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How to restore an old tire?
Hi all. Other than good old fashion elbow grease, are there any tricks/tips to restoring a mid 60's vintage old tire for display purposes.
I may have found a Goodyear Blue Dot that I would like to clean up and display. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Cheers Greg |
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Bill S. |
That's a big pan Bill !!!!!!
Cheers Greg |
I guess a kid's plastic wading pool would work?
And maybe a few cans of foamy tire cleaner from the auto parts store? Want to get it black again and a nice semi-gloss shine to it. Cheers Greg |
When we were concoursing a Porsche years back, I would soak the tires in Armorall. Then use plastic brush and work it into the sidewall and let them sit a day or so. A final rub with a dry towel just before judging and they looked great! Probably better products out there now.
You don't want the tires shinny, just black and clean. That's what the judges like anyway. Larry |
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I have had success however limited with Lucas gun oil.
Seems to soak in and not shine part. Also good for metal protection. |
Try the zaino bros. Z16, I use all the zaino products but really like the rubber protectant. You have to order directly from them but their stuff really works..
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They make them in different diameters Bill S. |
Thanks for the great info guys. Keep it coming.
I'm thinking a progressive set of steps: 1) Soak for TBD days in Simple Green 2) Scrubbing with a stiff brush and Simple Green or a similar citrus based degreaser/cleaner. 3) Hot water scrub to remove residues 4) Repeat steps 1 to 3 as necessary 5) Apply and work in one of the petroleum/oil based products mentioned in previous posts 6) Dependent on surface "shine" achieved/desired, apply a tire/rubber protectant. Cheers Greg |
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