Mold Release

…tires are cured, a release lubricant is applied to prevent them from sticking in their mold. Some of the lubricant stays on the surface of your tires, reducing traction until it is worn away. Five hundred miles of easy acceleration, cornering and braking will allow the mold release lubricant to wear…

…lubricating the mold makes it a lot easier to get the tire out after the curing process. While each manufacturer, and sometimes even each plant, have different processes, it's possible the first few tires coming out of the mold may pick up some excess mold release agent. This mold release typically…

…which the vehicle is driven cannot exceed the speed rating of the winter tire used. Before tires are cured, a release lubricant is often applied to prevent the tires from sticking in the mold. Unfortunately, some of the lubricant stays on the surface of the tires, and traction is reduced until it is…

…grooves and release it as they roll. If there isn't sufficient tread depth, the "bites" of snow that can be processed on each tire revolution will be reduced to "nibbles," and the vehicle's traction and mobility in snow will be reduced. Fortunately, winter tires are typically molded with deeper…