That was a nice link Theo,
on the subject of 'carbon black' in the link copied here...
"Tire manufacturers add two primary sacrificial protectants to the rubber. To
protect against UV, they add carbon black."
Last week Klick and Klack on their NPR show stated that carbon black also
reduced/eliminated static electricity from the vehicle. A caller had stated
they were excessively zapped by their vehicle. Apparently some tire
manufactureres have reduced the carbon black content and this exacerbates the
static problem (carbon is a good conductor) of bleeding off the charge to the
ground. I used to think it was just a function of the seat cover (sheep wool
is very bad here) and the low humidity. I'd like to see the sharp pencil
accountants lined up and experience a pleasant 40,000 volt discharge for the
few pennies they shaved by reducing carbon black content.
Curtis
B9470844 original vinyl seats
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From: "Theo Smit" <theo.smit@dynastream.com>
> Hi all,
> Google turned up this page, which is somewhat informative and has some
> product recommendations
> http://www.unofficialbmw.com/all/carcare/all_dont_use_silicone.html
> Google also turned up some product reviews (on epinions.com and such sites)
> that look suspiciously like they're infomercials written by Armor-All
> hucksters.
>
> Buy performance tires for your Tiger - they'll wear out from being driven
> before the sun can kill them.
> Theo
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