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Anyone else use this stuff to revive slightly sad original rubber

Wish I’d took pics of before, I emptied the contents into a container and left the two tyres (20+years old) to soak in it over night, then washed them of with soapy water, they felt more rubbery and flexible than before. I then gave them a light application as per instructions and left for a couple of hours


The front tyres are the revitalised ones, the back tyres are brand new re-re’s (unfortunately the original tears were unsaveable). Hard to tell which is which and I’m quite happy with the end result

They sure look good. I've used similar products earlier, also with good results.
I know some, JR is one of them, are worried about chemicals in these products might, over time, degrade the rubber.

-Lars

Hey,
I too share Jonny's concerns about chemicals, mostly because we don't really know what compound the tyres are made from vs what our 1:1 scale car tyres are made from, sure its rubber but what kind, natural or synthetic? Also I think somewhere along the way Tamiya changed the formula to something more "plasticey " ( is that a word?) for some tyres. Jonny wrote a great article in the how to section on tyre restoration....give it a read if you haven't.
Having said all that, I think your results look very good, but if my history is anything to go by it always seems that when I find a tyre dressing I really like, they stop making it is it me? was it something I said?