So I only filled the divots on this roller with the JB Weld and sand but it's made a huge difference.
The roller used to slip on those divots but it doesn't slip at all any more.
I put it on fairly lumpy. Please also note that the whole roller does not contact teh tire, only the first 2 inches of it, the whole thing is about 3 inches wide.
The first pic is of starting out today- I had put about 3 miles on it the other day.
The next pic is at about the 5 mile mark (8 miles total), again no major wear, some rounding over of the major high points, but nothing major.
Final pic is at home at the 10 mile (13 miles total) point today again same slight wearing at high points, but nothing major, none of the JB weld has come off.
I'm not seeing any major wear ont eh tire- nothing that the peg wouldn't have done on it's own. I will update as I put more miles on this thing.
I noticed that at the industrial park there was a chunk of old industrial sanding belt on the ground. I'll go check it out later and see if I can snag it. I'm going to wait until everything down i there closes for the day.
I feel pretty comfortable in calling the JB Weld and sand a winner.
My method:
Use standard set JB Weld.
Mix a lot of it
Mix in sand until you get a tick goopy playdoh like paste
Trowel it on with a plastic fork.
score the stuff with the fork to give it some horizontal grooves.
Let set over night
then ride
