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Iain C:
Thought that the large nail in my tire was the reason for my very slow OSR puncture...Kwik-Fit man pulled it out and no difference! :(

Unfortunatly the rim is just starting to corrode, with a bit of wire brushing and some bead sealant the problem is damn near sorted, will probably only need a top up once or twice a fortnight, and he did not actaully charge me as he could not 100% cure it! (Nice chap!) :D

However he has recommended getting the wheels (freestyle alloys) shotblasted inside at some point.  I'm on Goodyear Eagles at the mo and I want to put something a bit more grumpy on at some time, has anyone got any experience of getting wheels blasted in the Warks/Northants area, or does anyone know of any of the usual LR tyre suppliers who could do the blasting at the same time as fitting the tyres? :?:

Thanks!

Disco-andy:
iv had the same problem with a few times now, and each time my local tire guy paints the inside of the rim with a specal paint which solves the problem. he dose it over night for £15 a wheel.

Iain C:
Do you mean a few times on the same wheel or on different wheels?

If it works do you know the name of the paint?

Skibum346:
Ian...

Have you tried TW Tyres in Rugby yet...

Faultless service any time I've been there and they advertise a refurbishment service.

Iain C:
I'll give them a go, thanks for the tip.  In the meantime I've sourced a really cheap freestyle alloy with the matching Goodyear Eagle tyre on it.  So I'll put the ever so slightly leaky one on the back door (look better than the steelie and plastic cover) and blow it up to silly PSI and keep an eye on it, and put the new (hopefully non-leaky!) one on the axle.  Jobs a good 'un.

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