303 Aerospace Can Double the Life/Mileage of Your Tire's Tread?

[expdetailing]

What do you use to soak the tires in? How much product does it take?

I've used about 20 ounces of 303. I have the tires off of the wheel, so I can spray the insides too. The man in the video says to just spray any rubber you see, if the tire is mounted onto a wheel.

 

[expdetailing]

Just soak half the tire in 303 in 20k miles or so there should be a considerable egg shaped tire as one half should have worn twice as the other and you should be able to measure it

Or you can do one out of 2 tires and let us know in 50k miles with proper rotations and alignments how the one treated tire has half the wear Of the other one. Will wait for the necro post in a few years


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I will definitely update the thread awhile from now, if it seems to work. For the record, I don't actually think this will work. However, it can't hurt to soak your tires in a product designed to give longevity to rubber and plastic for as long as you can. And, no, I'm not worried about getting the 303 on the tread. That idea seems silly to me if the tires are not for a motorcycle, or bicycle. The tires are for a minivan.
I did PM the fellow. Let's see if he responds. I will send him another PM if I don't see him post here. I would like to hear his response.

 

[subyfan]

People use 303 Protectant on rubber. No one uses ONR on or in an engine, therefore it was a bad analogy.

If you want to view it that way, but the point remains the same. Just as ONR is not meant to extend oil life, 303 is not meant to extend tread life. You would need to coat tires regularly with a very durable/flexible material (think rubber) to come anywhere close to improving tread life by even 50%, much less 100%. Not discounting the guy directly, I'm just saying from a scientific perspective, and given how harsh the conditions are that tires are subjected to, his claim seems very unfeasible.

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[custmsprty]

I will definitely update the thread awhile from now, if it seems to work. For the record, I don't actually think this will work. However, it can't hurt to soak your tires in a product designed to give longevity to rubber and plastic for as long as you can. And, no, I'm not worried about getting the 303 on the tread. That idea seems silly to me if the tires are not for a motorcycle, or bicycle. The tires are for a minivan.
I did PM the fellow. Let's see if he responds. I will send him another PM if I don't see him post here. I would like to hear his response.

If you were qualifying at Indy today would you coat your tire surfaces with 303? And he's in the wall!!!

And no way does any rubber or tire dressing stand up to the heat generated on the tire tread even at 65mph on a highway. Heck, 303 is gone after one drive in the rain on my tires sidewalls, it's worthless as a tire dressing. Just a side note, I see my tire pressures go up by 3lbs after 30 minutes on the highway from the heat generated. So how is a rubber spray protectant going to hold up to the rpm's, friction and heat generated on the tire surface. Answer, it's not. I'm sorry but this video is perhaps one of the most ridiculous things I've ever seen posted on the internet.

 

[Hammer77]

I am doubtful this will do anything, like someone earlier said one of the big manufactures would have bought 303 and made it go away. Because it would slow tire sales for them, if it did work. On another note if it did work, I feel one of the big manufactures would have bought and absorbed 303 so they would have exclusive rights to the product, treat the tires and sell us the "super tire" at a high premium! Just my thoughts.

 

[PaulMys]

If you were qualifying at Indy today would you coat your tire surfaces with 303? And he's in the wall!!!

And no way does any rubber or tire dressing stand up to the heat generated on the tire tread even at 65mph on a highway. Heck, 303 is gone after one drive in the rain on my tires sidewalls, it's worthless as a tire dressing. Just a side note, I see my tire pressures go up by 3lbs after 30 minutes on the highway from the heat generated. So how is a rubber spray protectant going to hold up to the rpm's, friction and heat generated on the tire surface. Answer, it's not. I'm sorry but this is perhaps one of the most ridiculous things I've ever seen posted on the internet.

Well said, Mark.

And ignore the "dislike". I need better glasses.......:laughing:

 

[Calendyr]

I am gonna go out on a limb here.

Two of the factors that influence how quickly a tire wears out are the hardness of the material and the friction it has on the road. So a softer tire has more grip and wears out faster than a harder tire. So, could the 303 somehow make the synthetic rubber harder and also reduce the friction? If so, you are trading valuable features of the tire for more durability. It is already possible to do this when you purchase the tire. Look at the durability rating for it. Some tires have twice the durability of others, Of course they will not grip as well. On the plus side, you don't have to waste a lot of money to dunk them in 303.

