*Prepping Tires*
Post by Tom on May 18, 2005, 8:50amWithout giving away secrets, what sort of prepping do you guys do to
your tires? Is it allowed? I have found one tire prep that is applied to
the outside of the tires and really conditions the tire. It is called
Hot Lap II. It won't burn up your tires, it just makes them more pliable
so they hook up better.
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*Re: Prepping Tires*
Post by George Herrin on May 18, 2005, 2:20pmI personally havn't used anything on my tires, nothing in the rules says
we cannot. The FX class uses kart tires and preps may work better on
those. Then again it may do wonders for a mower tire also. my bid=ggest
thing is deflating after a race to keep the tire from growing setting in
a hot trailer between races.
George
PS the burris K-21 grooved leak down so I don't have to worry bought
them. Just need to check pressures between heat and feature.
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*Re: Prepping Tires*
Post by H2Mow on May 18, 2005, 7:37pmTom,
I have heard some of the local kart guys using a mix of paint thinners
to make their own softener... I can't remember the exact names but seems
to me it was tylene and propolene thinners... Mix 50-50 and add a little
ATF fluild to help the tires absorb before the thinner evaporates. One
other trick that I have done is to take a "4 grinder and ruff up or
grind alittle off the suface. It will make the tires ruff and bite in
alittle more. It does not take much just ruff it up.
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*Re: Prepping Tires*
Post by H2Mow on May 23, 2005, 11:02pmI found out the correct thinners it is tylene and xylene. You can
purchase these from any or most hardware stores.
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*Re: Prepping Tires*
Post by Squidd on May 23, 2005, 11:11pmYou remember the old turpintine and salicylic acid (oil of wintergreen)
from the RC days don't you...?
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*Re: Prepping Tires*
Post by Tom on Jun 7, 2005, 8:59amWintergreen is VERY aggressive as a softener but not really a quick
prep. I did not know what the chemical was til now.
Xylene, Tolulene and ATF is a softener that works faster.
Xylene wiped on a clean and dry tire improves the tire's grip, and also
deep cleans the tire before applying other preps.
We use a cloth wrap around the tire called "Hotsox", soaked with xylene
and then wrapped with tire warmers to cook in the xylene. VERY
aggressive softener.
Goat Pee is an agressive softener. It is a yellow smelly liquid called
methal-napthalene aka moth balls.
High flash mineral spirits or charcoal lighter is a good tire
conditioner, as well as WD-40. Both are used instead of ATF to help
preps like xylene sit on the tire longer before evaporation. But they
don't let it sit as long as ATF. ATF therefore gets it deeper.
Diesel Fuel is a slow soak softener, that seems to maintain the tire's
strength better than Goat or Wintergreen.
We have some other chemicals from Pro-Blend on our website that have
various effects, but are better than these home brews. I especially like
Hotlap II, and their tire cleaner.
All of these chemicals are dangerous to your health, flamable, and or
explosive. Wear nitril gloves, don't breathe the fumes, and keep them
away from kids, pets, etc. I have left out the really nasty stuff that
people use.
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*Re: Prepping Tires*
Post by Squidd on Jun 7, 2005, 8:06pmSo...
How exactly do you train the Goat to Pee on your tires... :o
Gotta be easier than trying to get it to Pee in a bottle...
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*Re: Prepping Tires*
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