Blue stuff on tyres?

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Martin Coombs

Guest

• Aug 23, 2004

• #1

I have bought some MT tyres with white letters. The letter area also has a
coating of some blue stuff for protection.
The suppliers say that warm soapy water will remove this, but it is taking
ages.
Does anyone know of a quicker method?
I know when I take them off road the letters will go anyway, but for the
time being the tyres look naff.

TIA

Martin

 

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Judith

Guest

• Aug 23, 2004

• #2

On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 22:42:21 GMT, "Martin Coombs"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>I have bought some MT tyres with white letters. The letter area also has a
>coating of some blue stuff for protection.
>The suppliers say that warm soapy water will remove this, but it is taking
>ages.

I bought new tyres not so long ago and asked the fitters why the
letters were covered in blue stuff. They said that it was a
protective wax and would, as you say, come off with warm, soapy water.

I saw them wash the blue stuff off with what looked like washing up
liquid (in water) and a brush. They didn't seem to have to scrub very
hard.

Judith

 

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Dave White

Guest

• Aug 23, 2004

• #3

In <[email protected]> Martin Coombs wrote:
> I have bought some MT tyres with white letters. The letter area also
> has a coating of some blue stuff for protection. The suppliers say
> that warm soapy water will remove this, but it is taking ages. Does
> anyone know of a quicker method? I know when I take them off road the
> letters will go anyway, but for the time being the tyres look naff.

IMV the tyres look naff with white lettering on. Why not get them
mounted the other way around so the lettering is on the inside, then it
doesn't matter what colour the lettering is.

cheers

Dave W.
http://www.yorkshireoffroadclub.net/

 

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EMB

Guest

• Aug 23, 2004

• #4

Martin Coombs wrote:
> I have bought some MT tyres with white letters. The letter area also has a
> coating of some blue stuff for protection.
> The suppliers say that warm soapy water will remove this, but it is taking
> ages.
> Does anyone know of a quicker method?
> I know when I take them off road the letters will go anyway, but for the
> time being the tyres look naff.
>
Dishwash liquid, warm water and a scrubbing brush. Shouldn't take more
than a minute per tyre.


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Martin Coombs

Guest

• Aug 24, 2004

• #5

Thanks for the replies, I think I will try a stiffer brush.
I too would have had the tyres the other way round, but someone bought them
for me and thought they would look nice!

Martin

 

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Simon Barr

Guest

• Aug 24, 2004

• #6

In article <[email protected]>, Martin Coombs wrote:
> Thanks for the replies, I think I will try a stiffer brush.
> I too would have had the tyres the other way round, but someone bought them
> for me and thought they would look nice!
>
> Martin
>

I wish someone would buy me some tyres, fancy lettering or not.

I did the off road course at the national 4x4 show on Saturday and the XPC's
just couldn't get me up one of the hills.

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simon at sbarr dot demon dot co dot uk
Simon Barr.
'97 110 300Tdi.