Quote Originally Posted by Fraz06
Hey Guys, Put on a thread earlier about my front tyre going flat and got told to get the beads re sealed with bead sealer, Is it easy to do yourself ? or do you need to take the wheel to a tyre specialised to get this done ? how is this procedure done if you do it yourself ?

thanks very much guys

Fraser
Didn't read the earlier thread but I had a slow leaker last week. The tire guy dismounted the tire to check the condition of the bead and bead seat on the rim as these are my 'winter' tires/wheels and the wheels are pretty beat up.

He replaced the valve stem and cleaned all of the bead area of the rim. Since the factory silver coating was missing in places on the bead area of the rim, he spray painted it to help fill in the gaps.

Knock on wood, the tire is still at the same pressure a week later versus losing 2-5 lbs/day previously.