tyre removal

mick znone · #1 PostAuthor: **mick znone** » Wed Dec 25, 2013 7:39 am

i have a tyre to change on an alloy rim, i was going to do it this morning, ive always used washing up liquid, now ive been told that i should use some special soapy stuff (i have seen online) but as im tight by nature i was wondering what people thought about washing up liquid. does it really react with the the rubber and alloy :?:

z1bman · #2 PostAuthor: **z1bman** » Wed Dec 25, 2013 8:10 am

KY jelly is as good as anything & it has other uses :lol:

davejames · #3 PostAuthor: **davejames** » Wed Dec 25, 2013 8:27 am

Mick, washing up liquid is loaded with salt, so will cause corrosion. I was always told never to wash my bikes/cars with the stuff.

mick znone · #4 PostAuthor: **mick znone** » Wed Dec 25, 2013 8:36 am

oh blimmey, looks like my crimbo tyre change isnt going to take place then, how about standard bar soap?
PS, how come sprinkling salt on washing up liquid bubbles destroys them :??

im not doubting that there is as you say salt in the liquid, just thinking its odd that ive always used salt to quickly destroy the bubbles after washing up :rock

i have no ky just now but what about vaseline :?:

Z1parR · #5 PostAuthor: **Z1parR** » Wed Dec 25, 2013 8:36 am

Heard that about washing up liquid being very salty , but being terminally tight i use it anyway .

Z1parR · #6 PostAuthor: **Z1parR** » Wed Dec 25, 2013 8:37 am

Goose grease Mick ?
Very apt for the day , you just need to find a greasy goose now :wink:

#7 PostAuthor: **Taffus** » Wed Dec 25, 2013 8:43 am

Here you go! about half way down the page for the skinny

Jay1969 · #8 PostAuthor: **Jay1969** » Wed Dec 25, 2013 9:23 am

Bloomin' 'eck guys, a bit of washing up liquid ain't gonna hurt
once it's washed off afterwards.

Z1parR · #9 PostAuthor: **Z1parR** » Wed Dec 25, 2013 9:29 am

That to me is the right answer :up

#10 PostAuthor: **Taffus** » Wed Dec 25, 2013 9:30 am

Jay1969 wrote:Bloomin' 'eck guys, a bit of washing up liquid ain't gonna hurt
once it's washed off afterwards.

Actually when the bead of the tyre is against the rim the salt will be kept tight against the alloy but how likely is going to damage the rim? Who knows, why don't tyre fitter just use washing up liquid?

Jay1969 · #11 PostAuthor: **Jay1969** » Wed Dec 25, 2013 9:41 am

The tyre fitters soap aids removal with efficacy?
I'd buy the proper stuff, if one is adept at changing one's
tyres it's probably more cost effective for the time scale
between tyre changes.

mick znone · #12 PostAuthor: **mick znone** » Wed Dec 25, 2013 10:05 am

yes,its seeming like im not going to be changing a tyre this morning, its funny how you can do something for years and then someone throws in some doubt and everything changes. i already knew about not using it in windscreen wipers because it rots the rubber, id just never thought about it with tyres. mind you i think this may be the first alloy rim ive changed a tyre on :??

z1bman · #13 PostAuthor: **z1bman** » Wed Dec 25, 2013 10:17 am

aluminium rims corrode anyway so i would just stick to what your used to

jimmock · #14 PostAuthor: **jimmock** » Wed Dec 25, 2013 11:22 am

z1bman wrote:KY jelly is as good as anything & it has other uses

Yes, I agree.

I ALWAYS us KY.

It is an excellent tyre fitter too.

#15 PostAuthor: **ruffle** » Wed Dec 25, 2013 12:00 pm

jimmock wrote:I ALWAYS us KY.

It is an excellent tyre fitter too.

Just in case anyone's tempted to follow Jimmock's advice.... the lube you use when fitting a tyre needs to dry out and become non-slippy.

KY (or vaseline) doesn't dry out so the tyre will be able to slip on the rim which you really don't want (Oooerrr I said vaseline and rim in the same sentence! :oops:

).

I use the 'proper' tyre fitting soap.

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