In a message dated 11/26/00 1:46:21 PM Pacific Standard Time,
wolzphoto@WORLDNET.ATT.NET writes:

<< When you get down to the steel belting, you're supposed to wrap the tire a
 half dozen times with duck tape.  That way you don't get that squishing
 (kinda like corduroys) sound while you're driving down the road. >>

I've found that spray painting the steel belts first w/ primer. Then two
coats of Rust-O-leum can make then last longer too. One more thing I
discovered is my gas mileage is better on the black-painted tire vs. the
yellow-painted one. The strange side effect is I seem to be chased by bumble
bees all day long.

BenT