WD40 RC TIRE TRACTION COMPOUND TEST DOES IT WORK?
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- čas přidán 10. 09. 2024
- Here is a climb test without WD40 on the tires and then with WD40 put on the tires. WD40 will not work on all types of tires I think the silica based rubber type RC tires don't benefit from treatment with WD40.😊👍Thanks for watching please sub and like and smash the reminder bell!
The limits of WD-40 have never been found. That’s freaky
😊👍It works like a charm I always use it! Thanks man!
What sorcery is this😱? Haha I like it. Learn something new everyday good job bro👏👏👏👍👍
😊👍Thank you......it's the WD40 VOOODOOOOO magic !
Always had traction problems on my 2WD Slash, tried this not expecting much and it shot across the room upside down, would recommend!
Ha ha ha COOL!
That's just crazy, you would think the wd40 would just make it slippery, awesome Steve!!
😊👍works like a charm! thanks
FWIW, WD40 is a "water displacement" formula, not a lubricant. So while it posses SOME lubrication properties it is primarily for pushing water out of small areas. And it has a habit of soaking into rubber and some plastic compounds as it somewhat breaks the bonds and soaks into it like the material is a sponge. Which also causes the material to swell to some degree.
Peppermint Oil Pain Reliever Spray works even better. Give it a try because you will be amazed how much better it work & smells too, over using WD-40. WD-40 will break down the rubber slowly, so I do not recommend using it on any type of pin tread tires for crawling or the pins will come off under heavy loads crawling from my personal experiences using WD-40 on them.
He he he I may even try it on my pains! Thanks.
Good display to show the before and after. After a while tho they will need recoated.
😃👍Thanks you can coat them when ever you feel like it's needed...I coat mine a few hours before I take my rig for a run in them mountains all the time.
Amazing Wd40 tire traction test
I have to give it a try ;D
😃👍Yea do it thanks!
holy crap what a difference! I have too many cans of wd40, this is great!
Cool! it works on most all tires.
Wow I would not never of guest that would work😱 absolutely fascinating😜 thank you my friend for sharing that amazing tip for everyone 👍😊👍
😃👍Your welcome.
WD40 was invented to put on space rockets so they could climb vertically, authentic as you can check.
Most people do not know what Water Displacement-40 really is because it actually is not a lubricant at all. The 40 stands for how many times it took to get the formula correct.
Cool demo 👍 We would put WD40 on out indoor foam tire about 10mins before a race. Made a huge difference!
😃👍yep works like a charm!
Ah yes, good ole WD-40. I add a little to my coffee in the morning, and it always keeps me on the up & up! Seriously though, this is quite the enigma when you consider that there is a light lubricant component to this stuff. You would think it would be like hitting an oil slick, lol. But quite the contrary! Well done Steve, beauty indeed . 👍🏻👍🏻
😃👍right on it works like a charm!
Thanks
No problem😎👍
Wow! First I’ve heard of this! Awesome video! Thanks for sharing!
😃👍welcome bud.
I use it on my revo & Slash 2wd tires. Works great
😊👍Yep good trick.
Awesome thanks man! it worked better then i thought ill have to get a can and try it out now! 😊
Bonus your the first person i know of to show the differeance without and with wd on the tires!
😃👍 thanks you have to try it out, some tires it wont work on but I think those are the type with silica rubber compound and those are not as common though.
Wow, that’s awesome. 👍😃👍
😃👍Yep night and day difference. Thank you bud.
That's Cool Steve..never would have thought of that.. WD-40 Huh? is what I was thinking.. LOL Having Fun RCing ✌️😎 👍
😊 Yep works great try it on your gen 7 tires! Thanks
Nice test buddy! This could be super nice for the overambitious competition drivers who are always looking for an advantage over competitors :D
😊 Thanks bud, It does wonders!
I told a few guys about this and they laughed at me...
😃👍show them this then they will start listening to you. Thanks bud.
it's been awesome for 30+ years now, rookies are funny :)
Nice tip brother. I needed this 2 weeks ago. Haha
😃👍sorry but better late than never! Thanks buddy.
