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10-15-2018, 05:16 PM | #1 |
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dawn in MT slicks
Am going tubeless. Do I need to paint the insides and let them sit for a day or two or mount them immediately?
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10-15-2018, 06:23 PM | #2 |
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Re: dawn in MT slicks
I always did that with Firestones but that was in the late 1970's around 1977-78. I used Dawn liquid dish washing soap. Some use Palmolive.
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10-15-2018, 07:04 PM | #3 |
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Re: dawn in MT slicks
I always painted my old Firestones, still leaked some. I have run my MT radials tubless for six years now, doing nothing to them. Seldom have to correct air pressure all weekend. The set on the car now won't loose enough to measure in a couple of weeks.
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Re: dawn in MT slicks
Do you screw them to the rims without tubes?
I have a set of rims with holes already, that I ran with tubes in. Would like to go tubeless myself Thanks, Mike |
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Re: dawn in MT slicks
Mike, with one set of wheels I filled the screw holes with JB Weld. I applied tape inside the bead area and "packed" the JB each hole with a small wooden dowel. They held air fine and stayed in service for several more seasons.
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Re: dawn in MT slicks
I'm a Palmolive man myself. It does work and for the ease and cost of it why not? I just put new Hoosiers on and did it, why not? I don't use screws just wipe the rim and bead with acetone before filling and if you want you can spray the bead with hair spray, it help prevent them slipping on the rim. I've never filled the holes but use a scotchbrite on a die grinder to remove any burrs. I've used wheels with holes and never filled them and run tubeless with no problem.
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10-16-2018, 12:00 AM | #7 |
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Re: dawn in MT slicks
Not sure what the story behind this is. I’ve had Hoosiers for 5 years that don’t leak a bit without any dish detergent. Heck my front runners are worse.
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10-16-2018, 02:15 PM | #8 |
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Re: dawn in MT slicks
I never drilled my wheels for screws. Fronts are tubeless, never leak.
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Re: dawn in MT slicks
I think the screws where for the 5-6 pounds of air run in slicks back in the day, now it's 20 or more.?
So they wouldn't spin. thought that was obvious. Last edited by Coleydog; 10-16-2018 at 11:20 PM. |
10-16-2018, 04:21 PM | #10 |
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Re: dawn in MT slicks
The screws were necessary to stop the tire from spinning on the rim and then tearing out the valve stem of the tube. Then 20 or so years ago the tires got better and I think they slightly changed the profile of the outer edged of the rim, everybody went tubeless and no more issues. Hooray!
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