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

 

[DiyNutJob]

I just came to the realization that the mich inflator produced higher pressure when read by the china gauges was by design. Air heats up when compressed. The mich was compensating for that. This is why, once cooled down, the pressure in the play wheel stayed static and at the intended level.

Here's an additional thought in dealing with tyres and old wheels. Even if it's impractical to do DIY tyre mounting because of potential paint damages, there remains an option to dismount an old tyre by physically cutting it apart. Then the bead seat could be prepared/repaired before giving the wheel to the shop for mounting. This will reduce chance of leaking on old wheels with corrosion. Most small shops will be happy with this kind of arrangement.

 

[stevie888]

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

Doesn't look as though he's finished with this one yet!