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White walls (1/10)
 10/14/04 7:53am
YellowLT1
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Louisville, KY - USA

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1971 LT1 Convertible PS PB 43K miles


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Does any one know how to "whiten up" the white letters and outer ring on white walls? Mine are dirty. I tried "Bleche White" and it didn't do much.

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White walls (2/10)
 10/14/04 8:36am
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Try using either S.O.S pad or a BRILLO, I use them on my
raised white letter B.F.Goodrich and they come out really nice.
White walls (3/10)
 10/14/04 9:02am
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I agree...using a dish type soap pad such as SOS does a great job. Use a good tire dressing afterwards.
White walls (4/10)
 10/14/04 11:03am
daveb12
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Scouring powder like comet or ajax and a stiff brush work pretty well too.

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White walls (5/10)
 10/14/04 11:36am
Steve
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Tilex spray tub cleaner (in the red bottle) and Scotch-Brite work with a lot less scrubing than an SOS pad.
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White walls (6/10)
 10/14/04 12:58pm
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comet and a fingernail brush

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White walls (7/10)
 10/15/04 12:58pm
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 cthulhu said: comet and a fingernail brush 


That works for me, too.

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White walls (8/10)
 10/15/04 11:50pm
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Just be careful not to use too much 'elbow-grease' when using either an abrasive cleaner or scrubber. You don't want to scuff or damage the white rubber.

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White walls (9/10)
 10/17/04 12:12pm
EZ68Vet
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A LOT OF CAR CARE CENTERS SELL A "BRASS BRUSH". I HAVE USED ONE FOR YEARS, SPRAY ON ANY GOOD CLEANER, AND JUST SCRUB THE WHITE WALL/LETTERS. SIMPLE GREEN WORKS WELL FOR ME. THE BRUSH WILL NOT HARM THE RWL IN ANY WAY.
GOOD LUCK. BEEN USING THESE FOR 20+ YEARS. |thumb|
White walls (10/10)
 10/26/04 10:24pm
YellowLT1
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Thanks guys. Want to put her away clean for the winter!

Neil
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