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  • December 4, 2017 at 4:25 pm #27899
    ibr17xvii

    Picked up a set of Vittoria Corsas for my best bike in preparation for summer.

    Never had them before so apart from not riding the bike at all any tips for getting / keeping the sidewall clean (ish)?

    I’m sure I read on here a while ago about someone who put some sort of gel on them before use that protected the tan colour & kept them cleaner but can’t find it so maybe dreamt it.

    Any suggestions / tips / do’s / dont’s gratefully received.

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  • December 10, 2017 at 5:09 pm #907145
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    kev-s

    gunswick wrote:

    gunswick wrote:
    Some sort of cat tyre shine (not black!) Would likely work, or a sealant type wax or polish, even something simple like Mr Sheen lol

     

    What tyres do you run on your cat? mine refuses to wear continetals and insists on Pirelli’s !!!!

     

    December 10, 2017 at 1:10 pm #907143
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    gunswick

    Some sort of cat tyre shine
    Some sort of cat tyre shine (not black!) Would likely work, or a sealant type wax or polish, even something simple like Mr Sheen lol

    December 8, 2017 at 3:58 pm #907141
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    ibr17xvii

    Thanks for the replies

    Thanks for the replies everyone, plenty to investigate there!

    December 7, 2017 at 8:52 pm #907139
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    Anonymous

    nylon bristled dishes brush

    nylon bristled dishes brush and some hot water, add a bit of lemon juice or vinegar. Baby wipes are not very environmentally friendly and you could end up using loads. Wipe with toilet tissue at least it can be recycled and still works out cheaper than baby wipes by a lot.

    Oh and clean your rims regularly too if you use rim brakes, same method.

    December 7, 2017 at 2:48 pm #907137
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    Crashboy

    +1 for giving baby wipes a

    +1 for giving baby wipes a try: they clean almost anything.

     I dread to think what they actually do to a bum cheek given some of the grime I’ve used them to remove – Considering their intended use and claims of no chemicals / kind to skin etc they are remarkably adept at getting all iinds of crapola off all kinds of surfaces. 

    December 7, 2017 at 10:27 am #907135
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    CygnusX1

    A colleague of mine used shoe

    A colleague of mine used shoe polish to blacken his sidewalls. I wouldn’t recommend it though (I told him so at the time, and warned him to be careful not to get it on his rims if he went ahead – he’s still with us, so he heeded the second part at least). 

    Edit: I see you have tan sidewalls, so at least with shoe polish you might gert a colour match

    December 7, 2017 at 9:05 am #907133
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    Canyon48
    ibr17xvii wrote:
    wellsprop wrote:
    I used mcNetts Seamgrip on my Vittoria Corsa’s. Kept them super clean.

     

    Cheers for that, never heard of it!

    Neither had I until I dug out an archive of some obscure cycling forum recommending seam grip for protecting cotton sidewalls from the wet!

    It does leave a slightly shiny finish and makes them feel very slightly tacky, but I got the sidewalls covered in road grime and brake sludge when cycling in the rain and it wiped straight off.

    December 6, 2017 at 4:10 pm #907131
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    ibr17xvii
    wellsprop wrote:
    I used mcNetts Seamgrip on my Vittoria Corsa’s. Kept them super clean.

     

    Cheers for that, never heard of it!

    December 5, 2017 at 6:26 pm #907129
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    Canyon48

    I used mcNetts Seamgrip on my

    I used mcNetts Seamgrip on my Vittoria Corsa’s. Kept them super clean.

    December 5, 2017 at 4:51 pm #907127
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    ibr17xvii
    kev-s wrote:
    A quick wipe with baby wipes after each ride keeps em looking clean

     

    Did this with my old Corsa tubs and with my current Rally’s

    Sounds good, avoiding getting any rims I guess…………..

    I notice some “proper” cleaning stuff on sale, anyone got any experience of that?

    December 5, 2017 at 11:19 am #907125
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    kev-s

    A quick wipe with baby wipes

    A quick wipe with baby wipes after each ride keeps em looking clean

     

    Did this with my old Corsa tubs and with my current Rally’s

    December 5, 2017 at 6:22 am #907123
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    StraelGuy

    You can get tyre shine in gel

    You can get tyre shine in gel form (I’m sure there’s a bottle of Meguiars lurking under mysink) and it probably would protect the tyre to some extent but I’d only try it if you have disc brakes. If you have rim brakes and any got on the braking surface  I suspect it would be ‘goodbye braking’…

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