Wow. Who thinks, I know Ill spray some WD on my tyres to see if it helps with grip!!!! Excellent comparison Steve.
😊 Your welcome, It works with most tires but not with all type I think the silica based tires it don't do to much to.
great test man
😊Thanks bud.
Amazing what throttle control will do
Yes and some wd40! Thanks
Hey, i did it but IT dosent Work 😭. I did Like U Said but the grip is totaly gone from my scx24, i have No Idea why...
Good display. I've been wondering about traction compound for some time.
😊👍Thanks It works like a charm.
how long does this last if unused?is it something i would need to do a day or 2 before i would use them or could i apply this weeks/months before they are used and still be good? i build and fight 150g combat robots and every last little of grip i could squeeze out of my tyres would hopefully give me the edge in fights. most people use the same/simmilar wheels and tyres at this weight class so mine having x amount more grip should make mine better than theirs in the grip department and thus the better bot on the day.
Hi you can do the tires and let it dry in for a couple hours or less and if they are still wet use a towel and blot them off to dry them... I apply it on my tires most of the time like a half hour or so before I run my trucks it don't matter if they are not fully dry for how I run my trucks... but for you maybe a few hours to or so maybe the night before you are going to run them. it depends on the type of rubber you got to test it.
@@ShenRC brilliant, thanks for the video and the extra information. you earned my like (i rarely give likes)
@@TheDaddy187 😁👍Cool! thanks
Hey bro kind of curious the black car in the background the real one. Is it what I think it is.. kind of looks like a Trans Am. or something in that nature.
Hi it's my 81 Camaro Z/28 here are some vids of it. czcams.com/video/dvIqql5akq4/video.html
czcams.com/video/YT7FZV5wOtg/video.html
@@ShenRC nice
nicely done steve have fun RCing
😃👍Thanks bud.
LOL thats crazy I heard you talk about this but never tried or seen it in action..Who would ever of thought spray lube would make your tires stick better lol..thumbs up
😊Yea works like a charm on most tires some with that silica rubber compound it wont do much. Thanks bud.
So, I have a theory that what is happening is "The tire is being cleaned". A "sticky rubber" is one that is squeaky clean, and especially free from oil... I wonder if we can do an A/B comparison with just grease cutting dish soap and a bush cleaning...
Hi it's being cleaned but the WD40 softens the rubber compound making it then have more traction. Thanks for watching.
@@ShenRC I shall have to perform the experiment and use a Shore C Scale Durometer to test the softening theory... www.ebay.com/itm/Digital-Shore-Type-C-Rubber-Tire-Durometer-Hardness-Tester-Meter-NEW-0-100HC/184299149241
I remember playing basketball on a wooden court... If you didn't constantly clean the floor, and the bottom of your shoes, it would be nothing but slip... So, I wonder if the NBA has heard of WD-40, or done friction testing on their floors vs shoes... Or clean with soap the left shoe and WD-40 swab the right shoe, and see what happens...
I soaked my hbx devastator tyres in a bag of wd40 for a few hours. They expanded, so they must absorb something in the wd40, thought I messed up but shrunk back to normal after blasting with a hair dryer
@@ShenRC ive even tried dot 4 Brake fluid..work just a good...soak em overnite..its soften the rubber
is wd40 safe for tires life ?? and is it really work outdoor such as rocks and muds ... etc ? please confirm
I been using it for many many years works great for me!
@@ShenRC first , thanks for the response but i have axcial jeep wrangler scx III ultra soft tyres , and i heard that wd40 will break off the tyer loos after sometime .. is that true ?? moreover is it absorb the dirt such mud and sand outdoor?
@@m.a.s.hq8715 Hi no I been using it for ever.. All you do is put a light coat on with like a paint brush sprayed with the WD4 and you let it kind of dry into the tires and then use the truck. works like a charm.
@@ShenRC thank u bro for the confirmation , i was afraid to mess up the rubber out of the tyres specially i`m crawling my rig on mud , rocks and dusty rocks and sands ... so i wonder if wd40 will add grip to such dusty and slippery surface ?
