[AT] Any old farmer tricks for fixing tire leaks?

[charlie hill]

Hi Jim,

Makes sense to me.  I usually blast rims and coat them with a heavy coat of 
Epoxy paint.  Then when I mount the tires/tubes I squirt a small handfull of 
baby powder into the tire and roll it around.  That pretty well stops tube 
sticking and leaks from chaffing.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "james deardorff" <jdeardorffsupct at yahoo.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Friday, April 22, 2005 3:47 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Any old farmer tricks for fixing tire leaks?


>
> /Dear Phil,
>
> Each year I sandblast a number of wheel rims for
> antique tractors. In many cases I find deep pitting
> and rusting on the inside of these rims (where the
> intertube sets).  This can cause the tube to
> deterioate quickly and leak.  Recently, I started
> applying two brush coats of POR-15.  This seems to
> provide a clean smooth surface that helps keep the
> intertube in good shape. This also seems to help seal
> the tire to the rim.
>
> Jim Deardorff
>
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