[Healeys] Inner Tube Sticker Wear

[mark lapierre]

FYI.   Just wanted to reiterate that the wear on new inner tubes from stickers
is REAL.
To explain,   the stickers and adhesive on the inside of new  radial tires
needs to be
removed by the tire installer, before mounting.   In my case,  I have only
1300 miles on my new wire wheels, tires and tubes and flat tires are starting
to haunt me.   I would inflate the tires to about 32lb for a test and with in
a few days it would leak done to about 20lb before it sealed itself again.  No
visual punctures were present and no leaking at the valve stem. After close
examination ,  there is a perfect imprint of these internal stickers on the
tubes where the leaks are discovered.   The installer claims that they have
never heard of this before, but they
will take care of the problem. We'll see.
 
You need to mention this problem to your tire installer cause a lot of them
are not aware of this situation and it will haunt you at the worst time.   If
you don't see any stickers inside your tires or feel any sticky adhesive, then
you are good to go. 
 
 
Thought this might assist anyone contemplating new sneakers for their car.  
Disregard this if you have solid wheels without tubes, or tubeless wire
wheels.
 
If anyone has information on the powdering process for the inside of
tires that can be used, please send me an update.   I  don't remember what
kind of powder that was and how to apply it.
 
Mark