Enamel for alloy wheel?

[DiyNutJob]

Or, just use dental floss as a garotte.

If it's confirmed to work, why not? I didn't have any at the time. Since I was forcing it, I suffered tunnel vision and kept going. I already resigned to the possibility of paying £20 odd for a new china one. But, everything is clearer on hindsight.

 

[Mottie]

he wants an another 10+ page thread

Looks like he got there then. Maybe he'll start another pointless thread now.

 

[DiyNutJob]

Here's the concluding reading at 4-week/1-month mark. My earlier projections prove to be good. The play wheel sat in the garage while the regular wheels subjected to some driving. Even the leaky worst wheel is not completely disastrous. It was the last to be inflated and it was over inflated. So, the plan now is to top up monthly with the leaker given an extra 0.2 bar.

Unless for new or newly refurbished wheels, best leak performance can only be achieved through DIY. Use of bead sealant on corrosion bubbles by shops is at best hit and miss. Those bubbles in the bead seat have to be popped, flattened, and re-flushed to attain a good seal. I believe re-flushing using bead sealant will be fine. Going by the old sealant on the play wheel, I believe the sealant has longer life and better corrosion resistance than paint.

2026-08-04 18:59
play 2.4
reg1 2.375
reg2 2.2

2026-07-21 11:18
play 2.4
reg1 2.3
reg2 2.35

2026-07-12 16:27
play 2.48
reg1 2.45
reg2 2.575


2026-07-10 18:24
play 2.5
reg1 2.5
reg2 2.6

2026-07-08 20:05
play 2.5 bar
reg1 2.5 bar
reg2 2.625 bar