Vulcanized whitewall question
 

For those of you who have wide whites that were vulcanized to the tires (Hurst, Diamondback, etc.), have you ever heard of a "bubble" under the white? I have some tires that I purchased from Hurst just before they went out of business. I had the tires mounted and there appears to be a small piece of the whitewall that wasn't adhered properly and I have a resulting bubble. It did not appear until the tire was mounted, and I'm thinking the pressure of being seated on the rim is pushing the white out in this location. I'm wondering if there is anything I can do about it? Ordinarily I would have contacted the manufacturer....but....I can't.

Thanks for any feedback you might have.

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Re: Vulcanized whitewall question
 

I'd recommend getting in touch with Coker tires. I acknowledge they are not Coker tires, but they are approachable and knowledgeable about manufacturing wide white walls (in my experience with them.)

They might be able to explain the manufacturing process and offer some solutions in hopes that you'd be a future happy customer.

Re: Vulcanized whitewall question
 

is it only the white wall that is bubbling or is that bulge starting to appear in the tire itself??

If a tire is not "soaped" correctly before being put on the rim it could cause damage in the tire. The damage can result in "bulges" appearing in the sidewall.

Re: Vulcanized whitewall question
 

Jack it up, air it down, tuck the loose part under the lip of the rim, air it back up. If it stays, fine, if not it may have air leaking into it. In that case, prick it with a pin, if it leaks all the time, replace the tire, it wasn't safe in that case anyway.
Larry W.

Re: Vulcanized whitewall question
 

It's just the white wall coming loose from the "donor tire" in that spot, no issues with the tire itself or losing air. For those who don't know, Hurst took off the shelf Hankook tires and vulcanized the whitewalls on them. Part of the whitewall tucks in the bead of the rim, and that's what is pushing it out in the "bubble". I can push it in but it does not stay, hence I believe I need some way to "adhere" it back to the tire.

Thanks for the suggestions, and keep 'em coming!

Re: Vulcanized whitewall question
 

If you can get it in behind it, try some rubber cement.

Larry W.

Re: Vulcanized whitewall question
 

That's what I would do. pull the tire back off the rim and find the right rubber cement an glue the

It could have been a dirty spot on the tire when they put the rubber on it but it also could have been damaged when it was mounted. As TSmith8 said above you don't wan to be stingy with the tire soap when you are mounting tires and especially wide whites.