Tire preservative???
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Tire preservative???
I have an old set of Goodyear Bluestreak Sports Car Special racing tires (with inner tubes) mounted on a set of magnesium Torque Thrust D-spoke wheels that I would like to put on my 67 for a photo shoot.................maybe even a short drive sround town. Problem is that the tires are slightly dry cracked on the sidewalls. Does anyone make any type of preservative that can be applied to the tires that will help preserve them or maybe even soften them a bit?
Thanks in advance for your help.
Rex
Thanks in advance for your help.
Rex
Melting Slicks
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Rex, just mentioned on another thread about filling the tires with Nitrogen as it creates no moisture which helps destroy tire life. Not going to help what damage has been but might help longevity. Several GM dealerships around here now have Nitrogen tire filling stations.
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sorry, but once that rubber is dried and you have dryrot cracks there is nothing you can do.
A good UV blocker may help maintain the rest of the tire if it's unaffected but chances are it's already too late for that anyway - if one area is dryrot cracked than basically the rubber on the entire tire is affected to some degree.
As for the mentioned nitrogen, I wouldn't waste your money.
Granted the nitrogen helps keep moisture out of the tire as long as only nitrogen is used (no "topping off" a low pressure tire with regular air) but it's not moisture that causes the tires to dryrot and crack. The only thing the nitrogen is doing by keeping moisture out is helping to prevent a steel wheel from corroding on the inside which can also affect how well it seals at the bead.
A good UV blocker may help maintain the rest of the tire if it's unaffected but chances are it's already too late for that anyway - if one area is dryrot cracked than basically the rubber on the entire tire is affected to some degree.
As for the mentioned nitrogen, I wouldn't waste your money.
Granted the nitrogen helps keep moisture out of the tire as long as only nitrogen is used (no "topping off" a low pressure tire with regular air) but it's not moisture that causes the tires to dryrot and crack. The only thing the nitrogen is doing by keeping moisture out is helping to prevent a steel wheel from corroding on the inside which can also affect how well it seals at the bead.
