Paul Clancy
BC Canada
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303 is pretty good but best to cover tires while stored/sitting for long.
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Ron44
Jarrettsville, MD.
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I learned my lesson on tires the hard way, but after my blowouts, I read information on this site and other reliable sources, especially the manufactures web sites. Here are some basic guidlines that will help pro-long the life of you tires.
Never apply petroleum based products on your tires. Doing so deteriorates and accelerates the tires aging process, see Goodyears Tire care web page, under "sidewall weathering.
Proper inflation of tires, underinflation is the leading cause of tire blow-outs.
The more you use a tire, the longer it will last. Tires contain additives to keep them from cracking. As a tire is used, these chemicals come to the surface. Keeps the chemicla balance in the tire.
I use 303 aerospace protectant on my tires and many other items at home and the RV. 303 product tech facts
05 Chevy Silverado 2500HD Duramax EC LB
06 FR Sandpiper 285RG
PD9260 Conv/Charger
16" Alum. wheels
BFG Commercial LT225/75-16E
Trail-Air Equa-Flex
Reese 15K hitch
Prodigy Brake controller
Honda EU3000i geny
Bilstein shocks
Firestone airbags
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wny_pat
Western NYS
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KEBrown wrote:but never to their daily drivers and their daily drivers sit outside just as much. My daily driver is a 2002 with 160,000 miles (and I've been retired for a while now) and is on its 4 set of tires, a almost brand new set. I don't have to worry about weather cracking on the sidewalls with them cause I wear them out first. Plus I run good tires and I don't run them over 50,000 miles! My wife's and my life is riding on that approximately 240 square inches of rubber under my car's tires!
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C5man
Maggie Valley, NC
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I use Michelin Step 2 tire shine, blue bottle, yellow spray head, available on the Net, but not in many stores. Michelin told me never to put anything on tires that contains hydrocarbons or alcohol.
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LarryJM
NoVa
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Sundowner1 wrote:I buy the 303 at my RV dealer. It's not cheap, but is it ever good!
I also use it in plact of wax on my 5th wheel. It makes the bugs easy to remove from the front cap.
Sundowner
04 Chevy2500HD, Duramax, ext cab, short bed, 4X4
08 Fleetwood Quantum 325RKTS
Same here on every thing including the entire trailer including the rubber roof. It's a sort of polymer type application so a little goes a looooooong way.
Larry
2001 standard box 7.3L E-350 PSD Van with 4.10 rear and 2007 Holiday Rambler Aluma-Lite 8306S Been RV'ing since 1974. TRAILER MODS
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Dinosaurman
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I used to use the stuff, but it got way too costly if you put it on as often as they recommend. Depending on the brand of tire, the cost of using 303 could rival the price of buying new tires. Now I just keep my tires covered when the MH is not in use.
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Geezer Apprentice
Garage Logic, Minnesota
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Polydimethylsiloxane You don't need it on your tires.
Geezer 2005 Dodge 5.9 CTD 
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LarryJM
NoVa
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Dinosaurman wrote:I used to use the stuff, but it got way too costly if you put it on as often as they recommend. Depending on the brand of tire, the cost of using 303 could rival the price of buying new tires. Now I just keep my tires covered when the MH is not in use.
Then you are not using it according to their directions. A 1 qt bottle should do a wet of MH tires(3 on each side) for like 4 to 8 years for $20.
Larry
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LarryJM
NoVa
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Geezer Apprentice wrote:Polydimethylsiloxane You don't need it on your tires.
That's really less than informative 
Why post just that since I can't find where Polydimet.... what ever is what is the main ingredient in 303.
DO you have a link?
Larry
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Dinosaurman
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LarryJM wrote:Dinosaurman wrote:I used to use the stuff, but it got way too costly if you put it on as often as they recommend. Depending on the brand of tire, the cost of using 303 could rival the price of buying new tires. Now I just keep my tires covered when the MH is not in use.
Then you are not using it according to their directions. A 1 qt bottle should do a wet of MH tires(3 on each side) for like 4 to 8 years for $20.
Larry
I don't know where you got the 4 to 8 years. If your quart is lasting that long then you're not applying it as instructed. I'm looking at the directions and it says "Spray on, wipe dry. Apply every 3-5 weeks for maximum UV protection." At this rate you'll go thru a heck of a lot of 303.
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