reproduction polyglas tires

bigdave33 · #1 08-03-2009, 05:23 PM

I have a problem with white letters turning yellow on repop polyglas tires .. anyone else has this issue ?

**m22mike** · #2 08-03-2009, 07:00 PM

All of them do that, Eagle ST's I had some time ago did it, it is the stuff in the rubber bleeding onto the white.
Every once in a while scrub them with some mineral spirts on a terry rag and they will brighten right up.
I do the same with my redlines too.

Mike

**SmallHurst** · #3 08-03-2009, 07:32 PM

Most of the time, it is the stuff that we use to make the tires shiney. Use an SOS pad and it will clean the tires and white letters right up!!!!

**X66 714** · #4 08-03-2009, 10:06 PM

Keep the Armorall away from them for sure

**Salvatore** · #5 08-03-2009, 11:41 PM

After tires are cleaned I sometimes apply some WD-40 on a clean terry cloth towel/small rag and wipe the letters. They come up nice and white with the WD. I also like Comet and a semi-soft scrub brush initially.

**wheelhop** · #6 08-04-2009, 04:24 AM

I don't know about you guys, but I have a set of repro polyglas tires for shows and radials for cruising.
I stacked the polyglas tires on top of each other in the corner of my garage for about 6 months and when I put them back on the car, the white letters had turned a yellowish brown, black.

So, don't stack your tires on top of each other with out putting something in between them like clean old towells or
sheets or something.

**WILMASBOYL78** · #7 08-04-2009, 04:45 AM

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After tires are cleaned I sometimes apply some WD-40 on a clean terry cloth towel/small rag and wipe the letters. They come up nice and white with the WD. I also like Comet and a semi-soft scrub brush initially.

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Gee Sammy, sounds like you could help Vera with the housework....a regular Mr. Clean

**Salvatore** · #8 08-04-2009, 07:51 PM

You hit the nail on the head Tom!