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Re: Nastiest Tire Ever Cleaned Up
Holy smokes - I've never seen such a recovery of a tire. Hard work!
Our Lady Of Blessed Acceleration - Don't Fail Me Now.
Alex, from Northern Virginia.
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Good idea to rotate that tire into use, reminds me I need to make the rounds and check the donut spares for air, etc.
PS Add a new Tuf-Shine brush to your cart, that one looks shot.
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Re: Nastiest Tire Ever Cleaned Up
Remove the tire!
That thing is going to explode on you, I've seen countless cars that have tires that are 10+ year old, with full thread, no cracks, and BOOMBANFVDJDNAHEKRHSKAKAH it explodes
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Originally Posted by thebamboo23
Remove the tire!
That thing is going to explode on you, I've seen countless cars that have tires that are 10+ year old, with full thread, no cracks, and BOOMBANFVDJDNAHEKRHSKAKAH it explodes
I agree. Although the tire may appear to be ok superficially, it's not going to be structurally sound anymore, at least there's a good chance it's not. I am a tire retailer and by law cannot sell a tire as new if it is more than 7 years old because the rubber deteriorates. I would be leary of driving on a tire that old.
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Originally Posted by Setec Astronomy
Good idea to rotate that tire into use, reminds me I need to make the rounds and check the donut spares for air, etc.
PS Add a new Tuf-Shine brush to your cart, that one looks shot.
I got a few
I use the nasty one first.
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Originally Posted by thebamboo23
Remove the tire!
That thing is going to explode on you, I've seen countless cars that have tires that are 10+ year old, with full thread, no cracks, and BOOMBANFVDJDNAHEKRHSKAKAH it explodes
Time will tell. Tire looks ok.
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Re: Nastiest Tire Ever Cleaned Up
Wow swanic that tire and wheel were trashed! Great save!!!
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Originally Posted by swanicyouth
I got a few
I just used mine for the first time a couple weeks ago, I was a little disappointed at the ergonomics, especially when the handle was wet and slippery with tire cleaner.
Originally Posted by swanicyouth
Time will tell. Tire looks ok.
I think those guys are over-reacting, but that's easy for me to say, I'm not driving the car. I will say I am just about to replace the tires on one of my cars because they are worn out, and they are 10 years old and none of them exploded.
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Re: Nastiest Tire Ever Cleaned Up
Originally Posted by MattGraf
I agree. Although the tire may appear to be ok superficially, it's not going to be structurally sound anymore, at least there's a good chance it's not. I am a tire retailer and by law cannot sell a tire as new if it is more than 7 years old because the rubber deteriorates. I would be leary of driving on a tire that old.
Yea, good idea. A buddy of mine had a 1984 Porsche 911 with older tires that were kept in good condition. On a road trip back to Indiana he was doing about 70mph when one of the rear tires came apart at the seams. The tire was shredded, but instead of it coming off the rim, it slapped around at 70mph, shredding the rear clip of the car. My friend was able to safely get it to the side of the road. When the insurance adjuster came out - they totaled it. There was so much damage to the back end from the flailing tire that they just scrapped the whole thing. Now - the car wasn't a garage queen, it was was a daily driver and little beat down, but crap - a blown tire totaled a 911!
Moral of the story - don't run on old tires!
Our Lady Of Blessed Acceleration - Don't Fail Me Now.
Alex, from Northern Virginia.
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