@@m.a.s.hq8715 Hi on most all tires but silica compound WD40 will make them more grippy.
Sweet test man. Good info 👍👍
😊 Thanks man give it a goooooo!
That makes a big difference
😊 Yea worked like a charm. Thanks
Really great tip !! Excellent idea !!
😃👍Thanks
Cool demonstration. Can you show us that rig crawls on the rocks?
😊👍I always use WD40 on my trail rigs when I run in the mountain,
Is that a firebird in the garage
Hi it's my 81 Camaro Z/28 search Camaro Z28 in my channel I have some videos of it. Thanks for watching.
Awesome.😎
😊👍Thanks bud.
That's magic, how can that work?
😊👍It's VOODOO
it softens the skin of the rubber same time it releases dust+dirt.
Shen RC LOL.. That's a Godsmack song..Voodoo
Helpful vid bro, keep em up
😊👍Thank you very much.
That's dark magic, how can something that helps things slip give grip to rubber. I will have to do some of my cars over night when I next go out.
😊👍Thanks it works on most all tires but some I think that have silica type rubber compounds that wont get softer when treated.
for soft silicone tires... CHEAT! give them a quick thin paint job with Elmer's rubber cement from the stationary section of Kmart/Walmart etc. it wont last all that long for grabbing dust+dirt, and wearing away, but on a clean floor or carpet racing it was sure good on old foam tires.
WD40 isn't actually a lubricant, it's a solvent and dissolves lubricants. It lubes initially, but when rubbed in removed dirt/grime. Chances are the reason this worked is because the brush removed loose dirt from the tires and the WD40 removed any residual grime that caused the wheels to slip. Hint: if your door hinges squeak, clean them with WD40 but then wipe it off and apply grease.
Would that work on slicks for indoor clay ?
I don't see why not...give it a try. Thanks
@@ShenRC thanks, I will
WD 40 seems to help tires have better grip. So I have no doubt that it can be applied to motorcycle tires.
😁 Only one way to find out!
@@peteralexander3791 🤣
Starting fluid works also
Yep Yep... just a bit toxic for me! Thanks man!
That awesome man!
😊👍Thank you.
Would this work on race tires for a clay dirt surface?
😁👍Yep it sure will! Thanks for watching.
Salut my friend super car super video subscribe subscribe .
Thanks very much.
Any good for Scalextric?
Yes I used to race slot cars for ages it works on there rubber tires also. Thanks for watching.
does this work on carpet and tarmac also?
Hi yes it works because the tires get more sticky so they should grip better on all surfaces. Thank you
Yeah...another "cheap trick"😂😂 awsome thanks for sharing
😃👍beauty! thank you.
I think maybe wd40 expand the rubber molecules,
Hi what ever it does it works.. I think it just softens the rubber a bit. Thanks for watching.
How long do u wait to dry
let it absorb and sock in for a few minutes if you need to use the RC quick if not let it soak in longer. when they ae still a bit wet it won't matter if you run the RC or get a rag and blot the extra off. Thanks for watching.
Will it harm the tire eventually? Somehow?
Hi I never had any problems. Thanks for watching.
Does it work on motorcycle tires?
And what happens if i run the WD40-ed tires in wet surface?
@@ariqpradana3889 Hi it works on most all tires and will work better in all conditions even wet.
Yea it should
Beeeaauutty!!!!!!!😁😁😁
😊You know it brother!
That’s what I do also to my tires is wd40 but just spray mine, I was telling Axiomatic to do that to his dancing rider cus he said his tires won’t grip, with a lil wd40 they will hook up!
😊👍Yep I been doing this for many many years it's a BEAUTY of a trick!
Can you do that on your new car
Hi yes you can it works great on most all tires. 👍
Does the wd40 eat away the rubber compound in the long run? This is crazy cool. Does it make tires semi waterproof too? We need a water/rock crawl with wd40 on them . test this bro. U guys could be on to something amazing 4 crawl tires ! If this works 4 ever type tire lol
😊👍Hi I been using it for many many years and never found anything wrong with adding it and I always use it when I crawl in the mountains because it works like a charm! thanks for watching.
