Perishing sidewalls, any known fix?

[Yaldie]

People used to putt this acquasure stuff on cyclocross tubular tires to make sidewalls moisture resistant. However that becomes a bit of a visible layer. I have no experience using it. But it might be worth investigating.

This looks like it might work, ordering a couple of tubes and will give it a go. Cheers for the tip

 

[legrandefromage]

Just how did you know I shout 'perishing sidewalls' at climax??

 

[Gtpulse]

I spent some time investigating this a while back. I tried liquid rubber/latex, even after a few coats no noticeable difference. I gave up in the end! Only thread I found that got close to what I hoped was on a bmx forum
https://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=749198&p=1

 

[fettler]

I had good results previously painting the sidewalls with a few coats of Sadolin Superdec. A tester pot is only a few quid but I can't remember which colour I used. Superdec wears by erosion rather than peeling/blistering but don't try heavy jet washing. It lasted a good few years for light use with an extra coat now and again. It's waterbased and dries in an hour or two in good conditions. A few coats will help bond the loose threads together but better to run at higher/moderate pressure as constant sidewall flexing at too low pressures will soon deteriorate again. Take care when fitting to prevent excessive folding/flexing. Clean the tyre as much as possible before application, I managed to paint around the logo which was still in good condition. I think i did 4 coats which made the sidewalls much smoother visually. I wore the tyre out in the end but it's still at M&D's somewhere. Will post a picture if I find it but I've got a hardly worn pair of Ground Controls with stringy sides which I was going to give the same treatment. Ok with older tyres which are drier but I imagine adhesion on newer tyres will be reduced due to the oils in the rubber compound.