Compressor advice please

[mattr]

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The plug in, car tyre ones won’t seat a tubeless bead. Don’t provide enough flow.

Correct, they are even pretty poor for car tyres (i used to use my track pump instead of the electric compressor provided! Now i have a 12l reservoir compressor.)

Couple of things to improve your chances with an airshot (before going compressor) turn the tyre inside out and leave it fitted to the rim overnight (or just draped round the rim) straightens the bead out and also helps force the bead against the rim wall. Either that or fit it overnight with a tube in.

Valve core out as well. (Though i'd guess you are already doing this?)

 

[integerspin]

Butane and a lighter;-)

 

[shedobits]

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Thanx Mattr Inside out tyre is a new one to me. I've fitted tubes and left overnight with max pressure. Going for a ride in the morning (with correct pressure) and will have another go at tubeless later in the week.
Do you find that a 12L compressor has enough capacity, I will be inflating high volume 26ers and skinny XC 29ers?

 

[mattr]

Yeah. 12l at 8 bar is a lot of air.
And it comes out really quick.
Clogged valve cores are pretty much all that'll stop it. So i take them out