[AT] Sealing a tire to a rim

[charlie hill]

Thanks Steve.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve W." <falcon at telenet.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 10:34 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Sealing a tire to a rim


> http://www.safetyseal.com/store/chemical.htm is the stuff I use. I get
> it at the local Parts Plus auto parts store. But I have seen it at NAPA
> and a couple tire shops. I paid 14.50 about 4 years ago for a can of the
> flammable stuff (works much better than the nonflammable version) that
> I'm still using....  It brushes on like the old permatex and fills the
> voids between the rubber and the rim, it doesn't bond them together
> though like a glue would. It does bond to the rubber though and when you
> dismount the tire it will stay stuck to it so if you want to put them on
> a different rim or reuse them on the current rim you almost have to buff
> it off. (or just put another layer on which is what I do). The spray
> would probably be easier to use though.
> 
> They also carry mounting lube, plug kits, tube patch kits and other tire
> repair items.
> 
> Steve Williams
> Near Cooperstown NY
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Cecil E Monson" <cmonson at hvc.rr.com>
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> Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 6:46 AM
> Subject: Re: [AT] Sealing a tire to a rim
> 
> 
> > > Steve where do you find that stuff?  Tire store,  auto parts, ????
> > >
> > > Charlie
> >
> >
> > Charlie, I have a continuing problem with golf cart tires and
> > other small ones on several wagons that I use for gen sets or small
> > engines. It seems to me that clean rims and good tires do not stay
> > sealed for long. I suspect the rubber dries out and then the leak
> > starts. I take the golf cart wheels to the local golf cart guy and
> > he uses a bead sealer on them and that seems to stop the leak for
> > good. He has a can of it and uses a small paint brush to swab the
> > rim before seating the tires.
> >
> > While I was at Le Sueur I asked the Miller Tire guys if they
> > had anything in the way of a bead sealer but they didn't have any with
> > them. They told me they were sure they carried it at the store.
> >
> > I am going to do as Alan Riley suggested and try NAPA but I
> > have a feeling if I really want to stop the leaks I am going to have
> > to buy tubes.
> >
> > Cecil
> > -- 
> > The nicest thing about telling the truth is you never have to wonder
> > what you said.
> >
> > Cecil E Monson
> > Lucille Hand-Monson
> > Mountainville, New York   Just a little east of the North Pole
> >
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> >
> > Free advice
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