Silicon tire coating

HACHI-RYOKU · Post by **HACHI-RYOKU** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 8:08 pm

Anybody know some good silicon for tires?

I've done some wheel mods with wheels from other toy cars but the traction sucks. I know people who mess with slot cars sometimes coat there tires for better traction with black silicon. I've tried coating them with clear silicon for lack of finding the black silicon specifically made for slot cars, but it's not working out too well. The traction from the clear silicon is very good, but the silicon comes off quick.

Any ideas?

stampede_dude · Post by **stampede_dude** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 8:11 pm

put a clear coat on it

hmm i dunno, maybe boil the tires until theyre soft and sticky, and rub the silicone into my bottom?like a bunch of it?

hogjowlz · Post by **hogjowlz** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 9:46 pm

lateral slits with a razorblade

mikirgra · Post by **mikirgra** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 5:10 pm

Don't know nuthin bout no silocone treatment. Slits will help like Hog says. I like to "scrub" my slicks before running them. New tires, especially the Tomy slicks, suck. I scrub them in by taking fine grit paper and lightly rubbing the tires, just enough to remove the shine and make them nappy.

Post by **CaboWabo** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 5:40 pm

http://bitpimps.lixlink.com/pages/artic ... =1&catId=4

ib311 · Post by **ib311** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 11:06 pm

there is a silicone u can use. i will try and look it up. probably got a tube of it in my mod box somewheres. i used it when making a wheel mod with plastic rims. it wore off real quickly though and was kinda not worth the effort of applying it, but i did do it and it does work for a few days.

HACHI-RYOKU · Post by **HACHI-RYOKU** » Wed Sep 29, 2004 7:30 am

BADDA-BING!, I found it. It's the first link. There are two other links below that I thought are pretty usefull.

black silicon
http://www.oldweirdherald.com/scalestuff/silongies/
I just found this stuff at pep boys last night.

casting wheels
http://www.oldweirdherald.com/scalestuf ... heels.html

tire casting
http://www.oldweirdherald.com/scalestuf ... cones.html

Enjoy, and thanks for the input.

DarkTari · Post by **DarkTari** » Wed Sep 29, 2004 8:22 am

When I do wheel mods (Muscle Machines, Import Racer, Dubb Ciy) I never use the tyres that come with them, I use Bit tyres

Glad you found what you needed..........

HACHI-RYOKU · Post by **HACHI-RYOKU** » Wed Sep 29, 2004 10:45 am

Yeah, I try to use bit tires, but some wheels don't work for the job. I've got some rims on a bit that I'll post up soon. It's dual celled and fetted as usual, but the thing just spins out all over the place. When I try out this silicon stuff, I'll let you guys know how it goes.

DarkTari · Post by **DarkTari** » Wed Sep 29, 2004 10:54 am

Well let's put it this way. I modify 'em to fit ZZ hubs.

HACHI-RYOKU · Post by **HACHI-RYOKU** » Wed Sep 29, 2004 11:11 am

DarkTari · Post by **DarkTari** » Wed Sep 29, 2004 2:11 pm

payaso · Post by **payaso** » Wed Sep 29, 2004 3:50 pm

what's that on the winshield DT? don't even tell me that's the VIN #

If it is, that's kick ass, and if it's not, well I thought it was, and I stand by my first statement... Kick ass.

silla

HACHI-RYOKU · Post by **HACHI-RYOKU** » Thu Sep 30, 2004 6:23 am

Smooth pimp.