Abstract: Band ply lubricants, sometimes referred to as inside tire casing lubricants or inside tire dopes, are used as friction reducing and surface protective coatings during the cure of bias ply tires in particular and are applied intermediately between the interior surface of the green tire carcass and the exterior surface of a rubber bladder. A silicone and volatile hydrocarbon free, water reducible paste product comprising a zinc soap of a long chain fatty acid (zinc stearate), a long chain fatty acid ester of sorbitan, an alkylene oxide-alkylene glycol polymer and mica are combined to produce a paste which is reduced to application viscosity by spraying with approximately an equal weight of water is provided to eliminate the more costly emulsions and hydrocarbon solvent containing inside tire curing lubricants without sacrifice in quality.