Resurface tires

bullerman

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Can you resurface you tires with them on the kart? I don't have a tire machine. Or how can you resurface them without a machine. I do have a belt sander and a grinder. Thanks
 
Before I had mine I run the idle up till the clutch was engaged and dusted them off with a belt sander. I’ve seen a hub mounted in a drill press and tires surfaced that way as well. But yes you can use your kart. Low as possible in rpm
 
it will make a mess but it works. Use water and a light detergent to keep tire heat down. Windshield washer fluid works in a pinch too
 
I've told this story before but it really just was an ahhh moment. Dude came in from heat, lights up his camel, lifts kart on stand, fires kart up and proceeds to hold a piece of sand paper and refinish those tires while smoking his camel and working the throttle. It was a thing of beauty lol. Most of the time guys are really over complicating stuff
 
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