• @errer
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    -37 hours ago

    Yeah you can definitely do it with car tires for a short time at least, that’s how you check for leaks (overpressure to like 80 psi and put it in a tub of water, look for the bubbles)

    • Rhaedas
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      275 hours ago

      You do not need to overpressurize to find leaks. This is dangerous advice, as a tire blowing at even lower pressures can kill you. And there won’t be any warning before it does.

      • @errer
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        136 minutes ago

        Sorry buddy but you’re full of shit, this is standard practice at tire shops. The reason you overpressure is that a tire at rest may not lose air noticeably, you overpressure to mimic driving down the highway when the tire is bulging out more due to centrifugal forces.

        80 psi for a few minutes is not really that dangerous, the tires blow up at 120+ psi.