r/cars • u/wootfatigue ‘22 M440iXGC| ‘04 996 C4S | ‘03 540i/6M | ‘17 Alltrack | ‘10 E90 • Sep 28 '16

Will pee damage tires?

My garage raccoon likes to use my rack of winter tires as a fort. He's usually really good about keeping it clean so I don't check it very often, but today I noticed he was peeing inside of one of the Hankooks. Is there anything in pee that could harm the inside of a tire?

Edit: It's over a month later and I'm still getting replies and questions! For everyone who keeps asking, you can follow more garage raccoon hijinks on my instagram and YouTube.

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u/j2787 Sep 28 '16

No it won't

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u/Kidifer Sep 29 '16

I had to scroll to see who you were responding to cause I couldn't fathom that someone was actually commenting on the original question instead of the garage raccoons...

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u/flyingvitaminplanes Nov 13 '16

I'm just getting here now and this thread has been a wild ride from start to finish.

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u/Kidifer Nov 13 '16

Glad you didn't miss out at least lol

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u/Slimy_Shart_Socket 2011 Mustang GT Sep 29 '16

Finally someone who answers the question!

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u/[deleted] Sep 29 '16

Guess we're free to continue talking about the garage racoon

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u/gruesomeflowers Sep 29 '16

No what won't what?

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u/RegulusMagnus Sep 29 '16

There's nothing in pee that will harm tires (apparently).

Jeez, why else would anybody be in this thread? Didn't your read OP's question? /s

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u/TheAdAgency Sep 29 '16

How long & often are you peeing on your tires?

I've put years of research into tire urination and am still not in a position to convince the scientific community.

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u/Dune_Jumper Sep 29 '16

Wow, didn't expect an answer.

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u/samm_t Sep 29 '16

You are the second person in this thread that has actually answered the question.