01-03-11, 05:00 PM
Back to black is one thing but what to do with other colors getting a bit chalky???
Black shells gone a bit chalky?
01-03-11, 06:54 PM
The chalky stuff is just oxide forming. Any product will probably just cover it up meaning it will show through again. Getting ride of the oxide would be hard without the use of any sort of solvent or acid. Alternatively you could stop it from happening in the first place by coating the rubber with some sort of wax/oil. I have a protector spray I got from JJB that’s oily its shit on the rest of the shoe but its good for the rubber. Saying that none of my black shells are old enough to have this problem.
01-03-11, 08:49 PM
The stuff I mentioned works on any colour & is available on eBay .
I wish i had more feet.....
01-03-11, 09:04 PM
And your next mission should you choose to take it is........FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET RID OF THE DREADED YELLOWING!!!!!!!
It's not the size of the feet!!it's the amount of quality on em
01-03-11, 10:07 PM
^ im waiting on a sunny day to test out this stuff I got thats supposed to sort that.. the stuff got delivered last year, lol. im not loving the weather that we get
01-03-11, 10:40 PM
Deano, I get that they're used for tyres/tires and all, but don't they get that chalky look still too? I notice it on my winter rubber before I put em on the car each start of winter...
Right now for the dark shells, I'm using (don't lol now) baby/wet wipes...does the job, but it doesn't last too long (I'll have test the longevity theory out)...
Right now for the dark shells, I'm using (don't lol now) baby/wet wipes...does the job, but it doesn't last too long (I'll have test the longevity theory out)...
01-03-11, 10:51 PM
Hmmm ... had some problems with my berlins. I thought it was shoe creme or something similar (bought them on the bay). So I used something similar to terpentine oil (is it called white spirit? in german terpentinersatz) and some q-tips to get rid of that stuff. And it worked. Let's see how long.
01-03-11, 11:19 PM
Probably best not to use turps or white spirit on them, solvents can degrade rubber and lead to cracking.
Rob, the simoniz back to black spray is just clear silicone based, so would be fine for coloured shells. I've tried back to black, pure silicone spray and autoglym bumper care on mine in the past, all worked but need reapplying now and then.
I much prefer the chalky look these days.
Rob, the simoniz back to black spray is just clear silicone based, so would be fine for coloured shells. I've tried back to black, pure silicone spray and autoglym bumper care on mine in the past, all worked but need reapplying now and then.
I much prefer the chalky look these days.
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