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27 Oct 2006, 18:24 (Ref:1751378)
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Slicks over the winter
In the house or in a cold garage? Do they go through any sort of heat cycle in the house?
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27 Oct 2006, 18:30 (Ref:1751380)
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Over 23 years of racing in our family we have never worried about this ever!
I reckon leave them as they are over the winter and paint tyre softner on them 3 weeks before the 1st race next season! |
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28 Oct 2006, 14:56 (Ref:1751982)
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I heard it was light which continued the curing process...covering them with bin bags may work.
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28 Oct 2006, 16:51 (Ref:1752033)
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Mainly keep them out of any sunshine in a reasonably stable temperature.
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5 Nov 2006, 16:41 (Ref:1758359)
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I now have a full set of knackered wets on my tyre rack - like a fool, with no space to hide them, I left them outside, and the sidewalls on the fronts have splits in them, and the treads are cracking up on the rears.
They need to be kept out of the sun, at a reasonable temperature, and I'm told, deflated, better still off of the rims. Richard? Tyre Softener? Bad boy! You should be spending hundreds on new tyres, not £20 or less on a pot of softener that brings a tyre back to nearly new condition (yet has little or no effect on new rubber!!) Rob. |
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6 Nov 2006, 11:14 (Ref:1758912)
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6 Nov 2006, 15:19 (Ref:1759091)
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What brand or substance do people use as tyre softener? ie. The best sort?
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6 Nov 2006, 16:10 (Ref:1759120)
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Grip! We bought our bottle from Demon Tweeks.
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7 Nov 2006, 10:08 (Ref:1759767)
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I assume you can only use the softener in testing and not racing.. yes?
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7 Nov 2006, 11:00 (Ref:1759818)
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Yes, I tested with it on at our local airfield but found out I needed new tyres anyway! It wasnt worth buying a bottle for me personally because the tyreswere too old in the 1st place!
By the 1st race I was sporting nice new sticky slicks! But binned it 20secs into the race! 
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