[Shop-talk] Wheel Weights vs fluid filling

[Paul Parkanzky]

They can be drained and refilled. Although if you get a puncture,
there's a pretty good chance they'll have at least partially drained
themselves before you can do much about it. I'm sure you could use a
tire plug.

One more con is that you'll want to dedicate a "throwaway" gauge to
checking your pressures (some people add a length of hose to a cheap
gauge) because you'll get little bits of the fluid in your gauge and
it's sticky/syrupy.

-Paul

On Thu, Mar 15, 2018 at 11:21 AM,  <eric at megageek.com> wrote:
> Ok, I got some emails about using beet juice (Rim Guard)  to fill the tires
> instead of wheel weights.
>
> Does anyone have any pros/cons about either?
>
> Paul P gave me some reasons for the filling of tires, but here is what I was
> thinking...
>
> If I get a punctured tire, I can't easily fix it without dealing with the
> fluld  (I never worked with filled tires before, can you 'drain them' and
> refill them if you need to remove a tire/rim?  Can you use a plug on a tire
> with it?
>
> Thanks.
>
> This list has been quiet lately, it feels good to have a discussion on it.
> Maybe I'll ask about the best impact wrench to really get the juices flowing
> (as I really am looking for a new one.)
>