[Fot] cantilever slicks

[sherry robyn]

Rocky, how many coats did you put on before a weekend?  Formula V directions say to put 3 to 4 coats for 3 days.  Did you do more than this?  I've put on lots of coats with limited success but maybe I stopped short.  The Formula V directions also say to wait 48 hours before racing so I have not done subsequent coats for a two day event.  When you say one coat to refresh them, I could see that this might work.  The directions had me not going there.  Jim
 

________________________________
 From: Rocky Entriken <rocky at spitfire4.com>
To: Robert M. Lang <lang at isis.mit.edu>; Scott Janzen <Janzen at REcatalyst.com> 
Cc: 'Friends of Triumph' Triumph <fot at autox.team.net> 
Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 1:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Fot] cantilever slicks
  

Formula V -- I used to sell the stuff for many years (retired now) and still use it. My experience is people who said the tires went off didn't do it enough. My analogy is the tire is like a hard dried sponge, infuse it with enough of the right liquid and it's soft again. I'd juice mine until the stuff ran off and it just would not soak in any more (paint on a treatment, wait an hour, repeat). For multi-day events, one coat (and ONLY one) in the paddock overnight to refresh them. Almost always used my tires until the cord showed up.

--Rocky Entriken

----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert M. Lang" <lang at isis.mit.edu>
To: "Scott Janzen" <Janzen at REcatalyst.com>
Cc: "'Friends of Triumph' Triumph" <fot at autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 9:01 AM
Subject: Re: [Fot] cantilever slicks


> On Tue, 17 Sep 2013, Scott Janzen wrote:
> 
>> so, I'm planning on breaking out the ex-Schneider-Bond-Wheeler TR4 for a couple of runs this fall - debating whether I need new tires.  There's plenty of rubber left on the Goodyear Eagles (23x9x15), but as you might know, Goodyear doesn't make these anymore and haven't for a few years, so I think they are 4-5 years old, minimum (no date codes). Should I soften them up with Formula V (tire softener), or spring for a new set of Hoosiers?  Not going vintage at this point - with the suspension setup, the fiberglass flares, etc, I'm going to keep the car as it is.
>> 
>> I don't have any experience with tires like this . . . can I milk them for a bit longer or have they aged out?
> 
> You can get away with traction compound, but you def. won't get optimal performance from the tires. The other problem is that after you "juice" the tires, you get only a few laps before they start going off. Or at least that's my experience.
> 
> If you want tires on a budget, try using some cast-off Hoosier R45 compound 23x9.5x15's. The used tires guys usually have some.
> 
> regards,
> rml
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Bob Lang              Triumph TR6!!            |  This space for rent
> Former NER Solo Chair                          |
> Voice:617-253-7438                             |  Cell: 339-927-4489
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> _______________________________________________
> fot at autox.team.net
> 
> http://www.fot-racing.com/
> 
> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
> Archive: http://www.team.net/archive
> Forums: http://www.team.net/forums
> Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/rocky@spitfire4.com
> 
> 
> 
> 

_______________________________________________
fot at autox.team.net

http://www.fot-racing.com/

Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
Archive: http://www.team.net/archive
Forums: http://www.team.net/forums
Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/sherryjimmy6116@att.net
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://autox.team.net/pipermail/fot/attachments/20130918/264322c9/attachment-0001.htm>