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how do they do that?

 

hair spray/ ether, anything in gas form that is flammable! but be careful on how much you use lol, as it can blow up in your face!

 

wd-40 works well and can be found in about half of the toolboxes at any event.

Keep in mind this is done to seat the bead, not inflate the tire. It's an old trick (I've done it a few times on big balloon forklift tires).

 

oh, i thought it also inflated the tire, my bad
any tricks to get it inflated??

 

yeah ive had to do that a couple times at work with stubborn low-profile tires.

 

bicycle tire pump?

It will put a little pressure in the tire, but IIRC never over 5lbs.

Tried to use more WD-40 to "up the pressure" a few times. We went through a burnt-hair phase and eventually got to a point where the inside of the tires were wet with unburnt WD-40 (not enough ambient O2 to ignite it all).

You could probably try something that atomizes better and has a better "bang". I'd guess that someone would get hurt, bad, before you found a reliable formula, though.

 

You guys have done that before? Will it stay inflated assuming there's no puncture?

*****Never mind, I need to read all the threads better.

 

Hairspray and WD-40 don't work.

You need to use starter fluid. This trick has been being used since the dawn of time!

 

I used it twice just last sunday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

12volt air compressor will pump it back up if it just popped the bead

 

sure wd40 works, u just gotta time it just right, cuz after its been out for a few seconds its not flammable anymore. (at least in my experience)

 

If you pop a bead, you have to reseat the bead. Just trying to pump it up will not reseat the bead. You need some sort of forced air to "pop" the tire out, and back onto the rim.

 

Usually you will have to get air to it wright after. Because the fire that set the bead will go out and suck the bead back off. Aleast that has been my experience.

 

starting fluid works best. its as easy as it looks
lots of people try to do wd 40 but it wont burn unless its a vapor you need something that burns fast

 

hmm i kinda want to learn how to do that.

 

Brake cleaner or carb cleaner will do the trick as well.

 

ya. if possible, hook an air source up to the valve and have it pumping while your spraying the starter fluid. this way when it pops the bead back on its already getting air. its good to have a nozzle that locks onto the valve, so you don't loose your eyebrows trying to hold it on. and if you still have trouble getting the bead back, put a ratchet strap around the tire and sinch it down. helps!

 

a shot of ether works every time...used to have to set the bead on dump truck tires. the trick is to light a piece of paper and drop on the fluid. dont want to stand to close with a lighter...

 

Use that technique in the euro scene to stretch tires.

 

ah i love stretched tires on vdubs. looks soo nice