You guys are losing me PB Blaster is oily in itself??

One of the things that I have noticed is that Liquid Wrench and WD40 take quite a while to dry. Sometimes more than 15 minutes to dry completely. When this happens during a race day I will wipe the tire down with a towel I have designated for that fluid. I don't run my tires if they are wet with sauce. This usually just causes them to get mucked up with mud/dust etc.

One tip that seems to be working well to make application easier and also in turn causes the tires to dry a little faster is using a dauber top applicator or I would imagine the McKune designes bottles that look like bingo blotters. I like the dauber tops because they are very small and it helps keep from oversaucing.

I studied mechanical engineering and only have a basic knowledge of chemistry, so please take this as just a diary of experience rather than pure fact, what I understand is that the combination of oils and solvents in LW, WD40 and PB Blaster, penetrates the tire and makes it softer and stickier. Same is basically true for most of the tire sauce compounds available.

To really analyze how this works we'd need to know the exact chemical makeup and processing behind each brand of tire as well as the exact chemical makeup of the sauces to really understand how it works. Most "rubber" is at least partially synthetic.

Hope that helps....

Has anyone tried spraying Liquid Wrench into a different container and adding some type of fragrance to it? I have been trying to figure out what to add to it to "sweeten" the smell.

WD-40, is really impressive when you put you tires in a ziplock bag, a few squirts, few drops of water, seal bag and put it outside in the sun.

heres a question, has anyone have any experience with clay vs super soft compound slicks? if treated (sauced) the same, whats the difference in conditions that you would choose one over the other? ambient temp?

Do the same with MEK and a little MMO....

Sorry, but what's MEK and MMO?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MEK - Essentially a solvent. Methyl Ethyl based solvents are often found in motor spray and electronic cleaner.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methane_monooxygenase

Why do you add water? This is a new one I haven't heard yet...

MEK is a very strong solvent, and mmo is marvel mystery oil.

Simple green by the gallon into a spray bottle and add about only 20% more water and good for tires and cleaning. No more wasting money on expensive sauces

Liquid wrench worked good for me on the clay treaded tires on med/med high grip clay but on SS slicks on a clay/soil track not so much . What worked best on them was actually the FTM red traction compound dint dry to fast and had a slight tacky to them .

Simple green is awesome for cleaning tires and cars. (Simple purple is also awesome for de greasing cars, especially diffs) I've been using it for tires since the 90s. It will cause your tires to be a little more tacky than normal water would, however it WILL NOT be anywhere near the effect of a tire sauce. It's not even close.