tire mounting powder

[Jim Sims]

Where can I buy the tire mount talcum powder? Where I live, no one has even heard of talcum powder.

[Erik Johnson]

You should be able to buy tire talc at an auto parts store like NAPA, a tire supply or your local fleet and farm store, etc.

O'Reilly Auto Parts carries it:

https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/c/xt ... xts0/14550

One large canister will last you a lifetime. I have a can on the shelf that is about 40 years old.

General google search for "tire talc":

https://www.google.com/search?q=%22tire ... e&ie=UTF-8

Note: some folks use baby powder but be aware that baby powder no longer contains talcum. It is mainly corn starch.

[Mark Gregush]

This is where I got mine; https://www.aircraftspruce.com/neworderform.php

[Bill Mullins]

You can use a product called Rubber Glyide that you can get at NAPA stores.

[Colin Mavins]

I use dish soap works well and the excess dries up to a powder I use sunlight soap it does not harm the rubber.

[varmint]

I use baby powder.

[speedytinc]

I also use baby powder. Didnt know the difference.
Is there a reason/advantage to get the right stuff (talcum powder)??????????
If it matters, i will get the talc.

[Rich Bingham]

Talc (aka soapstone) is a mineral. Its lubricating quality owes to the plate-like structure of particles when pulverized. It used to be a common ingredient in bath powders and baby powder until inhalation was linked to cancer. (Isn't everything ?). Any road, "baby powder" if available at all is currently other stuff, primarily corn starch. I've no idea if its properties give similar results in a tire.

To clarify, dusting the inside of a tire with talc is a good idea as it prevents the innertube from chafing and/or sticking to the tire casing. Used to be new innertubes came liberally dusted with an application of talc. This kind of lubrication has nothing to do with getting the tire bead to slip over the rim as we wrestle to mount a tire.

[speedytinc]

Yea good catch. Talc/baby powder inside tire.

Soapy water to mount the tire.
Have also used wd-40 also to mount tires on the road.

[Quickm007]

I use baby powder.

I used Baby powder several year either. Work really well. Able to change the tire in 10 minutes.

[R.V.Anderson]

Dish soap works well but it will rust the rims if you leave the residue on the rim.

[rbishop26]

What kind of powder do we use to get the old tire of???

[kmatt2]

Bob, To answer your question on tire removal. Triple fine black power could work, but I wouldn't recommend using it, due to the colardial damage. lol

[RajoRacer]

My buddy worked at a Harley tire shop - he used Windex for quick tire removal.

[NU2theT]

Huh....I just watched the video over the weekend and don't recall any use of powder in the MTFCA 1-3 Model T tires-II featuring Fred Houston. In the video the tires mounted on the featured split rims and wire wheels slick with Ru-glyde.

[rbishop26]

Steve-I'll give the Windex a try. Thank you.

Kevin- I've been trying to remove this rear tire for almost a year. It's 20 years old and hard as cement! Black powder is sounding better and better!
Realistically, I'm thinking of a Sawz-All, but don't have one. Made the mistake of telling the Rental place what I was going to use it for and they
refused to rent it to me.
Had a friend who mistakenly drove his car with a flat tire and the tire, tube, and flap came right off. No damage. Was remounted. I don't care
about damage (I have a new tire, tube, and flap I want to put on). I've driven it around the block, flat, several times and it just hangs in there,
no problem, doesn't budge!!!

Sorry, didn't mean to hijack the post.

[Allan]

I can't remember the last time I ever saw a tyre shop use talcum to mount any tyres. You'd think they would get with the program! That stuff they brush on can't be doing much good to the bristles on the brush.

Allan from down under.

[John kuehn]

I use Go-Jo hand cleaner or what ever hand cleaner that I happen to have. It works well and super slick. Cleans your hands up too!

[old_charley]

For what my experience is worth, I've used corn starch for years. Seems to work as well as talcum for me. The wife (if you have one) probably has some in the pantry. Plus, it's "natural" and you can lick your fingers clean when you're done.

[dmdeaton]

I use baby powder.

Lavender Baby Powder!

[VowellArt]

Derrick Pang and I used WD-40 when we mounted his new tires for his 16...they went on easy in about 10 minuets each, flaps and all.

[ModelTWoods]

You can use a product called Rubber Glyide that you can get at NAPA stores.

RuGlide is a liquid lubricant, applied with a paint brush or clean rag. Fred Houston used it in the MTFCA tire mount videos and swore by it.

[Jim Sims]

I should have made it clear I am mounting 21 inch split rim tires and a liquid lube is not wanted.

[Quickm007]

Steve-I'll give the Windex a try. Thank you.

Kevin- I've been trying to remove this rear tire for almost a year. It's 20 years old and hard as cement! Black powder is sounding better and better!
Realistically, I'm thinking of a Sawz-All, but don't have one. Made the mistake of telling the Rental place what I was going to use it for and they
refused to rent it to me.
Had a friend who mistakenly drove his car with a flat tire and the tire, tube, and flap came right off. No damage. Was remounted. I don't care
about damage (I have a new tire, tube, and flap I want to put on). I've driven it around the block, flat, several times and it just hangs in there,
no problem, doesn't budge!!!

Sorry, didn't mean to hijack the post.

Sometime tires are so hard and dry you do not have choice to use a saw... Seriously, that happen to me. But be careful to do not damage the Rim...

[Dan Hatch]

Check out my ad on classified page. Dan

[jab35]

Jim: You don't need any powder, go jo, etc to mount 21' tires, tubes, flaps on 21' split rims. The rims collapse sufficiently that the tires just slip on, and once everything is aligned the rim can be expanded and locked without using any lube/powder. jb

[ModelTWoods]

I should have made it clear I am mounting 21 inch split rim tires and a liquid lube is not wanted.

Jim, I just got through mounting SEVEN 21" tires on SEVEN split rims, and because the rim can collapse, I didn't need any lubricant of any type. Naturally when mounting clinchers or drop center wires one or the other type would be needed.

[Mark Gregush]

I have found using the split rims, when expanding the rim, the rubber valve stem wants to move and pull out of the hole in the rim. The talc should help in keeping the tube where it needs to be allowing it to slide inside the tire. This may not have been an issue with metal stems, but the rubber type are not locked into place.

[ivaldes1]

New flaps and tubes from Lang's come with oil on them. I wonder why and what kind of oil is it? So I did not use powder on them and they go in easily.

[katy]

Anyone ever try/use red rubber grease?
https://www.google.com/search?q=red+rub ... e&ie=UTF-8

[Mark Gregush]

New flaps and tubes from Lang's come with oil on them. I wonder why and what kind of oil is it? So I did not use powder on them and they go in easily.

Might be something like silicon type lube used as a mold release.