Taiba Vulcanizing Works

Taiba Vulcanizing Works is located in Jamalpur at 403 Gaznavi Apartment. It is a bit unusual to have a workshop like this in an apartment building, but we make it work on the ground level. My hands are usually black from the rubber and the soot from the heating plates. We spend the whole day fixing punctures and putting new life into old tires that most people would just throw away. The smell of burning rubber is something you get used to after a week, though the neighbors sometimes complain when the wind blows the wrong way. Jamalpur is a crowded place, so there are always bikes and cars stopping by because they hit a nail on the road. We use these heavy iron presses to melt the rubber patches onto the tubes. It’s hot work, especially in the summer when the air just sits still. We don't have a fancy waiting room, just a couple of plastic chairs tucked against the wall. Sometimes we have to tell people their tire is too far gone and it isn't safe to fix, which they don't always like to hear. We see all kinds of people, from delivery boys to guys with expensive cars. We treat every tire the same because a hole is a hole no matter what it’s attached to. It is just honest work that keeps us busy from morning until late evening when we finally close.