tire mounting (was home garage compressor)

[George Harris]

Kent asked:
> As someone with lots of tires and a few slow leaks,
> I always feel taken when I go to the tire store. ($4 for
> each valve stem? Please.)   Do you use service-station
....clipped....
> pro machines as an advantage.  Does the Harbor
> Freight stuff work?
>
> And why am I even asking, as my apartment complex
> won't let me work on my car in the parking lot? :-(
> I'm planning for the future. Or asking for others. Yeah,
> that's it.
>
Kent, these are valid questions, and yes I want to know as well since
I'm also getting tired of taking my clean, virgin alloys in to the local
tire shop and having the latest trainee chip the paint off the outer rim
edge. But more important you should have these answers so you can dream
about moving to the country and putting up your 15 car concrete block
garage with humongous air compressor, power tools, 2 post lift, tire
balancer, etc., ... Oh, wait, that's my dream! Just be careful what you
wish for ;-)

Cheers
George