[Healeys] non Healey wheel query. Delete now if "Porsche" offends you.

[Alan Seigrist]

Yep, two pack Marine epoxy is the way to go.
Alan


On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 9:05 PM, Oudesluys <coudesluijs at chello.nl> wrote:

> Aluminium/magnesium alloy leads to the wheels getting porous after some
> years. Also other alloy wheels may devellop this habit. It can be cured
> fairly easily. Have the wheels glasbeaded, front, rear and the tire bed as
> well, clean and degrease thoroughly, leave to dry for a couple of days and
> paint the wheels entirely with a good quality two pack paint using at least
> two layers. Have the wheels balanced with stick on weights to avoid damage
> to the paint.
> Another fault may be corrosion on the tire seating area: clean and polish.
> My Jensen Healey and Subaru suffered from it as well.
> Kees Oudesluijs
>
> Simon Lachlan schreef:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I have a Porsche 944 S2. It's a nice car but no Healey.
>> So...despite having 4 new tyres, I continually lose pressure on 3 of the 4
>> corners. My guess was that the seal between tyre and wheel was not sound
>> and
>> that a good clean up would solve it. My tyre man, who is good, tells me
>> that
>> my wheels - the original Porsche ones - are getting porous..that the
>> aluminium lets air through.
>>
>> Have you heard of such a thing? It sounds possible to me.
>>
>> Is there a  cure? Some goo that one paints on to the wheel's inner surface
>> perhaps.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Simon
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