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This might be off topic unless some of you guys have aluminum wheels on an old tractor of yours. I have aluminum wheels on a Chrysler Sebring and the aluminum is chrome plated. The chrome is coming loose from the wheel and the wheel is corroded some. Thus causing the bead to leak, I have cleaned up the corrosion with a wire brush and used bead sealer on the leaking area. This will last for a couple of months and the bead will leak again. Does anyone have a better fix short of buying another wheel?
 
Clean the area where the bead of the tire seals on the rim and beyond, then clear coat it with a good clear paint. The better the paint the longer it will last. The clear coat will keep oxygen from reacting with the Aluminum and corroding it, which is causing the leaks. If it leaks again you can tell where it is due to the clear paint.
 
I have the same problem on a different brand of car. You would have to neutralize the inside of the wheel and tire, and stop the corrosion. I don't even think coating the whole inside of the rim would work.
 
Well since this is inside the wheel what I would do is remove the tire. Clean the rim up good and paint it on the inside with a good brand of paint. Let it fry good and then put the tire back on. Also if you want to be sure it does not leak paint it then let that dry then put a 2nd coat on and let it set good but not dry all the way and put the tire on. The paint that is not 100% dry will seal up the leak well, can make it a pain to remove but sure will seal one up
 
What you want is called "Frey Lube". It is a combination mounting lubricant and bead sealer. Looks like grease. It's intended for tubeless truck tires. When I worked for a Goodyear tire shop, we always used it on all aluminum wheels to prevent the problem you're having. Works very well.
 
I have had the same problem in the past. Go to Discout Tire and they have a special machine/device that sands the inside edge of the wheel which puts the surface back to original. I can't imagine "paint" lasting too long.
 
Main thing is to completely remove the corrosion. Then wipe clean and paint with zinc chromate paint (alodine would be nice) and put on a coat of bead sealer, then mount the tire.
 
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