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Nonetheless......
.... it would be interesting to bring a tire up and clean it up..... totally isolated from ozone/oxygene. in sea water...... would the rubber still be good.....?
Awright who will volunteer to bring one up..... forget the crocodiles.... Boob
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In Normandy, near Port en Bessin, is a museum of equipment that was pulled from the sea bed, lost during the landings. The rubber on the tank wheels is a crisp as the day made, with moulded lettering still sharp, while the rest of the tank is a crusted hulk. Quite how long the rubber would last if able to use, is unknown, but it does give indication that the surface does not break down. No ultra violet light on the seabed helps I guess.
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16-04-08, 22:36
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Waterlogged tyres
Next time we do a dive clean up I'll cut apart a bias ply tyre thats been on the bottom for 30+ years to see how the cords held up.
Can't see how the water would get to the cords if the tyre was uncracked (new) when it went down! Maybe there's big money in salvaging 9.00 X 16 chevron tread tyres!  Mike (PADI IDST and Master Diver Trainer #202,398)
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