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Westleys bleach white keeps em.clean. BFG TIRES DID. THAT 50 yrs ago
Negative, this is different from the normal yellowing/brake dust/road dirt that always has been there on BFGs.... They will turn brown just sitting in your garage, not yellow, truly brown, Westleys doesn't touch it, straight bleach has little effect...There are tons of threads on this..... I've been using Westleys for years, including the whites on some bikes...
Negative, this is different from the normal yellowing/brake dust/road dirt that always has been there on BFGs.... They will turn brown just sitting in your garage, not yellow, truly brown, Westleys doesn't touch it, straight bleach has little effect...There are tons of threads on this..... I've been using Westleys for years, including the whites on some bikes...
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agreed... like we dont know how to clean RWL, if you have a set with the oil base bleed through a grinder wont clean it, and you are correct, the yellowing takes a long time but if you get the brown bleeding, it's in areas and not uniform on the letters, I don't care what special cleaner your using even with a wire brush... it doesn't come off as it's bleeding from underneath
I have a friend that recently bought some BFG's for his 71 GTX and they started to turn brown almost immediately. He tried everything mentioned here and then some and finally ended up painting them with some sort of a paint pen. It worked pretty well but he said it was tedious work.
I bought Cooper Cobras close to two years ago and no Browning problems with them. A quicky with a Brillo pad every now and then. They cost less than the BFG's. They also have a slightly higher top speed rating, if that matters to you.
A friend of mine ordered Coopers for his 1980 and one tire had a different font. Unbelievable and they mounted all the tires and didn't notice.
Thank for the replies. Think I'm going with Gregs recommendation of Mickey Thompson. Never heard of a racer named "Cooper"😊
John Cooper, he changed the face of auto sport at its highest levels, from Formula One to the Indianapolis 500.....he even taught Steve McQueen how to race ...now ya know.
John Cooper, he changed the face of auto sport at its highest levels, from Formula One to the Indianapolis 500.....he even taught Steve McQueen how to race ...now ya know.
Unfortunately there is no connection between this John Cooper and Cooper tires. Rather, they were named for a Cincinnati auto parts dealer (I.J. Cooper) who manufactured tires under his company name the Cooper Corporation, before John Cooper (the car builder) was born.
Unfortunately there is no connection between this John Cooper and Cooper tires. Rather, they were named for a Cincinnati auto parts dealer (I.J. Cooper) who manufactured tires under his company name the Cooper Corporation, before John Cooper (the car builder) was born.
I was merely pointing out that there was indeed a racer named Cooper, was not trying to make a connection with John Cooper and Cooper tires.
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Yep, me too, I painted the white letters black, then mounted the raised letters to the inside. Never an issue. But, many say I’m a bit backwards.
From what I have read they are made in China or Mexico along with Mickey Thompson's. His tires came from Mexico. Junk imo. Also the white lettering on another didn't have a smooth edge aroung the lettering. Is was all jagged. I can't believe the tire shop mounted that crap.
He had them take them off and install BFG's. So far they are not browning. They all have manufacturing plants in multiple locations.
Everything is a roll of the dice these days on parts, tires etc.
Those look nice. My Coopers do have the browning problem so it not just BFG. Ther must have been a bad batch of material going around the industry. I need to try the acetone as mentioned in a previous response.
Those look nice. My Coopers do have the browning problem so it not just BFG. Ther must have been a bad batch of material going around the industry. I need to try the acetone as mentioned in a previous response.
I think the problem is for the same reason other things such as parts are failing. Chinese/ Mexican junk due to low standards.
11-22-2023, 02:21 PM
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