In a message dated 11/26/00 1:46:21 PM Pacific Standard Time, wolzphoto@WORLDNET.ATT.NET writes: << When you get down to the steel belting, you're supposed to wrap the tire a half dozen times with duck tape. That way you don't get that squishing (kinda like corduroys) sound while you're driving down the road. >> I've found that spray painting the steel belts first w/ primer. Then two coats of Rust-O-leum can make then last longer too. One more thing I discovered is my gas mileage is better on the black-painted tire vs. the yellow-painted one. The strange side effect is I seem to be chased by bumble bees all day long. BenT |
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