Shen RC awesomeness! Thanks 4 the tip. Waiting for more! Stay cool
Shen RC what about when they get wet?
There's a autozone ad
I think you just cleaned the tires up really good with the brush, and that would have worked even without WD40...
Na the WD40 softens the rubber and makes it much more grippy you can feel the difference when you feel the tires with your hand it's a huge difference they get way more grippy.
I'm not totally buying this. Remember how sticky those tires are when they are brand spanking new? Yeah, pretty sticky. So with that little amount of WD40, I think you just mostly cleaned the tires. I have hard time believing the WD40 treatment actually adds much to the stickiness of the actual tire compound. Just to be a little bit more scientific, run the test again using different methods of cleaning the tires, like wash them with soap, rub em clean with your hands or just use dry brush to clean them etc, just to see if there's any difference. Also, test how long this alleged WD40 effect last on the tires, like after you drive a couple laps around your house. I'm not saying there's absolutely nothing to this, but I need more proof. Make me a believer! LOL ;D
Hi it works ...these tires where brand new the ramp is slick my new trx4 sport out of the box could not even grip it and climb to high of a angle.the WD40 works like a RC tire traction spray kind of ... it lasts I just checked this morning and they still are grippy! I been doing this for ever in the hobby and used many tire sprays for rc tires and WD40 is gentle not aggressive like those sprays but does work on most rubber tires but some that I believe are silica based rubber it wont do much to... If you have these tires then spray a brush wet the tires and let it dry in and you will crap your paints when you see how much better they start grabbing!
@@Palex1982 Bro this even works on my basketball shoes… I have a dusty kitchen… I was sliding all over the place. I tried little basketball shoe grip sprays … lasted all of 2 minutes of that…I then layered those sprays with the WD-40 and the better grip is lasting way longer!even the next day… so it could be the combination of the basketball product and the WD-40 but even if so the WD-40 takes a bulk of the credit if not all!…spraying the WD-40 on one set of shoes makes them grip really well… my other pair of doesn’t have much of an effect on after a few minutes… I’ve cleaned them with detergent and everything still no grip… I’m guessing those pair of shoes are made of a different compound of rubber and they aren’t giving me much of a difference… but bro I can attest to the WD-40 helping the grip…
@@ShenRC Hey, so I’m experimenting with my hoop shoes. I have layered a few basketball sprays with the WD-40 but those sprays alone gave good grip for like a minute or 2 so i know the WD/40 is what’s working really well… I have to wipe my shoes, which is normal for basketball players because of dust buildup but when I do it’s right back to super grippy again… and this is on my dusty kitchen floor. I haven’t swept my floor in a while and I do this because sometimes my gym that I play at can be pretty dusty. So I’m trying to test on dusty surface. But it’s still grippy really well, So I imagine a clean court would require less wiping if even at all..
Do want to know if you have any suggestions to increase the grip more? So when I spray my shoe I immediately rub the wd-40 into the outsole….do you think if I let it sit for a while 5, 10, 15 min, 1 hour, several hours, full day that it would be even more grippy? Or if I layer the wd-40 ever so often? Perhaps for a few days every 24 hours? Just wanting to know if theres Anything you know that could give it ever more better grippy results?
My latest experiment is I clean my shoe off with dish detergent, then sprayed my 2 different basketball shoe grip products on. Let it air dry. Then I put 1 layer of WD-40 on at 1:45 am put the second one on at 6:00 am.. then came home at 3pm and put some fabric softener on my shoes. I don’t know how the fabric softener will do but I applied it because of its anti-static properties so I’m thinking it may help repel dust. So it may add to the performance. Just trying new things. If you got any ideas 💡 based of your experience that may possibly translate let me know.
very nice lots of grip
😊 BEAUTY!! Thanks bud!
U r the devil! What the hell was that....wd40? Will it work on dragslash tires?
It will work on most types of tires you need to put on a thin coat and let it dry in... I say it don't work on all types of RC tires... silica based rubber it don't work on and I don't know about slash drag tires i never tried it on them as I don't have them.
@@ShenRC thank you!