Tire shops use high volume compressors that blows air in so fast that the
tire pops onto the bead.
James Nazarian
'71 B roadster
'71 BGT rust free and burnt orange
'74 BGT going by-by soon
'63 Buick 215
On Sat, 4 Dec 1999, Skye Poier wrote:
> Here's a presumably easy question.
>
> I'm moving some radials from my old, tatty wire wheels to my shiny, new
> mags. I have the rubber on the mags, but I can't get the buggers to
> inflate because the bead isn't set. I tried squirting dishwashing
> liquid around both sides in the hope that it would help get the bead
> started but all it does it make nice bubbles. This wasn't an issue with the
> wires because they had tubes..
>
> I can't imagine I need to take the tire off the rim and put it back
> on right onto the bead... do you need some sort of high powered air
> source to get it started or something?? What's the secret.
>
> Thanks
> Skye
>
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