Many times the tires have mold residue or release still on them from the creation process. With a medium stiffness brush, scrub the tire well. If you haven't noticed on on-road racing, freshly doped tires spin out like crazy, but as the tire heats up, the paragon reacts making the rubber very tacky. It looks like you're enjoying RCCrawler's Forums but haven't created an account yet. Spray in on your tires, a generous coat and throw them in a ziplock bag over night. You may be running in mud or snow, so it all depends on what works in your area. Let the liquid sit on the tire wall for a bit until you see it bubbling and lifting off this sort of brownish tint. Deep Clean Your Tires and Soak Them in Simple Green. It just cleans the oil off of them and makes them stickier. Should make them nice and sticky and somewhat soft. You will not build up any heat to speak of on crawler tires. Team Ottsix Racing is well known for high-quality RC tires and accessories, so when the company announced their new 2.2” USD Sticky crawling tire, I promptly added my name to the waiting list. Sg has a chemical that will open the pores of a rubber tire wile cleanings out the pours. Swamper type tires do well across all types of terrain, but dig especially well in the dirt. Available in super soft Red compound, the U4 is the ultimate multi purpose tire for your 2.2 class rig. Team Ottsix Racing Voodoo U4 2.2" Crawler Tires (2) (No Foam) (Gold) Overview: The Team Ottsix Voodoo U4 2.2" Crawler Tires are great for the track, and work equally as well on the trail. In the full-size offroad world, they are the winner of more rock-crawling championships than all other tires combined (Race spec tire, Years 2004 through 2008). SG is a cleaner , not a prep. I have used a product called simple green, its a cleaner and you can get them at your local walmart. Most guys here use Simple Green. Simple Green. This doesn’t really soften them, though. How to clean car tires with Simple Green. As a member you get free access to all of our forums and posts plus the ability to post your own messages, communicate directly with other members, and much more. Welcome to RCCrawler Forums. Why not take a minute to register for your own free account now? This item: INJORA 1.9 Crawler Rubber Tires 120mm for 1:10 RC Rock Crawler Axial SCX10 SCX10 II 90046 90047… $23.99 Only 7 left in stock - order soon. I was pleased to see a new 2.2” tire on the market, especially since it seems that the 1.5" and 1.9" scaler tires are dominating most aspects of the crawling community. The best thing you can do to “wake up” a set of RTR compound crawling tires is give them a deep clean with soap and water. Simple Green seems to be one of the most popular ways that people use to soften their RC tires. You simply spray the tire wall with water and quickly follow up with Simple Green all-purpose cleaner spray. The Axial version captures the same aggressive look you’ve been waiting for … and simple green is not anything close to a tire prep. You may choose to spray down your tires with Simple Green or to soak them overnight. The Team Ottsix Voodoo U4 2.2" Crawler Tires are great for the track, and work equally as well on the trail. Good luck! When used wrong you are hurting your tires with SG, along with getting the dirt out of the pours your also taking the oils = grip out of the tire as well. Officially licensed BFGoodrich Krawler™ T/A® KX tires! I like to keep my tires scrubbed up with Simple Green … Available in Gold (ultra soft), Silver (soft) or Blue (medium soft) compounds, the U4 is the ultimate multi purpose tire for your 2.2 class rig. I run in desert, rocky conditions. Its an old school crawler trick for softening up tires. Its cheap and it works very well. Sold by Pro RC … These tires do not include foam inserts. Giving them a good scrub will instantly make them better. Any 5.5" inserts for 2.2 tires … Paragon probably works but paragon works with heat though.