What is the best way to clean tan wall tyres?

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Any advice gratefully received.

Thanks in advance

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Best way is to sell them and buy black sidewall tires! :crazy_face:

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Dont go too long without cleaning them and use a sponge and very strong mix of detergent.

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Imagine you have a 2 year oldā€¦he goes up to take a nap, so you clean his playroom. Youre done, you stand back and say ā€œdamn, looks greatā€. kid wakes up, goes straight back to the playroom and takes out every toyā€¦

Same scenario with tan wallsā€¦ haha

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I have Tan wall on my Gravel bike and after 1000+ miles of mud I am quite happy as to how they clean up. I use muc off and a small portable jet wash after every ride.

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This.

I donā€™t get the fascination with tan sidewallsā€¦.and I say this as someone who came up in the era of tan sidewalls.

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They look good to some folks, myself included. Nice pop of color/contrast on some bikes. :man_shrugging:

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Yeah, I get it is an aesthetic thingā€¦.I just donā€™t see it. But rock ā€˜em if they work for you!!

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Not gonna lieā€¦itā€™s 99.736% aesthetic for me :crazy_face: My bikes are both matte black so its works!

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I would try paint.

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Some of us are still living in the ā€œbuy what you can get your hands onā€ situation. Iā€™d prefer black sidewalls, but tan sidewalls are certainly better than no tire.

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SOS pads and a good rinse.

If youā€™re running rim brakes especially you really need to stay on top of the cleaning.