According to a maker of carbon black, leaving it out of tire rubber would reduce the tire mileage from 80,000 to about 5,000 miles...it's not just coverup. david At 04:55 PM 4/20/2001, Rob & Karen Nevin wrote: >colour (Canadian spelling) of rubber varies, carbon (black dust) is added to >the material before it is shot into the plastic/ rubber mould. It's cheep >and hides flaws/bad tooling or process problems. don't worry as long as its >the right material. David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" '85 GL "Poor Relation" |
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