what you are probably looking for is a rubber solution used to
seal the edges. Even then it is not guaranteed to work, make yourself
comfortable with the thoughts of fitting tubes.
Gernot
> ----------
> From: Andy[SMTP:adixon@loudoun.com]
> Reply To: Andy
> Sent: Monday, June 15, 1998 4:45 PM
> To: JAMES_S_WALLACE@HP-Canada-om1.om.hp.com
> Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Tire <-> rim sealant?
>
>
> Jim,
> you guessed it, it's diluted liquid soap. I think it's more to help
> the bead
> slide on the rim without damage than anything else; but then I'm often
>
> wrong.
> Andy D.
>
> On 06/15/98 11:04 AM JAMES_S_WALLACE@HP-Canada-om1.om.hp.com
> said...
> >
> > Greetings,
> >
> > I recently had a couple of my rims glass-bead-blasted, and they
> came
> > out beautifully. I primed them and painted them with Ford Silver
>
> > (Argent d'Henri), and they look just fine.
> > I put the tires on the rims, inflated them, and they both leaked
> all
> > around the perimeter where the tire meets the rim. Then I
> remembered
> > that at tire shops they always slop some kind of soapy liquid on
> there
> > before inflating.
> > Does anyone know what can be used for this purpose that one may
> have
> > lying around the house?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Jim Wallace
> > '60 TR3
>
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