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All you are saying is that you have no ability whatsoever.

Yes. Will you pass or fail? Show me what you can do.

It's exactly where I want it. Let me give you a test. What do you predict is the consequence if it's in the "wrong" place?

If the back of you neck can do that, may be I can hire you for the job? I have a new cunning plan. I think spot painting using the sealant will be possible. It's compressible enough that a high spot produced by painting won't matter. The reason for painting the whole bead seat was an attempt to...

OK, my original idea was better: that of using paint. The bead sealant has a very short working time and difficult to work with. By the time I finished waiting for the dribble to stop from the brush, it is already half cured. I managed to get a very rough coat on the bead seat along with lumps...

Difficult to explain it to you. You are stuck in the 50's or something.

Having sorted valve stem extraction, now let's look at valve stem insertion. Throughout the process, tyre fitting paste is continuingly applied and reapplied to all surfaces that are subject to friction. The paste is superior to washing up liquid for this application. Oil is finer and might work...

Yes. 50p is big deal for people. You wouldn't even give me an answer that's worth 0p.

My initial purchase of china valve stems was a fail. I was supplied with stems that had aluminium alloy tubes rather than brass. I got refunded and kept the items for experimentation. The ETA for 50p higher priced brass china ones is due tomorrow. The ETA for bead sealant is also tomorrow. In...

No. Not possible for brake debris to get under paint. The iron came directly from the factory.

I do have a hand-sized sledge hammer. I plan to beat it until it begs for mercy. Failing that, I might feed in a fishing line and "hook" it out. Failing that, I don't need the wheel anyway.

Mottie is on to something. The americans couldn't afford the washing up liquid on the outer side too. This is just one instance of many occurrences:

So, they only apply washing up liquid on the inner side, but cheaping out by not applying any on the outer side?

That's a load of bull ox. Most people in the UK don't fit tyres. Where would the washing up liquid come from? The corrosion on my play rim largely occurred on the inner bead seat. Why would washing up liquid be used only on the inner bead? My analysis says the inner bead seat suffered more...

Sounds clever, but not. From product description: Please note: VHT Flameproof very high temperature spray paint requires curing. For exhaust manifolds or systems this can be done on the car. For other applications the curing process requires a heat source of up 340°C (650°F)

That's the first sensible thing you said in these threads. Yes, it's a clean room environment inside the tyre. The 22 year old tyre is brand new on the inside. Hence I see no reason to buy a new one until I need to go on the road with it. Still, I prefer high temperature paint for this...

Too late. I took a chisel to the bubbles/bumps and burst them open. The bubbles are full of white powder - may be the original owner was smuggling stuff? Yes, the aluminium has lost material and became pitted. But, this doesn't matter because painting will fill the pits. My car is 2004. So...

I don't need all the personal details, though. Thanks for your trust. I am healthy and haven't had a chance of looking into DIY doctoring. Otherwise, I might have started a thread on it.

Never too late to learn.

If you have no leak problems, why do you have such great interest in these threads? Go watch TV, or something. For me, slow leaks are a persistent problem. So, I am doing something about it. I know non-leaking is an achievable goal because my kwik fit fitted and supplied rears don't leak. I top...