Slow Leaks

[Joshua Van tol]

On Saturday, September 21, 2002, at 09:46  AM, Christopher Ritchie
wrote:

> All 4 of my alloy wheels (1988 5KSQ) have slow leaks.  One worse than
> the
> others.  2 tire places have tried the buff-the-bead fix which hasn't
> worked.
>  Is there any way to seal the wheels?  I've been afraid of putting
> goop in

Clean up the beads well, and paint them with a primer meant for
aluminum. Also, if there are any big pits, fill them in, perhaps with
two part metal loaded epoxy. Then, paint over the patched and primed
bead with a good quality paint to seal the primer, and re-mount and
balance the tires.

> there because of potential balance problems.  Would an inner tube work?
> What is the downside to an inner tube in a tubeless tire?

Heavier, harder to balance.