Re: [FWDLK] Why Whitewalls Turn Yellow

["brians" <brians@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I've had Cokers on my cars for over 20 years and have used
mostly Westleys spray on - hose off with no scrubbing for a
bright white appearance that stays white most of the summer.
It also removes those nasty scuff marks too.

I've tried the scrubbing bit with Comet or a similar
bleaching abrasive, even SOS pads, but with Westleys, it's
almost a no brainer and no effort! And there's no wear on
the white rubber either.

Never ever use Armor-All on whitewalls!

Brian
57 D500s
57 Golden Hawk
53 Starliner
63 Avanti
57 T Bird
59 M-B SL
61 Continental


Ed Dea wrote:
>
> Whitewalls will turn yellow if you use Armor-all or some other tire
> treatment on them.  It's a chemical reaction on the whitewall surface
> itself, and that is what turns the whitewall yellow/brown.  The best way to
> clean them is to use a Brillo Pad with Ajax or Comet to clean the
> whitewalls.  I have had my whitewalls on all my cars nice and bright without
> using anything on them.  The first set of tires I got, I did the same as
> everyone else.  I spray Armor-all on them.  Within three months, they turned
> yellow/brown.  I kept cleaning them with a tire brush but again sprayed them
> down with Armor-all.  It of course turned yellow shortly afterwards
>
> When I bought my classic style tires for my 56 Fury, the sales person told
> me to never use Armor-all on them.  To just clean them with a Brillo pad and
> comet.  I can use armor-all on the black rubber surfaces but never on the
> whitewalls.  Since that time, that is all I do to them and they stay nice
> and white.
>
> ED
> 64 Dart GT Conv
> 56 Fury
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joe and Nancy M" <joeandnancy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2000 12:22 PM
> Subject: [FWDLK] Fw: [FWDLK] Coker Tires
>
> > Thanks Nick for the quick reply:
> >
> > snip> Joe, I was the one who posed the question because I had
> > > someone tell me the whitewall's yellow, but they also
> > > said it could be cleaned off.
> > >
> > > I got 8 responses from the group that said they had the
> > > coker classics on theire car and have had no problem.
> > > They ranged in having them from 6 months to a couple of
> > > years.
> > > After they're reccomendations, I decided to get them.
> > snip
> >
> > Now I just have the dilemma whether to open the wallet or not!!!!
> >
> > See ya,  Joe.
> > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/5768
> >
> > http://www.infopage.com/plymouth/ - 55 Plymouth Belvedere 2dr Club Coupe
> V8
> > Auto Red/WHITE Sport Tone.
> > http://www.infopage.com/vw/ - Nancy's 66 Karmann Ghia Cabriolet (A Forward
> > Look cousin!)