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I got a bottle of that AeroSpace rubber conditioner. Cleaned the tires with soap and degreaser. Sprayed it on and let sit for ten mins. Wipe with damp cloth. Tires look brand new, no shine, just a matte finish. Supposed to provide up to 5 weeks of UV protection. I figured one treatment a month...

I figured the last two numbers was the year but had no idea the first two were the week. Thanks buddy!

For the 395 Michilin XZL, where is the date code printed?

Good to know. I'll have to do that. Thanks!

Depending on the exact type, the stuff I saw on Amazon was $15 for 16oz. I got some aviation plastics and rubber conditioner coming, supposed to offer premium UV protection and re-conditions old plastics and rubber, same manufacturer that owns the 303 stuff. I cleaned my tires real good today...

That's funny, I was just looking at that stuff the other day and wondered if it actually worked or not.

With older surplus tires, I wonder if there's a decent product one can use to help keep them from dry rotting. It's common to find tires that are in unused or good condition, but they are usually more than 5 years old. Be a shame to spend a couple grand only for them to last another 3-5 years...

All the tires dry rotted like that? If so, I'd look into replacing all of them just to be in the safe side, otherwise you'll start having flats here and there (or blow outs where the tire just explodes and shreds apart damaging what's around it) and it may be at very inconvenient times, place,or...