spar10

I noticed today that I somehow shaved a piece of the sidewall on my P-Zeros. It's not a deep cut and the tire is fine but I'm wondering if it's safe to use some crazy glue or rubber cement to past it back down. Anyone ever do anything like this? Any suggestion? Thanks!

David

W88951

How deep is the cut? Can you post any pictures?

spar10

hope these pics help - thanks for the input!

User 462021

Pasting it won't do you any good. Its hards to say whether or not that will be safe so I won't.

Just remember, the tires are what keep you on the road. Its better to be safe than sorry.

spar10

when i posted the picture i forgot to mention how deep the cut is. it's difficult to see from the picture but the tear doesn't really go into the tire. it's more like a piece of the fat part of the sidewall profile, but it doesn't actually go into the depth of the actual tire.

earlyapex

That's the rim protector portion of the tire. Since the cut doesn't expose any of the underlying cord, I don't think you will have any safety issues for routine driving. It also shouldn't affect your ride quality since you don't drive on the wheel protector strip.

Matt H

No problems. That is what that is there for, believe it or not you have a lot of room to go before damaging anything.

Where in Chicago?
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spar10

in the city - lakeview neighborhood

thanks for the reassurance - i didn't think it would be a problem, just a "mere flesh wound". think i could glue/crazy glue it back down?

Matt H

I wouldnt bother. IMHO, I would just ever so carefully, cut it off. You could try superglue but I dont know what the chem. reaction would be to the rubber. I would either leave it or cut it off from the other direction.
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Viken

If Super Glue may not work, one might try tire patch glue. Can't go wrong with that. Can you?

spar10

tire patch glue? that's a fantastic idea. think i'll give that a try and if it's not successful will carefully take a razor to the backside just as matt h suggests.

Matt H

Tire patch glue is rubber cement and yes it would probably work. One could also try bead sealer (which is black and more plyable). The only thing to consider if using bead sealer is that it can ruin rims if you are not very careful.
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roadsession

Hi guys - raising a thread from the dead - I cut a piece of the rim protector - it looks deep, but then again it's just the raised rubber - against a curb, and of course I also have curb rash now.

I am going to guess the tire's still ok to drive on.

What about the wheel? What's the best way to repair the curb rash?
I am in the Boston area...