The only advice I can give you is not do what I did. I cleaned up the tires with rubbing alcohol put on the bed liner and by about the 10th landing it was flaking and streaming off the running surfaces. The sidewalls held the bed liner well enough. I've heard some guys did it right and it worked, but not for me. I'm not sure why it failed for me so if anyone has ideas chime in. I wonder if it may be brand specific?
Put 2 coats on last year, lasted all season. A couple of weeks ago when I took my skis off and put the wheels back on, I noticed a couple of thin spots so I put another coat on where the worst wear is. Works for me, and buy a gallon, not a quart, a quart is $30 and a gallon is $60. Herculiner, from NAPA
I'll bet not thinning it with xylene may have been my downfall. It makes sense that it peeled on mine because it was not flexible enough and thinning it would facilitate a more pliable surface. I may try that next go round. Thanks for the tip.
I guess then it might look like your picture on your handle but, instead of water its all black rubber! Seriously, the peeling I had blew backwards. I tend to think that at the low pressures Airstreaks are run it is not as likely to be a catastrophic sudden failure but I may be incorrect. Anyone ever hear of a major blow out at cub landing speeds on any brand of true tundra tires? I have not however that doesn't mean it can not happen by any stretch of the imagination.
I didn't thin the Herculiner with anything. I used xylene to clean the tire twice then scuff with 80 grit sandpaper then clean with xylene again. Let dry. Mix the Herculiner real good, put on one coat, let it get tacky, 3 or 4 hours, then another coat. Leave the tire off the ground for 2 or 3 days at least. Then go out and try to wear it off. Report back how that works out.