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Old 07-18-2007, 10:49 AM   #1
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Tire sidewall scrap

I have recently purchased some Toyo MT's I am very happy with. Going through the drive through at my favorite fast food restraunt is always a tight navigation in my 1 ton chevy. Long story short I got a light scrape going about 1/5 the radius of my tire's sidewall. It is only a superficial scrape, no damage to tire.

I have looked around for some way to fix the scrape but have not had much success. I see have seen some products designed to help with this but I fear they will change the tint of the rubber and further take away from the appearance of my new tires. On my previous tires I was using black magic to keep them looking brand new but after you apply it once you must keep applying it or the tires get a dull shade to them, hence my apprehension about using any tire product designed to make it look "new".

I have tried simple soap and water and it did help minutely but the scrape is still easily visual from 10 feet away. Any help is greatly appreciated!
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Old 07-28-2007, 01:46 PM   #2
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Re: Tire sidewall scrap

Vulcanising solution will help "stick" the tear, but it will change the appearance and will give it a shiny tint in some light.

we use it to repair punctures when using an internal repair or "mushroom" patch.
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