| Author | Message | ||
     Froggy |
Ok guys, I got access to this bad boy  Except mine is blue. I have used it a billion times to do tires on my car, so I know how to use it. The thing is, can I/Should I use it with my purdy blue XB rims? I would love to try it, but I am afraid of damaging the wheels because I don't even know if the machine can handle it. Is there some kind of motorcycle rim adapter I need, or would it work as is? Please stop me before I ruin something good. Hell I still got my Sunset Orange pair; I can use them as the guinea pigs  | ||
| Reepicheep |
I have a hard enough time not scratching them using hand tools. Those rims chip easy. | ||
| Barker |
On my ghetto manual tire changer, my no-scratch secret is,,,,,, Milk jugs. Cut em up. And place pieces b/t metal-to-metal contact. Not sure if that will work on that fancy tire robot machine. | ||
| Froggy |
I will give it a shot then. Personally i was just gonna stuff some rags between the arms and the rim, but the jugs might work better. | ||
| Hughlysses |
Anti-freeze jugs work well too (thicker plastic). | ||
| Thetable |
Really any HDPE. I usually end up using strips from old oil bottles because that is what I have handy, but shampoo bottles are the best I have found. | ||
| Reepicheep |
Milk jugs or 2 litre bottles work great for me, but I still scratch stuff. Don't tell anyone, but there may currently be a 4" square of milk jug inside the rear Scorpion Sync on my 9sx. I'm temporarily storing it there until the next tire change.  | ||
| Bigdaddy |
6" fatty strips from the industrial sized liquid laundry detergent will last forever -- I never thought of storing them inside my tires. Brilliant! |
