Originally Posted by
carlton
Had a thin coating on the sidewalls and fairly thick coat along the center of the tire. I decided to clean it all out and start fresh. Stiff bristle brushes, SOS pads, lots of dawn detergent, water, and about 2.5 hours of rubbing with my thumbs and fingers finally got it clean.
Why in the world would you get that OCD about the inside of your tire? I make sure that the beads aren't gummed up so that they'll have no issues seating/sealing. At worst, I'll put on some gloves and quickly rub off the spiderwebs and snake skin with the heel of my palm, but nothing that can't be removed within two minutes is going to be noticeable, much less problematic.