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<blockquote data-quote="muttman" data-source="post: 352651" data-attributes="member: 1745"><p>I worked on a couple super late model asphalt cars back in the day in Auburn and we used a mix of zylene and tolulene in a tire rotisserie on the Hoosier slicks. The tires were aired up and spun slowly with the bottom couple inches in the solution.... sometimes for days. Then we would immediately wrap them tightly with packing stretch wrap to keep them "soaking" right up till we rolled the car out of the trailer at the track. This literally made the tire "gummy" to about a 1/4 inch deep into the rubber. We only used these for qualifying and they would be totally worn out after just a few 1/2 mile laps.</p><p>I've considered doing this myself, but I am afriad they would be too soft. The race tires picked up all kinds of pebbles and other tire rubber, and you could scratch rubber off with your fingernail. I don't think the tires would last a day if they were fully soaked, but for a little while they would put reds to shame.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="muttman, post: 352651, member: 1745"] I worked on a couple super late model asphalt cars back in the day in Auburn and we used a mix of zylene and tolulene in a tire rotisserie on the Hoosier slicks. The tires were aired up and spun slowly with the bottom couple inches in the solution.... sometimes for days. Then we would immediately wrap them tightly with packing stretch wrap to keep them "soaking" right up till we rolled the car out of the trailer at the track. This literally made the tire "gummy" to about a 1/4 inch deep into the rubber. We only used these for qualifying and they would be totally worn out after just a few 1/2 mile laps. I've considered doing this myself, but I am afriad they would be too soft. The race tires picked up all kinds of pebbles and other tire rubber, and you could scratch rubber off with your fingernail. I don't think the tires would last a day if they were fully soaked, but for a little while they would put reds to shame. [/QUOTE]
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