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bent7117
01-18-2005, 04:46 PM
Is there any way to bring back dried out foams?I have four sets that have been sitting around and could really use some help.Can I soak them in water?I applied Zip Free foam and tire conditioner to one set but it didn,t seem to help.

bent7117
01-18-2005, 04:50 PM
OOPs wrong forum. These foams are for my xxx-t though.

kybob
01-18-2005, 05:03 PM
maybe put some paragon tire traction on them, maybe it will work. Its always worth a shot

bent7117
01-18-2005, 05:07 PM
Is paragon that much better than zip free?

OvalmanPA
01-18-2005, 09:05 PM
Actually try using some sun tan lotion and "massaging" it into the foam real well. If the tires are dry rotted there isn't going to be anything you can do. For slightly dried out tires, I usually put traction compound on them (I use Paragon FX2) and let them sit for awhile before wiping it off. Seems to help bring them back to life.

bent7117
01-18-2005, 09:09 PM
Is there a particular brand of oil that works best?They are not dry rotted but they are really dry.

b4wizard
01-27-2005, 06:40 PM
I've used STP before, kind of messy with all the rubbing.

OvalmanPA
01-27-2005, 08:04 PM
I've heard of people using Coppertone spf35 to good results.