OK GC, I am not an expert here on the tire keeping it looking like new deal. But I will give ya my .02... OK, the real simple way which I have used for a long time is brake fluid. Not a lot, just a simple wipe down, and then after a little bit another wipe down again, that being you don't want it on your paint on the vehicle. OK so everyone can give me crap now, but let me splain. If ya think about it brake FLUID, not OIL is used in your brake system. The reason for that is the brake fluid does not deteriorate the rubber seals in your brake system, so think about it on tires   OK so now I need to bail a little,  the woman is bitching about dinnner is ready..... I be back

They had a variety of them at good ole harbor freight, which I opted for the high dollar (12 bucks) LOL one. Not bad of a deal really came with what is basicallly a soldering iron, with a 3/4 x 3/4 soldering head, a wire brush to clean the head, a little chickenshit stand for the iron, and about 25 plastic welding strips, and also some wire mesh, which my dumbass wasn't to sure how to use. Said in all the directions was perfect for use on the plastic/rubber parts of autos. I tested on the door panel which was cracked almost in half, and it turned out tits, stronger than shinola So next was the back part, and after prepping it, welding it, then sanding smooth, I was done. Even took a 3/4 extension bar and pushed pretty dammnn hard on it to see if I could break it, and it didn't and a few of these since I didn't fruck it up

Dunlop, another Goodyear made tire. I know what ya mean Marc. The distance Tire prices are going thru the roof. Even the tread rubber we use is getting ridiculous, price wise.  Mostly because the price ofr natural rubber, and carbon black are soaring, and who do ya think is buying the crap outa it.....china

forgot, Kelly owned by goodyear

Just a little info on the chinese crap. I manage a plant that retreads truck tires. We do not retread chinese tires at all. Have tried to but they cant even make it through the machinery. The casings that do come in I can sell to Mexico for 5 bucks. The china crap wears like a pencil eraser, if they hold up. One example from a while back guy came in for 8 new truck tires, they were a lot of money to him so he passed, and went and bought chinese for maybe a third the price of the goodyears. Didnt make it out of town and blew one. Almost to Vegas and blew another.  On the return to cali, blew another. With 3 expensive road calls the price of the tires etc, he could of bought the goodyears and been WAY ahead.  Also they have had a BIG recall on thousands of passenger tires for a defect, they didnt put in a special layer of gum in between the belts, a good reason for them being cheaper. Hell they even recalled thousands of the little valve cores for defective reasons.  The CHEAP china crap really put a hurt on the US tire industry.

Just DO NOT buy CHINESE tires

a bunch are shipping out tomorrow....

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       But Brad if I goofed up and added a sticker too

have they been shipped out yet?

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ya that I am not looking forward to

Well one down, one to go. Did some plastic welding and filling, cause it was sunk in also. Just need to do a little more sanding and a shot or 2 of primer

Ya GC Tom is the one to get one from. Josh got me set up, with the diodes and switch way cheaper than anyone else

Oh shit, like magic it's fixed   Then I see Brad is on also