Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-10-08 | Page 18 | Why Repairs to Tires Often Fail to Stick

WHY REPAIRS TO TIRES J 3 OFTEN OFTEN fAIL Ft TO STICK Trouble rouble is often otten experienced in getting getting getting get get- ting the tread to stick on small re repairs re- re pairs This might be due to an any one of several things the most common of which is applying cement over wet fabric The moisture in the fabric even if vel very verj slight will blow the tread tre-ad loose from the fabric Another common common common com com- mon cause for loose treads is the failure failure fail tail ure to roughen up the old carcass sufI suf suf- In this case the cement will willI I not hold properly and after a few miles milea of running the repair will separate