WD40 RC TIRE TRACTION COMPOUND TEST DOES IT WORK? 

😊👍It works like a charm I always use it! Thanks man!

Ha ha ha COOL!

😊👍Thank you......it's the WD40 VOOODOOOOO magic !

😊👍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.

😃👍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.

He he he I may even try it on my pains! Thanks.

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.

😃👍yep works like a charm!

😃👍Your welcome.

😃👍right on it works like a charm!

😃👍Yea do it thanks!

Cool! it works on most all tires.

😊👍Yep good trick.

No problem😎👍

Yes and some wd40! Thanks

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

😃👍 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.

😁 Only one way to find out!

@@peteralexander3791 🤣

😃👍welcome bud.

😊👍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.

😊 Yep works great try it on your gen 7 tires! Thanks

😃👍Yep night and day difference. Thank you bud.

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@@ShenRC nice

😊👍I always use WD40 on my trail rigs when I run in the mountain,

😊 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.

😊👍Thanks It works like a charm.

😊 Thanks bud, It does wonders!

😃👍show them this then they will start listening to you. Thanks bud.

it's been awesome for 30+ years now, rookies are funny :)

😊Thanks bud.

Hi it's my 81 Camaro Z/28 search Camaro Z28 in my channel I have some videos of it. Thanks for watching.

😊Yea works like a charm on most tires some with that silica rubber compound it wont do much. Thanks bud.

😃👍sorry but better late than never! Thanks buddy.

Yep Yep... just a bit toxic for me! Thanks man!

😊👍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

😃👍Thanks bud.

😊👍Thanks bud.

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

😊 Yea worked like a charm. Thanks

Hi what ever it does it works.. I think it just softens the rubber a bit. Thanks for watching.

😃👍Thanks

😊 Thanks man give it a goooooo!

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.

Hi I never had any problems. Thanks for watching.

😃👍beauty! thank you.

Yes I used to race slot cars for ages it works on there rubber tires also. Thanks for watching.

I don't see why not...give it a try. Thanks

@@ShenRC thanks, I will

😊👍Thank you very much.

😊👍Thank you.

Hi yes it works because the tires get more sticky so they should grip better on all surfaces. Thank you

Thanks very much.

😊You know it brother!

😊👍Yep I been doing this for many many years it's a BEAUTY of a trick!

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.

😁👍Yep it sure will! Thanks for watching.

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

Hi yes you can it works great on most all tires. 👍

😊👍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?

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.

😊 BEAUTY!! Thanks bud!

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!