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Hey Guys..

This is more of a NBR, detailing question, but posting it here so more of crowd will hopefully chime in..

Looking for the best white wall cleaner. I have a professional photo shoot Wednesday with the Rolls Royce, and the whitewalls on the car are clean, but they just arent that bright white. You can tell they have a dark tint to them.

Im taking tomorrow off to detail the car so she looks her best. Any suggestions would be great!

Thanks!!
 
Westley's Bleche White. Been the best for as long as I can remember and I won't tell how long that is.

Then spray them with 303 Aerospace Protectant. Leaves a good, smooth finish that isn't artificially shiny like Armorall.
 
I used to use fine steel wool and Westleys BleachWhite whitewall cleaner on my car collection (the cars that had whitewalls). Then I would wash the tire twice with soap and water then dry the rims. Then I would get a clean rag and apply a light coat of ArmorAll to the tires. Then make sure none of the ArmorAll gets on the rims. They looked great for a while but the fine steel wool would make the surface rougher which eventually leads to the need to clean the whitewalls more often. There are probably better ways to get whitewalls cleaner now. I have been out of collecting cars for about 4-5 years now.
 
I had a brass whitewall brush that I used only rarely. I had a couple other brushes that were white handles with short stiff red bristles. Those'd clean without roughing the surface. Using Westley's of course!
Actually I opened this tread thinking there might be a boat use for Bleche-White. Maybe on moldy vinyl, stubborn stains...
 
I'd look on a Car forum - especically one where guys are restoring and showing their cars.
For a photo shoot, might consider painting them.
 
Westleys & Barkeepers Friend (It's crushed egg shells) Works better than comet because it doesn't contain bleach, which chalks up the blackwall part of the sidewall.
 
Maybe the photographer can photo shop them white.........you sit back and relax ?
 
As a photog for many years, I always felt that it was best to "touch up the model, and only do final repairs in the lab". So, yes, once the image makes it to the lab ( whether we are discussing photoshop, or the older dark place with stinky chemicals ), all images can be radically altered. But the best results are achieved with a bit of skilled make-up on the model, and only using the lab to fix those things where make-up did not do a complete job...

So, imho, start with as nearly perfect model as you can ( ie: clean up those whitewalls ), then let the photog enhance it, if further enhancement is required.

As for what to do with whhitewalls, well, I haven't washed a car in decades, so I'm a poor advisor in that department. ;)
 
Westley's is a good cleaner for things besides white walls. I haven't had white wall tires in years and still use it to clean tires and wheels on our cars. Takes tar and bugs off too. Haven't tried it on moldy upholtery but it would probably work well. Fumes can be a bit much if the wind blows it in your face.

I won't do without my spray bottle of Westley's. Unfortunately they discontinued the Westley's Silicone Polish that I used a "few" years ago.
 
So what model? I wanna see a picture. I've got a couple myself and use Bleche White on the '51. The '27 has black walls.
 
Bet whitewall cleaner I have ever used is two mexicans at the car wash. :)
 
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