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kevin marks
09-25-2001, 10:55 AM
hello,



Does anyone know the link to get the impossible to find 3m clay from the 3m online store?



Thanks,

Brian

slacktr
09-25-2001, 11:53 AM
I couldn`t find it from 3M web site as well. But you may get it from somewhere else, like motorhead.net

http://www.motorhead.net/cgi-bin/viewproduct.exe?1030601&pdetail.htm (`http://www.motorhead.net/cgi-bin/viewproduct.exe?1030601&pdetail.htm`)

kevin marks
09-25-2001, 12:04 PM
thanks for the link Zippy. I`ll have to heep that option in mind. I`m mainly trying to get it from 3m due to the free shipping...

slacktr
09-25-2001, 12:11 PM
Oh, I forgot to mention. You can get the shipping free of charge for the first order. ;)

hook
09-26-2001, 09:03 PM
here is the product on the 3M site, not in the store, but perhaps using the part number will work.

http://products.mmm.com/us/auto_marine_aero/products/aad.jhtml?powurl=GS2N6B7G6WgsGSLPLPKL4XgeGST1T4S9T CgvM2KQR6S0GKglGS57JCQ1GWbl_LGus1english (`http://products.mmm.com/us/auto_marine_aero/products/aad.jhtml?powurl=GS2N6B7G6WgsGSLPLPKL4XgeGST1T4S9T CgvM2KQR6S0GKglGS57JCQ1GWbl_LGus1english`)


blue skies,
Andy

imported_Blackfire
01-16-2010, 12:37 PM
Is it all hype or is it true when a manufacturer states that their tire dressing penetrates or hydrates the tire?

It seems to me that all the dressings I have tried dry on the surface of the tire just as a sealant or wax does on the paint. Can a tire be porous enough for a dressing to penetrate or hydrate it?

The reason I am curious is because I am a professional painter. I read labels on some primers and paints that claim a penetrating quality. Well. The truth is, primer is a film that adheres to the substrate and paint is a film that adheres to the primer or existing dulled paint. Over 30 years I have never sanded a paint that had penetrated the substrate, it`s always bonded to the surface.

Back to tire dressings.

Does anybody have the right answer? Does it penetrate and or hydrate a tire? Or is it an application that bonds to the tire surface? If a dressing truly penetrates or hydrates below the surface, there should be no sling off. Right?

TOGWT
01-16-2010, 12:51 PM
Most tyre dressings are just that, a surface dressing that bonds to a clean surface to maintain a clean black `look` to the tyres surface.

Tyres are manufactured from a composite of rubber and highly cross-linked polymers to increase durability, flexibility, toughness and prevent air loss along with compounds such as rubber with reinforcing materials such as fabric and wire, natural rubber or Polyisoprene is the basic elastomeric polymer used in tyre making.

`Hydration` is provided by the antiozonants and waxes that are formulated into the polymer composite.

Antiozonants, along with carbon black, the tyre manufacturer mixes in antiozonant and other protective ingredients to repel ozone from the rubber. These waxes and polymers migrate through the tyre at a molecular level to form a barrier against harmful ozone.

As the tyres move (with the car being driven) the rubber flexes and heats up, allowing tiny amounts of the wax to surface. When a vehicle is not being driven (i.e. classic show cars, winter storage, etc) then without this action and the rubber can easily dry out and rot.