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Offline wildon

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« on: April 10, 2011, 12:14 AM »
Can i put anything on the walls of a set of tyres that are drying out?  Not expecting miracles but i wanna try save these  ???
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Re: softening tyres
« Reply #1 on: April 10, 2011, 12:22 AM »
I have heard baby oil works quite well or a quick spray of WD40
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Re: softening tyres
« Reply #2 on: April 10, 2011, 12:25 AM »
Was going to just rub moisture cream in but thought there might be something better .. baby oil could be good though .. it's gonna push the missus over the edge if she sees me moisturising me tyres  :buck2:
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Re: softening tyres
« Reply #3 on: April 10, 2011, 12:29 AM »
 :LolLolLolLol:
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Re: softening tyres
« Reply #4 on: April 10, 2011, 12:38 AM »
anti- ageing cream :LolLolLolLol:
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Re: softening tyres
« Reply #5 on: April 10, 2011, 12:48 AM »
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Re: softening tyres
« Reply #6 on: April 10, 2011, 01:28 AM »


wd40  :daumenhoch:
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Re: softening tyres
« Reply #7 on: April 10, 2011, 08:52 AM »


you got a new missus ? get pics up please
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Re: softening tyres
« Reply #8 on: April 10, 2011, 12:37 PM »
Quote from: popedante on April 10, 2011, 01:28 AM


wd40  :daumenhoch:
WD40 will dry em out even more after a while of being on there ...
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Re: softening tyres
« Reply #9 on: April 10, 2011, 12:44 PM »
amourall gloss car cleaner is pretty good.
i used it before on some dried out walls and come out good.
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Re: softening tyres
« Reply #10 on: April 10, 2011, 03:01 PM »
This stuff seems to work pretty well but does leave the tyres shiney...

http://www.armorall.com.au/content.aspx?id=48
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Re: softening tyres
« Reply #11 on: April 10, 2011, 07:09 PM »
i got some stuff, il pm ya in a bit  :daumenhoch:
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« Reply #12 on: April 14, 2011, 12:32 PM »
baby oil may add a little bit of pliability and moisture to the tyre. but just know that most oils of this nature degrade latex/rubber via microtears. oil rots rubber.
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