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Cd · 03-23-2023, 08:06 PM

Thanks Freebeard. This is the first I have read of this material.
I notice some plastics are really slick, and thought of using some like your suggestion.

The thing is, is that I have a roll of leftover aluminum sheeting from years ago.

I'll go ahead and try using it and report back.
I posted mainly in case any of you knew for certain that it wouldn't work due to friction.
I know of coarse that it WILL heat the tire in the area it makes contact.
I'm not too concerned, since I will only be making a few turns that have at most 10 -15 seconds of contact.
However, this will be on an already warm tire.

I'm just trying to think of all the issues before they arise.

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Cd Ultimate Fail Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Austin,Texas Posts: 3,585 Thanks: 2,872 Thanked 1,121 Times in 679 Posts	Thanks Freebeard. This is the first I have read of this material. I notice some plastics are really slick, and thought of using some like your suggestion. The thing is, is that I have a roll of leftover aluminum sheeting from years ago. I'll go ahead and try using it and report back. I posted mainly in case any of you knew for certain that it wouldn't work due to friction. I know of coarse that it WILL heat the tire in the area it makes contact. I'm not too concerned, since I will only be making a few turns that have at most 10 -15 seconds of contact. However, this will be on an already warm tire. I'm just trying to think of all the issues before they arise.