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Tyre rubber going off?

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Tyre rubber going off?

Post by M1S3RY »

After leaving my tyres outside, covered in mud, for the last 2 weeks, i finally cleaned them up today to find that they had some weird blue/grey residue on them. Is this the rubber going off or something else?

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Post by HotFourOk »

Whenever my tyres get mud on them and dry, a bright blue substance also shows up, much more noticable than that.

I was thinking it is the stuff they put on the tyres when transporting them. When I got my tyres, the white lettering was covered with a blue colour and this is identical to what shows up after I go in mud.
I think it might be a form of protectant or something...

Anyone confirm?

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Post by Slunnie »

Mine do it too. The Simex's definately do, though I cant recall with the MTR's.
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Post by M1S3RY »

Slunnie wrote:Mine do it too. The Simex's definately do, though I cant recall with the MTR's.
I'd never noticed it before, though i've never left them full of mud inside and out before either..
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Post by chops »

red dirt/mud is usually the culprit.. any time I've been to glasshouse mountains I've come home with blue on my sidewalls.. tis nothing to worry about
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Post by high n mighty »

I used to take mine for a run on the beach when they were blue. Sorted them right out.
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Post by NZ4x4 »

My Simex ET's go bright blue when ever i go in the mud, especially if it is clay based.

I thought it was just me :lol:
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Post by def90 »

it stuff that they coat them in, manufactorers. when u buy new tyres they scrub the blue stuff off the lettering, but for a short period of time they will still show up the 'blue stuff' dunno what exactly it is though.
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Post by GQ Toy »

Tyres may become blue after playing in mud due to iodine in the mud discolouring the rubber - causes no probs
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Post by M1S3RY »

I've just looked at them tonight, now that they are fully dried and they are all a light shade of blue. Looks cool actually, though i'm glad other people have the same thing occurring. Thanks.
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Post by Bigger-benny »

Its a wax based coat to protect them.I used to be the poor bastard that had to scrub it off at bridgestone.
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