3-in-1 multi-purpose oil on tires

[BrainThicknessVariation]

Purely hypothetical here, but other than making your tires slick, would this oil have any other negative affects on a tire? Would you be able to use it as a tire conditioner (hypothetically speaking)?

As far as I can tell, its main component is naphthenic oil. My research tells me that naphthenic oil is widely used in rubber production, especially as a plasticizer in tires (especially winter tires).

That being said, rubber solvents are also naphtha based.

Can someone with a chemical engineering background or technical experience clarify for me?

Thanks!

 

[atikovi]

Doesn't oil eat away rubber?

 

[dogememe]

Doesn't oil eat away rubber?

Right! A traditional timing belt would degrade if oil got on it. A tire should be no different? Then again some newer cars have “wet” timing belts. Although based on how many Ford 3-cylinders have blown up due to chunks of that wet belt blocking the pickup tube I wouldn’t be so sure.

 

[BrainThicknessVariation]

Doesn't oil eat away rubber?

Well, this is what I'm aiming to solve.

Not all oils or rubbers are the same. I found it interesting that naphthenic oil is a major component of tire making. It's literally in the tire, if I'm understanding it correctly.

 

[atikovi]

Well, this is what I'm aiming to solve.

Not all oils or rubbers are the same. I found it interesting that naphthenic oil is a major component of tire making. It's literally in the tire, if I'm understanding it correctly.

Well, crude oil is a major component of asphalt making, but if your car leaks oil, you know how much it softens the asphalt.

 

[meep]

I see a higher risk to trying this than doing nothing at all.

 

[atikovi]

Would you be able to use it as a tire conditioner (hypothetically speaking)?

What do you even mean by that? If you're looking for tire dressing, why not use something specifically made for that purpose instead of trying to reinvent the wheel?

 

[Rogueman2016s]

someone likes the smell of citronella

 

[AZjeff]

There are probably 100 tire products out there that should do no harm to a tire....