NEGLECT RUINS TYRES.

Thames Star, Volume LVII, Issue 15129, 21 February 1922, Page 6

NEGLECT RUINS TYRES.

Seventy-five per cent, of the trouble with tires is caused by neglect. Cuts and pinholes are passed over as the merest trifles, yet their neglect is the cause of much of the rapid wearing out of the tires. A cut or hole, extending to the fabric, forms an excellent place for moisture or sand to accumulate. Sand, imbedded in cuts or holes, will gradually work in all directions, and, by slow abrasion, wili cut the thread loose from the fabric, and soon the inevitabe blow-out occurs. The frequent inspection of tires, and the immediate repair of even the smallest cut, will materially help in lengthening the life of the tyre. The proper way to apply thp filler or tyre dough is to clean the hole or cut with gasoline. After it has dried, apply a good air-drying rubber cement. After the cement has dried, the dough is rolled between the fingers and then forced into the cut. It should be allowed to stand for some time, over night if possible, before again using the tire. If the cut or hole is too large, the best method, perhaps, would be in vulcanizing. Any motorist can accomplish this work successfully, in a few minutes, by using any of the small vulcanizers on the market.