How can you preserve your tires from age-related rot?

[DynoDave]

How can you preserve your tires from age-related rot?

"With this in mind, the rubber compounds used in a modern tires differ from the rubber compounds used in tires years ago. What may have been good advice for a ’60s-era bias-ply, or an ’80s-era radial, may be harmful to tires today. For advice on proper tire care, we looked to Goodyear, which manufactured over 169 million tires (of all types) in 2021."

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[jeremy]

The guy from the Sweet Project Cars Youtube channel made a video where he soaks his tires in 303 Aerospace Protectant. IIRC he claims that the tires never wear out. Listen to him at your own risk . . . I tried his carpet cleaner formula and found out later the ingredients are supposed to make a deadly gas. I'm still here and my carpet is clean, but I won't try that again.

[DynoDave]

I've seen that tire video. In my opinion, the only way the tires can last that long is if 303 is effecting the durometer of the tires, making them very hard, and not providing the same maximum grip they would otherwise.

I would never put any tire dressing on the tread as he is doing.