Any tips protecting rims when fitting tyres?

As above......I can take my tyres to a tyre fitter, but have some decent tyre levers myself and will take my time so I dont scratch up the rim lip too much......the rims are freshly painted enamel steelies and the tyres are coker big/littlies....any tips/hints to offer before I have a go?....cheers fellas. ...........Bert

 

bttt........anyone?..or do most get em done by the tyre fitters?

 

i'd go to the tire store, that way if they scratch them, you can hold them accoutable. Usually a decent shop has a good machine that will avoid this, and ask that their master tech do the work.

 

good point....gotta get em balanced too, so I might just do that...cheers

 

If the tires are fairly new or are new, meaning they are soft and flexible nit hard and brittle, take some regular plain GO-Jo ot if you do not have GO-JO you can use liquid dish soap. Put a liberal amount of GO-JO or dish soap on the beads of the tire going all the way around the tire. Now position the tire on the wheel, with the narrowest bead side of the wheel up and just push down on the tire and rotate. it should slip right on...now the second bead will be tougher, but if you have enough soap it should be slippery enough to do the same.

When doing the second bead, do not push too far down as you work it around the wheel as that will make it not go on. If you cannot get it completely on then use your tire iron/s****(screwdriver works too) and pry it the rest of the way on. if you are worried about scratching with the tire tool, put a layer or two of tape on the face of the rim before you pry the tire on. Good luck!!

 

I just bought a cheap Tractor Supply tire machine ( lol) it holds the rim pretty good for mounting ....it was 40 dollars....

 

First thing tire irons are for removing tires, all you need to mount them is a rubber tire hammer. I like to use a heavy shipping blanket placed on the floor to protect the rim. Place the rim into the outer side of the tire and tap it over the rim. Install the inner tube if you have tube type tires, use a valve stem chain pull to get the stem out and keep it out. Place the tire on the blanket and tap the back side of the tire over the rim. Inflate the tube and your done.

 

Another way of doing it without getting soap or water inside the tire is to get a large piece of black polythene sheeting, bigger that the wheel. Lay the rim down, lay the sheeting over top of the rim, then push down on the tire rim and work it around the rim. The slippery sheeting lets the tire slip on easily. Pull the sheeting out and position it over the rim again, then slip the top bead on the same way. Remove sheeting and it's done.

 

You could tape them or rub the edges down with a lubricant like vaseline. Or take them to a high end car dealership to have them do it. There are tire machines out there that can remove and install with out touching the rim.

 

tape the lips up with blue 3M painters tape.go around the rim 2 times. you can push the bead down after it's mounted to get the tape off if you get it to the inside more than you wanted. (no joke)> KY Jelly around the tire bead before you start to mount them. tell the guy who will use the machine that you are trying to save the paint. if he's not 100% sure he can do it. do it yourself at home the old way

 

I bought a new pair of American Torq-Thrust D's and they came with a blue plastic protective ring around the edge. I left it on so the tire didn't scuff the wheel when the tire was mounted. Before we inflated the tire, i popped it off. It worked pretty good.

 

You can use the irons for installation as well. they are not just for removing the tire. You can do a much better job installing the tire with a s****/iron that you can with the mallet. At least in my experience anyways.......