During
buffing the coating will begin to heat due to friction.
The
buffing head with a single speed 2.2 KW motor has clockwise and anti clockwise rotation and accepts buffs, brushes and wheels up to 250 mm diameter and up to 150 mm wide.
The accompanying figures are SEM images taken of one area of a disk, before and after
buffing, where the
buffing was done in two separate steps with analysis after each step.
Key statement: Embodiments of the invention are used to provide ways of tire tread molding and retreading with a double tread rubber body having a unitary structure that comprises two treads in order to remove the need for
buffing an oxide layer typically associated with tread molding and curing.
If elbow grease alone won't do the trick, or if you have large areas to cover, use a drill and small
buffing wheel (Photo 1; $6 at home centers).
One of the less glamourous areas of the surface treatment industry is
buffing or polishing.
Key statement: Methods, apparatus and computer programs for correcting a buff of tread from a crown of a tire, the steps of the method including measuring the distance between the tire crown surface and the belt at each of the plurality of locations; calculating a projected distance between the crown surface and the belt at each of the plurality of transverse locations across the crown using proposed buff radii, choosing a new position of the
buffing radius origin from the one or more proposed origin positions on the centerline of the tire; and
buffing the tread from the tire crown along the arc described by the buff radius having the
buffing radius origin at the new position.
The
buffing can be done by hand, but a small power buffer is much easier.
