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Taping tires with fiberglass
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Taping tires with fiberglass - 03.22.2008, 12:32 PM

I spent the last couple days trying different tapes and adhesives and so far i believe this is the best combination I found.

Supplies:
Fiberglass tape (found in the paint section of walmart)
Contact cement ( found near same section with all the other adhesives)
Scissors
Paint brush a little smaller than the width of the inside tire

First off, my tires were already glued onto my rims, so I put my tires in the oven at 300 degrees for 30 mins. After that I gave my tires a bath 3 times in acetone. My tires were curved on the inside, so i couldn't just wrap the tape around it. I cut the tape 3.5 inches long which is the width of the inside and just taped the inside of it. I never flipped my tires inside out when I did this. Every time I put another tape inside the tire, I overlap it a little with the other tape already on the tire. I do this until I went all the way around. Then I got a brush and started to spread a layer of contact cement inside. Make sure you get the edges of the tape on the side of the tires cause this will be your weakest point. You put enough until you can see it turn glossy. After that you wait 30 mins for it to dry. You will notice some of the corners of the tape starts to curl up. Just press it them down after 30 mins and they will stick. Then you put another layer of fiberglass on it. The contact cement says to wait 7 days for full strength, so don't glue your tires until then. I really liked the way it turned out. I tested contact cement and shoe goo on a scrap piece of rubber and pretty much I tore the piece of rubber when I tried to take the fiberglass off of it so this thing has the same strength as shoe goo but with better work time. Here's some pics I took:

http://maxcapacitor.oplink.net/blunten/tire1.JPG
http://maxcapacitor.oplink.net/blunten/tire2.JPG
http://maxcapacitor.oplink.net/blunten/tire3.JPG
http://maxcapacitor.oplink.net/blunten/tire4.JPG
http://maxcapacitor.oplink.net/blunten/tire5.JPG
http://maxcapacitor.oplink.net/blunten/tire6.JPG
http://maxcapacitor.oplink.net/blunten/tire7.JPG
   
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