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Anyone who has purchased new tires recently has encountered those little "hairs" that are all over the surface of the tire. Some people feel that they detract from the appearance of the tire. These small rubber spikes or "Hairs" are artifacts of the molding process being the location of small vent holes
to ensure all air is out of the mold.
I propose a small razor(like an old style razor for your face or legs) like device that holds a standard razor blade and has 4 small wheels on either edge(like a reel type lawn mower)
This device is rolled over the surface of the tire to trim off these rubber "hairs" and leave a clean smooth look on your new tires.
Inspired by "Wheel Hair Remover" posted by [Ling].
Inspiring Idea
Wheel_20hair_20remover
[jhomrighaus, Mar 05 2007]
Cuddly!
Tire_20Fur
[bungston, Mar 05 2007]
Tire Truing Machine
http://www.allstate...truing_machines.htm
[nuclear hobo, Mar 05 2007]
yes, lets worry about the smallest details of life on this planet...
http://www.mentalhe...m/dis/p20-an05.html
[po, Mar 05 2007]
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Why do those annoy you? Don't they wear off by the time you drive home anyway? But, hey, this is the halfbakery, so (+) |
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Your tire's ailment is one of lack, not of excess. Consider the linked: Tire Fur! |
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Possibly the most neurotic complaint I've ever heard. But hey, good idea to take care of the problem. |
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I love the hair. It's like the smooth surface on a fresh jar of Marmite. [-] |
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[wagster] This idea is about a device to remove the hair on a tire if one is not interested in having it there. It is not a statement for or against the hair itself. For those individuals who do not like the hair this device is intended for its removal. |
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[Galbinus_Caeli] Those hairs are also present on the sides of the tires and some of those can last for years. |
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I've never heard them called hairs before... |
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//Those hairs are also present on the
sides of the tires and some of those can
last for years.// do they turn grey with
age? |
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"tire" is how Americans spell it, I don't know where you live po. |
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actually [po] it was the play on words that inspired the idea, I actually could care less about them but it seemed like the perfect half-baked invention. |
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I don't think the little nubs are manufacturing artifacts, but rather a security feature. Since they wear off so quickly and are very difficult to replicate, one can be assured the fuzzy tires they bought haven't been used. |
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[jhom], I don't think that you can fairly claim that |
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//This idea... ...is not a statement for or against the hair itself.// |
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when you describe the hair as "annoying" twice within the first 20 words of the idea's text (including title and subtitle) - it's hardly an impartial adjective. |
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Anyhoo, the razor type devices should be permanently mounted into the kerbside, so that removing the hairs will involve a bit of driving skill, similar to rubbing off the "wimp strips" on motorcycle tyres. |
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The product is aimed at those who dislike the hairs on their tires. I would venture to believe that one who would buy this product would feel that the hairs are negative and as such want to remove them. The point is that this is not an idea about tire hair being bad its an idea about a device to remove the hair. I think it should be judged on its purpose and not on whether we like or don't like the hairs. But that is just my opinion of course. |
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For what it is worth I have noticed that the hairs or nubs seem to be missing from higher end tire models and only appear on the lower end models. Perhaps this indicates that someone in the tire industry feels they might be detrimental to the sales of higher end tires???? |
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There I edited the idea and am no longer making any statement as to the desirability of tire hairs only that some people do not like them and if they don't then this can remove them. |
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These spelling problems are getting very tyring |
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oops, sorry [jhom], I wasn't expecting that - I actually agree that they're annoying - mainly 'cos the kids wouldn't stop pulling at them and getting dirty hands when we put the new snow tyres on. |
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You aint be gettin' none of them there negative votes from me. I just felt you were a bit hard on wagster (although he is a big boy and can probably take it). ;) |
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Please tell me you only took that as an opportunity for a pun and not that you are actually applying pedantry to annotations now. |
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