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Originally Posted by Johnny Mullet
Sometimes those tire shops forget to clean the oxidation from the rim bead seating area. This will cause leaks, lead to underinflation, and eventually a blowout.
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The Escort steel wheels these were put on had a certain amount of rust and roughness...decided not to try sanding...since my one experience trying this was not good. I just clean them up using a dish washing scrubber and use NAPAs blue goo when mounting. If I have a bead leak...I can mark the place...break the bead and apply some non hardening gasket goop to that area.
Some use axle grease if they have problems...but if you ever have a tire spin on the rim...you are SOL.