On inspecting my tyres I found small cuts in the running surface of my Continental City Contacts, probing with a tack I'm able to feel and hear that there's glass stuck inside.
The Contact's have puncture protection, but I don't fancy leaving the glass in there, they could eventually push through and cause a puncture. Problem is that the shards are lodged beneath the surface and I haven't yet been able to grab the bits of glass with a pair of tweezers.
I thought about using a pencil knife to enlarge the cuts in the surface so that I can get better access with the tweezers, or take the tyre off and see if I can push the glass out from the other side. The latter would require me to [censored] through the kevlar belt. Frankly I don't much fancy doing either. Nor do I fancy buying a new tyre as its only a few weeks old.
Anyone have a tip on how to get the bits of glass out?
On inspecting my tyres I found small cuts in the running surface of my Continental City Contacts, probing with a tack I'm able to feel and hear that there's glass stuck inside.
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I thought about using a pencil knife to enlarge the cuts in the surface so that I can get better access with the tweezers,
A big no there. cutting the tyre will reduce the quality of the tyre, and may invalidate any warrenty.
or take the tyre off
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and see if I can push the glass out from the other side. The latter would require me to [censored] through the kevlar belt. Frankly I don't much fancy doing either. Nor do I fancy buying a new tyre as its only a few weeks old.
I would take the tyre off, and bend the tyre where the piece of glass is. This should give better access to the piece of glass.
Am Tue, 01 May 2007 21:59:25 +0100 schrieb Membrane:
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On inspecting my tyres I found small cuts in the running surface of my Continental City Contacts, probing with a tack I'm able to feel and hear that there's glass stuck inside.
Anyone have a tip on how to get the bits of glass out?
I would try one of those tiny precision screwdrivers to get under the glass piece. Or if that does not work you might try an awl (a spiky tool to widen holes) to get it out. Maybe you can also deflate the tyre so you can "squeeze" it to access the glass piece better.
On inspecting my tyres I found small cuts in the running surface of my Continental City Contacts, probing with a tack I'm able to feel and hear that there's glass stuck inside.
I bet what you are feeling and hearing is the cut edges of the Kevlar belt. It's quite hard stuff; I've confused it for glass myself.
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The Contact's have puncture protection, but I don't fancy leaving the glass in there, they could eventually push through and cause a puncture. Problem is that the shards are lodged beneath the surface and I haven't yet been able to grab the bits of glass with a pair of tweezers.
If you can't get it out easily with a fingernail or small screwdriver, I suspect either there isn't really a foreign body there, or it's unlikely to push through further and cause a puncture. Just a few revolutions with your weight on the tyre is enough to push it in as far as it's going to go.
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I thought about using a pencil knife to enlarge the cuts in the surface so that I can get better access with the tweezers, or take the tyre off and see if I can push the glass out from the other side. The latter would require me to [censored] through the kevlar belt. Frankly I don't much fancy doing either. Nor do I fancy buying a new tyre as its only a few weeks old.
Anyone have a tip on how to get the bits of glass out?
I suggest just leaving the tyre as it is if there's nothing loose and no significant cut all the way through the casing.
Anyone have a tip on how to get the bits of glass out?
None, apart from what has already been said. However, I have heard it suggested, and sometimes have actually done it, that its worthwhile, once the glass is out, filling the cut up with superglue. This should include, I suppose, all the other cuts, which didn't have glass in them.
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Anyone have a tip on how to get the bits of glass out?
None, apart from what has already been said. However, I have heard it suggested, and sometimes have actually done it, that its worthwhile, once the glass is out, filling the cut up with superglue. This should include, I suppose, all the other cuts, which didn't have glass in them.
I've also heard silicone sealant and Shoe Goo suggested as alternatives to superglue (which isn't particularly water-resistant).
