Rubber tyre treatment - Printable Version

Rubber tyre treatment - Printable Version

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Rubber tyre treatment - Kevan - 16th-Jan-24

Our wood track is topped with polyurethane floor paint, it gives MUCH improved grip over the manufactured surface that has years of use.

Most treatments work well with rubber tyres on the track from 3in1 oil to RC tyre treatments, Koala Klaws, NSR oil, bicycle chain cleaning oil, Olbas oil, Tea Tree oil...I've tried allsorts, there isn't one 'best' as it's more important to get the right tyres in the first place which are NSR Ultragrips (NOT the Evo's) which are sadly long out of production and getting hard to find.

Some tyres don't need treatment on this new track surface but if raced carefully they polish to a shine, stock Revoslot tyres, Thunderslot 002 (again can't find these in the UK) and given time even NSR Evo Supergrips.

Well I found a bottle of something I bought probably 30 years ago and most of it is still there...Redex for petrol. This is the old style round bottle and has a strong smell, in fact the same smell as my old Toolroom overcoat.

I thought 'why not' and smeared some thinly round a pair of NSR Ultras on one of my cars. There wasn't really any noticeable improvement for over an hour and much better the morning after, now this is a good sign for me as 'instant grip' treatments have always been short lived so will be trying this on Thursday night.
My only concern is will the Redex attack the rubber too aggressively so that it crumbles...time will tell.

RE: Rubber tyre treatment - munter - 16th-Jan-24

Well worth the risk I would say....and you have only treated one pair.

I remember Redex here in NZ but not this century.

Have you tried CRC226?

RE: Rubber tyre treatment - Kevan - 16th-Jan-24

No but I've heard a lot about it and it's available from RS Online in the UK

RE: Rubber tyre treatment - Savage GT - 17th-Jan-24

The acid test would be if it can get a pair of Evo's to grip similarly to the old ultra's Bigsmile

RE: Rubber tyre treatment - BAracer - 17th-Jan-24

I just use 3in1 oil, and am trying to learn how it works on different tyres.

I'm also learning that polishing the tyres first is equally as important.

RE: Rubber tyre treatment - Kevan - 17th-Jan-24

(17th-Jan-24, 06:39 AM)Savage GT Wrote: The acid test would be if it can get a pair of Evo's to grip similarly to the old ultra's

Treating Evo Ultras is the quickest way to ruining them. I had a little success heat treating them in a food dehydrator for an hour...they shrink and do seem a little less prone to crumbling to dust like non heat treated ones do.