Ingredients of tension shoe spray?

Any ideas what the ingredients are in this spray that claims to deoxidize climbing shoe rubber (or at least remove oxidized rubber)?

I've heard that it has wintergreen oil (methyl salicylate). It's used to revive and soften old rubber parts in engines.

I was skeptical of the Tension shoe spray prior to using it, but it's legit. Works remarkably well.

i was also curious about this product.....went to the website......and noticed that the home page had a statement, "made in Denver"......and then elsewhere on the page i read, "this product is not available for your country"

JCM wrote:

I've heard that it has wintergreen oil (methyl salicylate). It's used to revive and soften old rubber parts in engines.

I was skeptical of the Tension shoe spray prior to using it, but it's legit. Works remarkably well.

Any idea of the full ingredient list? Eg is it just pure wintergreen oil? Or cut with isopropyl alcohol?

If anyone wants to experiment with this type of product, pick up a spray can of belt dressing at the auto parts store.

Interesting... worth carrying in the desert where shoes get exposed to excessively high temps?

Is this spray really better than using a little sand paper and scrubbing the soles with water?  

Kevin Mokracek wrote:

Is this spray really better than using a little sand paper and scrubbing the soles with water?  

Anecdotally, yes.

At work we used Martin Yale Rubber Roller Cleaner and Rejuvinator to clean inkjet printer rollers. The primary ingredient is naptha. I've used it on lots of rubber products including shoes. It definitely cleans oxidation off and makes shoes sticky again. 

Ken Tubbs wrote:

At work we used Martin Yale Rubber Roller Cleaner and Rejuvinator to clean inkjet printer rollers. The primary ingredient is naptha. I've used it on lots of rubber products including shoes. It definitely cleans oxidation off and makes shoes sticky again. 

According to the msds the ingredients of that are:

Propylene Glycol Methyl Ether

Solvent Naphtha (petroleum), Lightl aliph.

Dipropylene Glycol Monomethyl Ether

Hexylene Glycol

Isopropyl Alcohol

Propane

simpler solution:

https://www.mountainproject.com/forum/topic/125491061/does-climbing-shoe-rubber-go-bad#ForumMessage-125491196

wivanoff wrote:

simpler solution:

https://www.mountainproject.com/forum/topic/125491061/does-climbing-shoe-rubber-go-bad#ForumMessage-125491196

Bug and tar remover is naptha based. Using petroleum jelly is interesting. I just tried it on an old pair of shoes and it seems to work but took soap and water to get the greasy film off. 

Ken Tubbs wrote:

Bug and tar remover is naptha based. Using petroleum jelly is interesting. I just tried it on an old pair of shoes and it seems to work but took soap and water to get the greasy film off. 

Scrub petroleum jelly residue with a clean, dry cotton cloth. I've never had to follow up with soap and water.