Razor blade in my tire.

[Spectre694]

I saw something shiny poking out of my tire this morning pulled it out and was greeted with this two inch piece of razor blade.

It only seems to have cut into the tread and not the tire itself but what to you guys think safe to drive on or get it replaced?

I'd hate to replace it plenty of life on it yet but I don't want to deal with a blow out either.

 

[Jetronic]

you got an extra sipe now

 

[Passport1]

You might have had a close shave with that tire.

 

[supton]

If it's only in the tread I'd ignore it. Like Jetronic says, you have another sipe now. If worried, you could take a probe of some sort, pick, screwdriver, whatever, and verify that it's not deep.

 

[supton]

You might have had a close shave with that tire.

After seeing some of the photos of what some tires have picked up (wrenches, sparkplugs, etc) I would agree!

 

[Eddie]

Not to be concerned IMO. Ed

 

[Astro14]

I wouldn't worry about it. The steel belts are the outer layer, and unless you can see a glint of severed steel in the bottom of that cut, I don't think there is any real damage to the structure of the tire, just a bit of a cut in the rubber that already has blocks and sipes.

I'd be curious what @CapriRacer has to say, he's the expert on this...

 

[ARCOgraphite]

Odd that a tire would pick that up. Do you have any angry ex GF lurking around?

 

[opus1]

Odd that a tire would pick that up. Do you have any angry ex GF lurking around?

Not ruling out an angry ex, but it's amazing what tires can pick up. I once had a hammer wedge wind up in a tire.

 

[Ed_Flecko]

Razor blades, hypodermic needles, etc., are pretty common on our roads here in California with all of the crackheads, tweakers, etc.



Ed

 

[Spectre694]

I wouldn't worry about it. The steel belts are the outer layer, and unless you can see a glint of severed steel in the bottom of that cut, I don't think there is any real damage to the structure of the tire, just a bit of a cut in the rubber that already has blocks and sipes.

I'd be curious what @CapriRacer has to say, he's the expert on this...

Just poked at it again. It's Deeper than the wear bars on the tire but no hint of the belting so based on what everyone is saying it's probably fine.

 

[Spectre694]

Odd that a tire would pick that up. Do you have any angry ex GF lurking around?

Haha I hope not I just moved 4 hours away.

I'm surprised it got in there too. I've gotten plenty of nails and whatnot but never a razorblade.

 

[MrLemonade]

I would investigate further.
1. I'd slide something thin in that space, maybe a credit card or butter knife, to test the depth. If it's deeper than the grooves, it may be dangerous. Replace or patch. If it's shallow or not deeper than the grooves you're likely ok.
2. Pour or spray some soapy water on the area to see if there's any air leaking. If there's leaking air it will bubble. Replace or patch.
3. It's hard to determine from pictures but if tread depth is low or tires are old (6-10 years) or any weathering/rotting around the sidewalls, it's time to replace. This damage just reinforces that notion.

 

[kschachn]

You have a sharp eye to notice that.

 

[MrLemonade]

Just poked at it again. It's Deeper than the wear bars on the tire but no hint of the belting so based on what everyone is saying it's probably fine.

I'd at least put a spare on and have a professional look at it, maybe proactively patch it. Or if aged/weathered and/or low tread just replace as a set.

 

[MrLemonade]

Odd that a tire would pick that up. Do you have any angry ex GF lurking around?

I've had tires pick up a few of the usual nails and screws. I advise others, and I avoid construction areas now. If there's new construction, do not even drive around those streets. I live in one are of new construction, and when I walk I pick up a handful of nails and screws reliably. I have a small bucket full of them. If one were a conspiracy theorists, one would conclude these folks just purposefully throw nails and screws into the street (but that would be illogical b/c they drive to these jobsites daily - so the other conclusion is they are just really really stupid).

The weirdest flat I got was a big flat sharp piece of metal stuck in my sidewall, maybe about 1/4 the size of a pushmower blade but thin. No possible idea how that happened, but it was clearly road debris.

 

[manicrodder]

Odd that a tire would pick that up. Do you have any angry ex GF lurking around?

What I was thinking. I doubt it was perpendicular to the road surface. You would be limping is you had Tiger Paws.

 

[slacktide_bitog]

Does the tire still hold air?

 

[Spectre694]

Ill

I'd at least put a spare on and have a professional look at it, maybe proactively patch it. Or if aged/weathered and/or low tread just replace as a set.

I'll probably have someone look at just to check. I don't think it can be patched though the cut is about 4 inches long.

I'm going to try to avoid replacing them unless necessary. They're only a couple of years old and have a bit more than half their tread left.

 

[Spectre694]

Does the tire still hold air?

Yep no leaking only noticed because I saw the metal glinting in the sun while I was walking to the car.