Tire cleanup
09-23-11, 08:12 AM
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Tire cleanup
I'm going to sell some Rubino Pro IIIs that have very low mileage, and am wondering how best to clean them up. Soap and water? or is there any 'safe' solvent to use on them that won't do any harm?
09-23-11, 08:20 AM
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I used simple green for years when I used to race rc (radio controlled cars) the simple green kind of has the effect of conditioning the tires and really cleaning them up. Tried it on my vittorias while it had a similar effect to the rc tires it stripped most of the logo off. You can still read it but its not the nice bright colorful logo it once was. I would probably go with either some bike wash (I like the simple green bike specific wash I get at my lbs) or some simple dish soap and water would probably do the trick.
Hope this helps
Sean Scott
Hope this helps
Sean Scott
09-23-11, 08:59 AM
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I wouldn't use a chemical. I would just wash with a very small amount of soap. Hindsight being what it is, it would've been easier to clean them while mounted on the rim and inflated. 
09-23-11, 09:37 AM
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Soap and water will be fine.
09-23-11, 10:31 AM
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I once had Michelin Pro Race 2 with light grey sidewalls. I thought cleaning the sidewalls would be ok, but the chemical I used actually dissolved some of the color.
09-23-11, 10:57 AM
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I tried both Simple Green and plain dish soap with water. I didn't notice a difference between the two, both got the tires clean.
09-23-11, 11:43 AM
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Wear them around your neck in the shower and soap 'em up. They'll be nice and clean afterwards.
09-23-11, 12:10 PM
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Sounds good. Thanks guys. Think I'm gonna go the shower route to stay on soap and water, and to go ahead and clean myself up in the process.
09-23-11, 11:03 PM
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By nachomanh at 2009-08-30
I would also pick out every little pebble and piece of debris with one of these.
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09-24-11, 01:36 AM
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@Nachoman: Too much I am equally OCD but luckily I don't have tread tires so I am spared that agony.
@OP: damp rag, washing it out as it becomes dirty; nothing more is frankly necessary even in a home with hardwood floors [in my opinion]. You are going to ride it on roads that are filthy later, how clean do you expect it to stay?
I am equally OCD but luckily I don't have tread tires so I am spared that agony.@OP: damp rag, washing it out as it becomes dirty; nothing more is frankly necessary even in a home with hardwood floors [in my opinion]. You are going to ride it on roads that are filthy later, how clean do you expect it to stay?
09-24-11, 06:55 AM
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Only washing them for selling purposes. I don't wash my own.
