CwazyWabbit Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Seriously .... wtf? http://store.bid.tv/bidtv/2PK-of-400ml-Pristine-Winter-Anti-Slip-For-Tyres---Gives-More-Grip-On-Snow-and-Ice/DR133939/ProductDetail.raction Pristine anti-slip for tyres aerosol is essential for the winter months & means you can drive more safely on ice and snow with a little help from this handy aerosol. Simply spray your tyres to give more grip in snowy & icy conditions to give an inexpensive alternative to snow chains and winter tyres. Contains: 2 x Pristine anti-slip for tyres aerosol can (400ml) Good to know This product is designed to aid grip in snowy/icy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikec Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 I've seen this in a few places now, even euro car parts are selling it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Freak Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Oh dear..... Don't drive like an idiot and pull away slowly in a higher gear etc. and you get the same result. or better still, if concerned, buy a set of winter tyres to use from October / November to March... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 The first word that sprang to mind ended in llocks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted January 2, 2013 Author Share Posted January 2, 2013 At the most this is probably windscreen deicer with a different label. In the video he drives off like a nutter and slides all over the place, after applying spray he drives off exactly as V8 Freak rightly says you should drive off in snow and lo and behold no slipping...... You could do exactly the same without the spraying step!! How do they get away with selling this carp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonr Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 I wonder if something like this is actually possible? I agree the video proves nothing - but as has been said there are a lot of people selling the stuff so you might hope there has been some proper research? The video says you have to wait three mins for it to get 'sticky'. It could be possible that something will stick to ice - or increase traction on it. It might be something which raises the melting point of the ice - such that you are driving on solid ice rather than a film of water on top of the ice. This is why, when it gets really cold, you get as good traction on ice as tarmac as the ice on the surface does not melt. I believe this is in part how winter tyres work - they are soft enough at low temperatures that the rubber deforms and squeezes the water film out from the centre of the lugs - so you are driving on ice rather than water on ice. Just a thought! Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted January 2, 2013 Author Share Posted January 2, 2013 Well I suppose it could also be something that attacks the tyre compound to make it softer Si. But my sceptical side says it's probably not ..... Maybe in the interests of science we as a forum should buy some for testing .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmgemini Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Nothing new. I've read about that type of stuff in the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie D Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Slightly more hi tech solution (spayed onto tyres via a central pump / spray nozzle system) was on tomorrow's world many years ago - demo'd on an ice rink on a m2/3 ford fiesta or something. Suppose it's evolved from there lol... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikec Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/accessories-tyres/61241/summer-tyres-grip-spray-winter-anti-slip-tyres I'd think auto express would be pretty impartial on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted January 3, 2013 Author Share Posted January 3, 2013 http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/accessories-tyres/61241/summer-tyres-grip-spray-winter-anti-slip-tyres I'd think auto express would be pretty impartial on it Interesting..... now where did I put that humble pie? Ah! there it is, right next to my second course.... my hat. Cheers for finding that Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finnarne Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 I guess it's kind of like giving the tires a good wash, and then let them dry. Instead of water and soap, I guess this spray do something similar. It also helps winter tires, as these also gets full of dirt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBMUD Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Perhaps it is fine sand suspended in spray glue? Spray it on and your tyres are made of sandpaper for a short while. A place where I once worked sold little tubs of what looked like grease which allowed you to undo rounded off bolts. In fact, the 'grease' supposedly had diamonds suspended in it which bit into the surfaces of the fastner and the spanner allowing the transmission of much higher torque than would otherwise have been possible. I guess that not everything that is oily is from the snake... Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBMUD Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 finnarne made me do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikec Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Interesting..... now where did I put that humble pie? Ah! there it is, right next to my second course.... my hat.Cheers for finding that Mike Haha, saying that there could be a placebo effect going on with the testers :0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
q-rover Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 It's basically a degreasant, you could get the same effect from white spirit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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