On Wed, 11 Dec 2013 20:21:49 -0500, "Jim Wilkins"
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On Wed, 11 Dec 2013 10:23:35 -0800 (PST), wrote:


Speaking of wheel problems, how do you properly seal rim leaks on
steel and aluminum wheels? I haven't had particularly good luck with
Slime on my garden tractor's rusty rims, and now one of the car's
tires is slowly losing air along the bead.
jsw

Pull the tire off the rim and get an air grider with a "prep pad" -
clean the entire bead - all the way around. Then treat it with a
conversion coating - phosphoric acid -then a coat of urethane paint.
Make sure the rubber bead is totally clean and lubricate with
vegetable soap - like GuGlyde, and reinstall the tire. Every 5 years
or so should do the trick - in other words every time you change
tires.