 

[PurpleTowel]

I have no doubt that there are chemicals out there that can make rubber stay healthier longer without dry cracking. There are chemicals that will soften the compound of a street tire (I have used them on kart tires—nasty). There are chemicals that will keep a rubber tire from blooming and turning brown with regularity.

I don't believe for one second that 303 Protectant is doubling the wear rate of a touring tire, and keeping it from being used up in a normal amount of time. Anything that will increase the wear rate will make rubber harder, and that isn't necessarily what I want out of an automotive tire.

Tire engineers will tell you that everything in a tire's design is a compromise—a harder tire will last longer but at the expense of traction. A quiet tire will not necessarily be able to move as much water or snow as a tire with lugs, sipes and channels. Low profile tires will handle superior to a tall profile tire but ride very abrasively. You can't get one without losing the other (easily). It's physics.

You don't increase the treadwear of a tire by spraying on a magic chemical, especially without hurting something else in the process. These videos are fool's gold.

 

[Eldorado2k]

The idea is that through persistent application, the rubber will absorb the 303 well beyond the surface layer.

I don’t get why this is so hard for people to understand.^ Anyone who’s used Hyper Dressing on a consistent basis knows that it will penetrate the rubber to the point where it’s nearly impossible to completely remove it because it’s in the rubber.

Everyone saying “303 washes off at the 1st sight of rain” simply doesn’t get it. It doesn’t matter if it washes off easily. The fact that it’s been given the chance to penetrate the rubber is what matters.

And, no, I'm not worried about getting the 303 on the tread. That idea seems silly to me if the tires are not for a motorcycle, or bicycle.

I don’t understand what you’re saying here.^
Are you saying you’d dress the treads on a motorcycle and/or a bicycle? Why the heck would you do that?


Btw for the people going nutts about the idea of applying a protectant/dressing to the tread of the tire... People dress the treads on show cars all the time. I don’t see anyone condemning them.

[note for Custmsporty. That doesn’t mean that literally every show car has tires with dressed treads. I figured I’d make that clear before you take it the wrong way and freak out about it]

 

[SWETM]

I have hard to think it would extend the longevity of the tire threads to the double if any. The 303 aerospace I don't have and experience with but do with the 303 rubber seal protectant. And if it's have the same chemicals as that it's not layer something on top of the rubber but it will be penetrate in it and does some kind of magic to the rubber. The thing I could see it do is that it would renew a tire that has starting to dry up and hardens. And bring back some of the softness to the tire and the ability to work as it once did. But to see it have any effective to the threads holding up longer on a new tire is hard to see.

I can share what my experience with 303 rubber seal protectant is. My best friend has a Chevrolet Caprice -70 4 doors hard top. It lived it's early life in Texas before exported to Sweden. The problem is that most of the rubber is dried out which is understandable on a that old car. I got the 303 rubber seal protectant for the door seals so they would'nt freeze as easy in the winter. And it's says to renew the rubber so I thought why not test it on the chevy door seals and see what happens. The wind noise was very high before and was almost completly gone after one treatment. It dries to the touch and transfer to the windows that lays against it. And it's holding up after 9 months after applyied. So something in 303 rsp is doing something that renew it. I would compare it to what meguiars #7 does on old SS paint. So if 303 aerospace share the chemicals of 303 rsp it will penetrate the threads on a tire rubber and do something to it when the layer that sits on top wears away. Does it extend the longevity of the tire threads? I don't know but have hard to see it do that. But think it could renew the ability some on a old tire is more understandable. It's more parameters that comes to play with a new tire.

 

[expdetailing]

I don’t get why this is so hard for people to understand.^ Anyone who’s used Hyper Dressing on a consistent basis knows that it will penetrate the rubber to the point where it’s nearly impossible to completely remove it because it’s in the rubber.

Everyone saying “303 washes off at the 1st sight of rain” simply doesn’t get it. It doesn’t matter if it washes off easily. The fact that it’s been given the chance to penetrate the rubber is what matters.



