<VV> VirtualVairs Digest, Vol 77, Issue 34

[Steve Gangi]

The chemicals that protect tires from aging and cracking are called anti-oxidants and anti-ozonants. Some of them work by bleeding to the surface and forming a waxy coating that keeps the sidewall out of contact with oxygen and ozone. Excessive use of Armorall and other tire cleaners removes this coating and may actually shorten the life of the tire. So, spray it on but don't wipe it off or use a soft wax. Some tire products are like shoe polish and can protect the rubber in this way.


Steve Gangi
the rubber guy
  


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Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2011 06:37:57 -0400 (EDT)
From: N2VZD at aol.com
Subject: Re: <VV> RUBBER PARTS /  TIRE STORAGE
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one chemical that seems to keep rubber parts and tires alive much longer ,  
is armoral.  one of the old time restoration magazines suggested ziplock  
bags with armoral in them with your small rubber parts to keep them like new. 
i  did bring back to life some very old  grommets etc by putting them in a 
jar  for a while, with a small amount of the stuff in with them.  i just 
shook  them up at times , because i did not have enough to cover them. dried 
out  antique stuff became very useable again. so a good wipe of it on tires 
probably  would add years to the life?
regards, Tim Colson