Dressing tires with brake fluid

Could it be that it "eats" the top layer of rubber and has silicone or an oil in it to make them shine?

Sometimes the only way to clean off a solvent based dressing "browning" is with a solvent. Then redress with a water based product of course.
 
Not nearly as bad as brake fluid, but I remember using sugar water on tires as tire shine. This is probably 25-30 years ago. I think my dad taught me to do it, and I don't know that there were any true tire shines on the market then. Make then look nice until it rained, was cheap, and obviously, attracted a good number of ants. :) We alwyas kept a bottle sitting in the garage to do them after it rained.
 
kompressornsc said:
... but I remember using sugar water on tires as tire shine ... I think my dad taught me to do it ...
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Great story and too funny! I was throwing out a broken push broom handle yesterday and it reminded me of my father talking about playing stickball as a kid.
 
303 Products Areospace Protectant. SPF 40 sunscreen equivalent, repells water, what more could you ask for?
 
Setec Astronomy said:
Great story and too funny! I was throwing out a broken push broom handle yesterday and it reminded me of my father talking about playing stickball as a kid.
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Stickball, what a great game. A pink ball the size of a tennis ball, thrown at 70 mph and a skinny stick to hit it with. Now that taught hand to eye coordination, and the total investment in sporting goods was about $0.35
 
nailzer said:
303 Products Areospace Protectant. SPF 40 sunscreen equivalent, repells water, what more could you ask for?
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Nailzer or anyone, tell me more about 303 protectant please, it REPELLS water ???? Who uses it and where do they like to use it the most?
 
Intel486 said:
It's a PDMS too. But what about the Tributyl phosphate in there. It's listed as an acid though I don't know how strong it is.
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I really don't know, but about 99% of the reading material I've found on DOT 5 brake fluid seems to indicate it's safe on paint. Maybe "safe" is relative in this case.



I wouldn't use DOT 5 on my tires, nor would I use it in my brake system.



All the best,

- Arved
 
pdsterns said:
Nailzer or anyone, tell me more about 303 protectant please, it REPELLS water ???? Who uses it and where do they like to use it the most?
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I use it on the tires, sunroof rubber, interior, engine compartment (rubber and plastic stuff).

It has a semigloss finish, and I think it's one of the best products i've used. It's not cheap, but it lasts me quite a while.

303 products
 
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