Vulcanizing tires

[slaughterj]

Socal Rebell recently mentioned having tires vulcanized rather than patched, any additional info on this would be appreciated.

 

[Afy]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by slaughterj:
Still interested in info on this...

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Anyone.. anyone..

 

[SoCal Rebell]

The way it was expained and showed to me was the tire is remove from the car then the rim. It is then placed on a curved ultra hot piece of steel and heated for 20 minutes from the inside. This fixes the puncture and retains the "Z" rating. 20 minute job, cost $25.00, if you really want the story from the horse's mouth call Caldwell tire 626-795-5171.

 

[slaughterj]

Thanks for the info, I have a pair of rears (tires, that is) lying in my garage with lots of tread but with nails (luckily not in the sidewalls though), so this sounds like a good idea, since I was concerned that even if I got them patched, that they'd be risky at certain speeds... Anyone else with insight?

 

[Vip-RT10]

I'm still calling people down here to see if they do it and no luck...they are like "what is that"?

 

[Ulysses]

Vulcanizing is just filling the hole with a rubber polymer which is heated up to cause the material to bind to the existing tire compound and makes the polymer elastic.

 

[Vip-RT10]

Thanks Ulysses....I was only immitating what the "techs" down here say, but it does make sense on fixing a puncture that way.

 

[slaughterj]

Still interested in info on this...

 

[Ulysses]

Vip,

I understood what you were trying to purvey. I was trying to address slaughter's original question. Sorry for the mix up.

 

[slaughterj]

Thanks for all the info, I'm going to check around my region to see if that's an option.

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Mark O:
Vulcanizing???? I think that this question should be referred to Mr Spok.

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The way Skip Thomas was talking at ViperDays, I think he gets into a Vulcan "mind-meld" with his tires around the track (wish I got a ride with him to see, but I think Chuck can attest to it)!

 

[Vip-RT10]

Sorry Ulysses