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jake2250
Mar 01, 2016Explorer
Let me pass on something I learned in "Tire Collage"
A little trade secret that lets you get 97% nitrogen from plain old air.
All you will need is a three stage air compressor,a tire valve stem removal tool and beautician grade cotton balls-Dry (something to do with static electricity)apparently cotton balls block some oxygen molecules! (Who'd of thunk)
yeah, you just remove the valve stem and blow compressed air thru the cotton ball and wallah!!
word of caution,, you should only attempt this during a waxing moon phase (something to do with gravitational pull).
Another safety warning,,Always ground your work,vehicle or tire (something to do with magnetic fields and silver fillings in your mouth) Also, do NOT wear a self winding watch or have credit cards in your wallet!
A little secret the Tire professor passed on to us was chewing gum!! Yep seems it has something to do with bias ply tires and the sun!!!
Well I hope this helps some of you alls that feel the need to fill your tires with nitrogen, and hopefully it will save hundres of dollars in tire replacements!
Good Day!
A little trade secret that lets you get 97% nitrogen from plain old air.
All you will need is a three stage air compressor,a tire valve stem removal tool and beautician grade cotton balls-Dry (something to do with static electricity)apparently cotton balls block some oxygen molecules! (Who'd of thunk)
yeah, you just remove the valve stem and blow compressed air thru the cotton ball and wallah!!
word of caution,, you should only attempt this during a waxing moon phase (something to do with gravitational pull).
Another safety warning,,Always ground your work,vehicle or tire (something to do with magnetic fields and silver fillings in your mouth) Also, do NOT wear a self winding watch or have credit cards in your wallet!
A little secret the Tire professor passed on to us was chewing gum!! Yep seems it has something to do with bias ply tires and the sun!!!
Well I hope this helps some of you alls that feel the need to fill your tires with nitrogen, and hopefully it will save hundres of dollars in tire replacements!
Good Day!
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