Does anyone know of a company who does tyre buffing in the Oxfordshire area?
I'm led to believe that it'll pay to get my new Yoko's buffed down before using them in anger.
ATB Dan.
Sorry, can't help with the question, but if you want tyres with most/half of their tread gone, the locost way it to buy part-worns; same end
result! Buffing seems like a waste of good rubber to me
Wait for the snow to go and then head out to your nearest Sainsbury's carpark... Rotate front to back halfway through carpark hooning session and bob is your proverbial horse's aunt.
Dan, thought you had your own (perimeter) track to scrub them in?
Cheers, Pewe 
Das Police has something to say about the carpark donuts!!, mine it's the same on the peri-track at the mo, mind it's more of an ice rink
presently.
I've used about 2mm of tread in 3years and 20,000 miles I can't wait that long for the tryes to come in.
Part worns, might be a good idea, I'll have to look into them. Still no suggestions for buffing services though!!
ATB Dan.
Hold on, you'll pay for someone to wear your tyres out? I'll do it for free if I get the car for a bit with it 
Seriously though part worns are about a tenner each
OK, part worns are out. It's very hard to find part worn premium tyres (everyone wears them to the bone for good reason) and who wants part
worn S*it tyres, the ones I have would grip better.
Non race tyres last forever on these type of cars (yes I do try hard enough, ask about) so taking a few mm off won't hurt too much.
Ninehigh, many thanks for your kind offer but
ATB Dan.
Hi
The only ones i can think of down your way are the obvious ones like POLLY - Adams&page - tadworth tyres.
Obviously to get the best you need to have new tyres buffed down to 4-5 mm. using S/H ones only means that they are old and the best of the life span
has long since gone. Try asking in the racing section I know most of the 750mc competitors use POLLY or A&P. But there may be some others come to
light.
Cheers Matt
Adams and Page are about 45 mins to an hour from me, I'll give them a shout, Matt your closer than the rest of those people I may have to pop up
your way.
ATB Dan.
[Edited on 10/2/09 by scutter]
Are trying to prevent the tread from "chunking" because the lugs are too deep and overheat on the track?
Or are you just trying to expose some softer rubber?
If the latter, you may just want to try putting a good heat cycle in them. Cna make a huge difference to get rid of the skin on the outside.
Cheers.
didn't someone post about some stuff you can paint onto the tread that makes the rubber softer/stickier?
Hi
It will be purely to get the depth of the blocks reduced. Improves the handling no end. Assuming we are talking road tread pattern A539 or the
21's etc.
Cheers Matt
Ps I do not have the facilities to buff the tyres. 99% of the tyres we use come from Polly or A&P who supply them already done.
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Originally posted by 02GF74
didn't someone post about some stuff you can paint onto the tread that makes the rubber softer/stickier?
Its called Hot Lap or something like that. IIRC, it can be used on new and used tyres
I didn't know shaving tires helps the handling. I thought it just kept them from "chunking" where large chunks come off from the tread
lugs overheating.
Tire softeners are temporary and will actually make you tires harder and rot afterwards when they cool. Not for street/track use for sure.
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Originally posted by C10CoryM
Tire softeners are temporary and will actually make you tires harder and rot afterwards when they cool. Not for street/track use for sure.
i made my own tyre buffer,when we used avons on stockcars we had to buff most of the tread off so they were almost a slick.i bought a big lathe put a halfshaft in the chuck and bolted the wheel and tyre on.next i mounted a 10mm thick plate on the back of the tool holder so it stuck out the side nearest the chuck,mounted on the plate was a 3hp motor with a circular saw blade on it.the blade was well guarded!!.i put the lathe going as slow as possible about 20rpm fire up the saw and send it across the tyre as if you were cutting a thread.it worked a treat
No doubt that worked, but I'm scared from just reading it
ATB Dan.
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Originally posted by andrew830
i made my own tyre buffer,when we used avons on stockcars we had to buff most of the tread off so they were almost a slick.i bought a big lathe put a halfshaft in the chuck and bolted the wheel and tyre on.next i mounted a 10mm thick plate on the back of the tool holder so it stuck out the side nearest the chuck,mounted on the plate was a 3hp motor with a circular saw blade on it.the blade was well guarded!!.i put the lathe going as slow as possible about 20rpm fire up the saw and send it across the tyre as if you were cutting a thread.it worked a treat
