| Show WHY FIRESTONE rips corde UT IN A RUBBER SOLUTION many car owners ask the quest ion why does firestone dip the cords used in the tire carcass in a rubber solution says george cliffton chilton of 0 the paro carowan parowan an auto co firestone service dealers the answer to this gum dip ping is the only known method which carries the rubber insulation to the heart of every cord saturating and insulating every fiber 0 of every cord with rubber giving them the maximum protection against friction it if car owners could see how this special process Is carried out in tile the firestone gum cum dipping plants they would understand why gum dipped urea tires have won all the important national championship auto races during the past eight years and established such remarkable remark able records tor for speed and endurance and they would appreciate why operators ot of taxicab taxi cab truck and bus fleets because 0 of the careful cost records they keep are among the largest users of gum dipped tires the greatest enemy of tire life Is chopped up road the broke kea pa pavement ement or the liars harsh grind of rough city streets but internal friction in the cords of the carcass internal friction fatigues the cords and weakens the whole structure of the tire causing blowouts blow outs and tire failures allures firestone chemists chemist s and engineers knew tha t it they could find a way to impregnate the individual cords with rubber and thus insulate the small threads strands and fibers which compose them further increase chiase in the life and mileage giving qualities of the tire would result A method of dipping the cors cora or of tile the tire cit in a rubber solution was found and called gum guin dipping thus firestone reduces the chafing action within tho the e cord by saturating slid and insulating strands and fibers carrying the cord tire principle one step further |
