Lali Posted October 15, 2001 Share Posted October 15, 2001 Excuse my complete ignorance but... Buffing... whats that all about? I am guessing that its got nothing to do with vampires. Lali VVC-ya wouldnt wanna be ya!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blatman Posted October 15, 2001 Share Posted October 15, 2001 The "art" of removing loads of tread from new tyres. Places like micheldever tyres do it for you. It helps with dry weather performance. I prefer my tyres to have around 4mm or less on them for the sprints and hills. Unless it's absolutely bucketing down, they're OK for the wet tooeek.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Plato Posted October 15, 2001 Share Posted October 15, 2001 Pammy Anderson does a lot of buffing - I expect ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Carmichael Posted October 15, 2001 Share Posted October 15, 2001 When you have a lot of tread depth, the rubber squirms around a lot and that generates heat throughout the tread volume. The surface area dissipating the heat doesn't change. Therefore tyres with lots of tread depth run hotter (overheat). Buffing is all about removing tread depth to the point where you don't overheat the tyres. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelspeed Posted October 15, 2001 Share Posted October 15, 2001 If you're Opp Norfff then Twatts do it for about 3 quid a tyre (well it's north of here....). Also I think BMTR in Brummy do it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenny. Posted October 15, 2001 Share Posted October 15, 2001 Biggest bollocking I've ever had is when I had to explain "buffing" to my precious........."£300 hundred worth of new tyres, then you pay a man to f**k them up" she said............I explain nothing now and keep me gob shut!!! Kenny HPC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Plato Posted October 15, 2001 Share Posted October 15, 2001 The Bridgestone SO2 and RE720 have a dual compound , the last 4-5mm are of a softer / grippier compound . The tyres should last longer if they are buffed for the reasons Peter gave . dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lali Posted October 16, 2001 Author Share Posted October 16, 2001 So do you buff the tyres when they are brand new or after you have run them in? Lali VVC-ya wouldnt wanna be ya!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blatman Posted October 16, 2001 Share Posted October 16, 2001 From new. I don't believe there is any benefit in "running in" a tyre......Even if there is, I can see little point in ordering and fitting new tyres, driving a few miles, then taking them off again, sending them for buffing, and re-fitting. Bear in mind that they need to be removed and re-fitted from/to your (probably) expensive alloys, it gives the fella at "Kwik Fit" 3 chances to ruin a rim or twosad.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenny. Posted October 16, 2001 Share Posted October 16, 2001 I agree Blatman that you should buff them from new........but I don't see why tyres have to come off rim again to have them buffed.....unless it's a real odball size wheel. Kenny HPC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FH Posted October 16, 2001 Share Posted October 16, 2001 Mornin' Blatman biggrin.gif Surely you don't use those c*wboys eek.gif FH teeth.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stijn LUYCK 1 Posted October 16, 2001 Share Posted October 16, 2001 Most places do not like buffing tires that already have been used, often they ask extra money for doing so. Small stones, grains of sand, etc. that are stuck in the rubber probably blunt the cutters that are used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blatman Posted October 16, 2001 Share Posted October 16, 2001 Mornin' FH No, I don't. At least not for the Westf1eld's...... I ALWAYS stand over them though, despite any arguments they try and give to the contrary....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simos Posted October 16, 2001 Share Posted October 16, 2001 There's a cheap buffing service in Hastings called the Boyz. The approved method is in Tesco's carpark at about 10:30pm. Manoever till the tyres are adjacent to a speed bump (a series of handbrake turns at 60mph seems most effective) and then release the clutch sharply as the engine sits on the rev limiter. After just a few minutes the tyres are nicely buffed. Once the brigade have put out the fire, the police inform the owner that their tyres are now buffed and they're free to pick them up - the steel bands anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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