Tire Concerns: Tire Dressings

by Al
(Virginia)

Meguilar All Season Dressing

I hear pros and cons about tire dressings on the internet. What is the scoop about water-based vs. solvent-based tire dressings. Some folks say that solvent based dressings are destructive to tires. For example, I've seen specific mention of Polydimethylsiloxane, which is the primary ingredient in, say, Meguiar's All Season Dressing. Meguiar's insists that ASD is perfectly safe for tires.

So what's the scientific scoop?

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Tire Concerns: Tire Dressings

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Solvent based Dressings
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Harvey Brodsky, Managing Director of the Tire Retread & Repair Information Bureau has responded that:

"Any solvent based compound is not usually good for tires because they can dissolve the rubber compounds. It is always best to use something that is water based. Plus it is safer than solvent based."

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