I don’t understand what you’re saying here.^
Are you saying you’d dress the treads on a motorcycle and/or a bicycle? Why the heck would you do that?


Btw for the people going nutts about the idea of applying a protectant/dressing to the tread of the tire... People dress the treads on show cars all the time. I don’t see anyone condemning them.

[note for Custmsporty. That doesn’t mean that literally every show car has tires with dressed treads. I figured I’d make that clear before you take it the wrong way and freak out about it]

E2K,
I was implying that if the dressing is going on the tread of a regular car, or van, then the dressing on the tread isn't a big deal because it's not nearly the same thing as applying dressing to a motorcycle's, or bicycle's tread. In other words, no--I would definitely not put dressing on a motorcycle, or anything on two wheels.
And by the way, thank you for not immediately bashing the idea, and instead choosing to have some fun with it by having an optimistic attitude towards this whole idea of 303 and increasing tread life. Honestly, it doesn't seem that it would work, however, when someone who seems more trustworthy than not says it might work, then at least it's worth a try. Or, at least it's worth a try in my book. If it works, then great, but if not, then oh-well. 303 is inexpensive enough, and at the very least, why not dress the insides of the tires before they get mounted, as in my case (I ordered them through the mail)?
BTW, the 303 has had a few days to sit, and the 303 that has settled at the bottom, in the center of the tire, is a mixture of a clear viscous liquid, and a burnt-yellow gel.

 

[iBookmaster]

So, has anybody tried it yet? I have been spraying it on every 3 months or so on my tires for about 6 months. There has been no noticeable difference in grip so, doesn’t seem to be any danger in trying it. It’s way too early to tell if it helps.

My tires are rated at 60,000 miles and I am a easy goer cruiser. Not a drive like I stole it every day driver. Let’s say I get 80,000 or 90,000 miles from spraying around $30 worth of 303 on the tires over the years. Sounds good to me. It may or may not happen but, I won’t know until I try it.

 

[bofh]

Don't. Mess. With. Tires. It's the only thing touching the road and keeping you alive. Even if this were true, there would have to be a tradeoff and I'll bet that tradeoff affects safety. Save your money up to buy good tires.

 

[Mgavin1985]

Any news to report! 303 is funky product I spray on belts it actually saved one of my kids toy tanks it had rubber tracks that are no longer made they were dry rotted and cracking one of the tank tracks broke I glue them back together then used stapler 30 inch by 1 inch after it dried I soaked them down with 303 and it made a difference like a NASA level difference it made me a hero and I was able to save this awesome toy tank. I used to spray on my tires but don’t any longer if I were letting a vehicle sit in storage I would use 303. But a daily driver tire goes through blooming when chemical from inside the rubber are squeezed by pressure,heat and friction causing the “ingredients” to migrate to the surface. Usually it’s waxes and oils containing that tire companies UV protection.The tires are designed to do this. Blooming is also responsible for tire Brown that the chemical/UV protectant getting beat up by the sun. After I read about this I stopped wasting 303. Still buy 303 by the gallon and use it inmy cereal

 

[57Rambler]

Still buy 303 by the gallon and use it in my cereal

Well, at least you won't ever need to use sunscreen ...

 

[ddsski]

Maybe he should just bake them to harden the rubber like hockey pucks. Then they will never wear out. Granted, you won't be able to move either

That moron does not know the definition of "FRICTION"

 

[Eldorado2k]

Maybe he should just bake them to harden the rubber like hockey pucks. Then they will never wear out. Granted, you won't be able to move either

That moron does not know the definition of "FRICTION"

I think it’s a bit harsh to call him a moron... I’m not saying he’s a master detailer, but he does alot of car related stuff and most of it shows good results.

 

[ddsski]

I think it’s a bit harsh to call him a moron... I’m not saying he’s a master detailer, but he does alot of car related stuff and most of it shows good results.

He may have the shiniest most dangerous treads on the road, but if it looks like bs, sounds like bs, ....probably is. If his "process" creates a zero friction tire that never wears, he is a danger to everyone around him.
You are right, moron was a bad choice of words. Hazard would be more accurate. Simply preposterous