VW93 Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 (edited) I have a vintage builtup '63 Nova wagon that was aquired at a swap meet years ago. The original tires were a bit "crusty". I was able to remove them from the backing plates without any real problems. I filled my Harbor Freight ultrasonic cleaner with some warm water & a few drops of Dawn dish detergent. I ran the tires and wire wheels through two cycles of about three minutes each. I then used some 70% alcohol on a Q-Tip and gently cleaned the whitewalls. I was able to salvage the 50+ year old tires in order to save the last 4 vintage 13" whitewalls that I had left in my parts stash. Edited April 10, 2014 by VW93 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belugawrx Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Very nice save !! Hat's off to you!! Great Idea Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modelbuilder Mark Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Very cool, and a nice save indeed. But hey, whenever you run out of white walls, I am sure you can scrounge them up here on the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Great result and tip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Cool tip . . . thanks for sharing/posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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