68 Coupe, You did an excellent job with the Orange Scrub. That lettering came up a treat
Conducted my own little test on the Whitewall tyres today. Started with the Solvol. Here is the wheel before starting -
It was not in really bad condition beforehand. Just a bit of yellowing toward the top RHS and some greasy film on the lower left. The Solvol made light work of it. I had left the Solvol in a bucket for about 15 minutes, but that was probably not necessary because the softened cake of soap left some soap scum behind. Easily cleaned off though and thrilledwith the result -
Next wheel i used my own method of 600 grit wet rub. Easy to do and only took about 5 minutes, with quick and easy cleanup afterwards -
Here are a couple of side on photos, can you tell the difference? -
I called over 3 factory workers and sought their opinion on which whitewall was the whitest. They all said the rear - which was the one i had used the Solvol on.
On the other side rear i used Prepsol which is a wax and grease remover used in the paint shop. Tried the Prepsol at the suggestion of Blutey ( our panel man ). -
Here is the wheel before the Prepsol -
After using Prepsol - Did the job OK
Time to try the White King ( Bleach ) on the last wheel. Called on my wife who is a clean freak and uses White King on every bloody thing. She suggested i wear gloves, dilute it 50/50 with water and try to avoid splashing it on my clothes or the paintwork. Hmm.. ok - not liking the idea of this. The car has showcar quality paint and i do not want to damage it. But... here goes -
Now photobucket is playing up. More in next post.
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