XB12Ss Posted August 12, 2007 Report Share Posted August 12, 2007 MOTHERFUCKER!!!!So I bought a tire changing machine a while ago... It didn't come in time for me to use in on my old bike, so yesterday when my I saw my tire fucked, I figured I'd get to use it...I stopped by Iron Pony today after work and picked up a replacement tire... Got home and put together the machine... Easy enough. From there I used the bead breaker to break one side, but the other side was hindered by the pulley. I don't have the torx bit required to take it off, so I just put a couple blocks under it to get the bead broke on that side... Easy enough, but I did put a couple nicks in my wheels... Nothing major.At that point I put the wheel in the mount and got my bowl of soapy water all ready. I read in various places that the pry bar thing will scratch my powder coated wheels and to cover the wheel or bar with duct tape... Let's just say that doesn't work. Then I remembered reading somewhere to use cut up pieces of plastic from shampoo bottles... Worked VERY well, but I still got it all fucked up... Ok, don't freak out.So all of this and I realize once I get the pry bar positioned that my pulley is totally going to get in the way... Remember that torx bit I didn't have? Well, I needed it. Off to Lowes... Of course they don't have any singles, so I have to buy a $26 package... Stay calm...Ok, I get home and have at it... Got 5 of the 6 off without much work... Then the 6th one... Motherfucker. It won't budge... Bust out the breaker bar... Broke the ratchet! Now it freewheels in both directions! That's ok, it was a cheapo... Grab another, no dice... Nothing... Can't move it at all... Then CRACK!!! And I'm on my ass... Stripped? Sorta, the fuckin' torx bit was stripped!!! :yikes:Back to Lowes, lifetime warranty, piss around, piss around.... Get back home with my new bit... Deep breaths... One more time, then I give up... SSSSSSSSTTTTTTTTTTRRRRRRRRRRRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bolt this time.So I put the others back on, kicked some stuff, used the lord's name in vain, used many expletives that I did not know could be combined in such a way, threw my fifth bowl of soapy water (Did I mention I spilled a lot of them?), knocked the wheel over onto the breaker bar, chipping my wheel AGAIN...Anybody want to buy a tire changing machine? Seriously. I am not even going to take it apart. I am not going to fuck with it any more. Make me an offer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benyen Soljax Posted August 12, 2007 Report Share Posted August 12, 2007 no but that was a funny story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
420gsxr1000 Posted August 12, 2007 Report Share Posted August 12, 2007 if your just doing your own tires...fuckit....two spoons ascrew driver a 2x4 and a car to break the bead....halfhour i can charnge rear or front...no damage to rim..i use rim protectors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XB12Ss Posted August 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2007 if your just doing your own tires...fuckit....two spoons ascrew driver a 2x4 and a car to break the bead....halfhour i can charnge rear or front...no damage to rim..i use rim protectorsI need rim protectors... Fuck... I probably need new rims now... Meh, I wonder if you can do touch-up powdercoating? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benyen Soljax Posted August 12, 2007 Report Share Posted August 12, 2007 Meh, I wonder if you can do touch-up powdercoating?im going to go with no, but then again ive never powdercoated a thing in my life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serpentracer Posted August 12, 2007 Report Share Posted August 12, 2007 christ man...I change mine with tire irons all the time. but I use pieces of tropicana orange juice jugs for rim protectors. and to break the bead,http://www.webbikeworld.com/t2/bead-breaker/motorcycle-tire-bead-breaker.htmI spent $12 for tire irons and that's it. once you do it a few times its a piece of cake. just remember to use soapy water on the rim and tire to lube it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironbuttwannabe Posted August 12, 2007 Report Share Posted August 12, 2007 What kind of tire changer and can you post pictures of it? I'd be interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagledriverDRZ Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 I need rim protectors... Fuck... I probably need new rims now... Meh, I wonder if you can do touch-up powdercoating?Bro why didnt you call...I could have helped you..I have rim protectors here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XB12Ss Posted August 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 What kind of tire changer and can you post pictures of it? I'd be interested.It's the one just like this one:http://www.4strokes.com/reviews/harborfreight/mctirechanger/Bro why didnt you call...I could have helped you..I have rim protectors here.Cause I'm a raging moron that's why... I never think of asking for... *gasp* help... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shittygsxr Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 you can kinda touch up powder coating. Powder coat once melted wont melt again so the touchup will match in color but not perfectly in texture. Touch up paint may be a better option Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironbuttwannabe Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 Whats your price? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r6allstar Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 im going to go with no, but then again ive never powdercoated a thing in my life.Think I might have some gloss black touch up paint.. I had a friend who works for MTD take some parts to work with him and powdercoat them. When he brought them back he also gave me a bottle that they use to touch of the peices that dont get fully covered in the powdercoating process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XB12Ss Posted August 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 Make me an offer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XB12Ss Posted August 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 Think I might have some gloss black touch up paint.. I had a friend who works for MTD take some parts to work with him and powdercoat them. When he brought them back he also gave me a bottle that they use to touch of the peices that dont get fully covered in the powdercoating process.That would be huge... Let me know if you find it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yotaman88210 Posted August 15, 2007 Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 no but that was a funny story.Hell yes it was! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XB12Ss Posted August 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 Nobody wants to make an offer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironbuttwannabe Posted August 15, 2007 Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 Is it the cheaper one without the lips to hold the wheel in correctly like this one before they welded round stock on it?http://www.bmwlt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26637or does it have lips to hold the wheel?I'll give you $50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XB12Ss Posted August 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 Is it the cheaper one without the lips to hold the wheel in correctly like this one before they welded round stock on it?http://www.bmwlt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26637or does it have lips to hold the wheel?I'll give you $50It's the whole setup... Bead breaker, the whole nine... and yes, it does have the lips.http://www.4strokes.com/reviews/harborfreight/mctirechanger/Can a brother get a bidding war? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jermattak Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 funny story, not a good way to advertise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrome Posted August 22, 2007 Report Share Posted August 22, 2007 +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWatkins Posted August 18, 2010 Report Share Posted August 18, 2010 Powder can't be touched up, really, trust me. We do it for a living. BUT, for about $1.29 you can go to your local hobby shop and pick up "Testor Model Paint". It's designed for plastic (which is what your powder is), is available in hundreds of colors (likely one to match your powder), and is oil based so it will also protect the metal where you chipped the powder so you don't get the ugly rusties showing up. Buy a painting file (really, there is such a thing used to file down runs) and that will make it so flat you'll never find it without getting within a foot of it. Give the paint about two weeks to dry before using the painting file thing or you'll just have to start over again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbot Posted August 18, 2010 Report Share Posted August 18, 2010 zombie thread wants your brains Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APCh8r Posted August 18, 2010 Report Share Posted August 18, 2010 that does suck, I can't get any of your links to work for pictures though...I am interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shittygsxr Posted August 19, 2010 Report Share Posted August 19, 2010 zombie thread wants your brainsI think DWatkins search for every thread with the word powdercoat and brought all of the threads from the dead. I guess he is trying to drum up some business Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustinsn3485 Posted August 19, 2010 Report Share Posted August 19, 2010 I had that set up before I got the no mar...I only paid 80 for it. If you're that pissed, the above 50 is a pretty fair price.I sold mine to a member on here for 20 awhile back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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