Posted by Jim H SW-PA on February 01, 2009 at 21:26:51 from (98.17.221.150):
In Reply to: Blem tires posted by davediehl@hotmail.com on February 01, 2009 at 00:23:01:
Blemished tires are ones that may have not flowed in the mold right, because of the holes in the mold called "vents" may have been plugged from a previous tire and the rubber whiskers ,or teats didn't push out, causing a flow direction inside the mold to redirect to another vent sometimes causing a crack, or a blister in side wall not bad enough to junk it, so we would take them and grind out the section , replace with uncured rubber and put them in a POT " fancy name for a mold looking thing that was larger than the tire that was repaired." and cook for another 20 min.
This action made the tire a little harder than 1st grade spec,s and could not be sold as 1 st grade.
When I worked there I would buy my own tires and recook them, just to make them run longer.
If you have more questions I'll Email you. there are other repairs we made but long story.
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