white walls with good results. I don't know if that will work on the coating on your tires. If the coating is sticky, you can try something like Goo Gone.
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I'd never heard of Magic Erasers until a few years ago when my neighbor gave me one to clean a white boat steering wheel that had been in an old shed for several years. That got it nice and white when nothing else worked.
 
There is a product called Re-Tire that I saw at the Turlock swapmeet. I videoed the demo it seemed to work really well. YouTube.com/modelatimes will get you there.
 
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