Have a bead leak from mag chloride corrosion any way to fix?

[DFBrews]

I have an aluminum rim that has a random bead leak most of the time is is somewhat slow but occasionally with big temp changes will go down over night, spray down the tire and all around the inside bead bubbles everywhere. tires are 5 months old and I bought the tire warranty and have brought it in twice both times they pulled off the tire and clean it up then it holds for a couple week discount tire said if it happens again I will get charged no big deal... the service writer I talked to said that i could have the rim sent out and they will regrind the bead sealing surface then spray some kind of primer it to prevent it from happening again. pretty steep at 189 bucks. Has anyone had this done and are the results worth the cost?

I hate tires and thankfully our dealership does not speak the word tire.

[spleify]

In my experience simply sanding it down and priming it will not fix the issue long term. Primer, as it's designed to be, is very porous by nature so it will allow top coats to adhere well to it. They need to be blasted and powder coated to REALLY be done right.

Aluminum corrosion is the "equivalent" of rusting metal all of the corrosion needs to be removed then it needs to be protected properly

Probably not exactly what you want to hear but its the right way to preserve them properly.

[Great-Kazoo]

Cheap fix is silicone around the bead. Same stuff used on windshields, so it's UV resistant. It's the Discount Tire repeat leak issue fix, ask them.
How much for a new / used rim?

[spleify]

Cheap fix is silicone around the bead. Same stuff used on windshields, so it's UV resistant. It's the Discount Tire repeat leak issue fix, ask them.
How much for a new / used rim?

It will fail, and the corrosion will continue underneath.

[Bailey Guns]

I'd maybe have it cleaned one more time and immediately spray a can of that slime stuff in it to see if that might be a cheap fix.

[Rabid]

Cheap fix is silicone around the bead. Same stuff used on windshields, so it's UV resistant. It's the Discount Tire repeat leak issue fix, ask them.
How much for a new / used rim?
They normally use a thick, black rubber cement that is for patching tires.

It will fail, and the corrosion will continue underneath.
It often lasts the life of the tires but the next set is a total crap shoot if it will seal. This is because they are not going to spend the time cleaning the old rubber cement off. I am guessing these are coated aluminium rims and not bare "mag" rims that you have to polish if so Spleify is right. The only way to do it right is to refinish them.

[Irving]

Some of the members on here who used to post on HAI ought to be able to recommend a place that fixes wheels. I think it expensive like you quoted though. I would honestly call junk yards and see if they have a rim for you. I picked one up once and they said it was "scratched." I went down to look at it and it was nicer than all the ones on my car! I picked it up for about $30-$40.

[Big Wall]

I used fix-a-flat to keep mine going for a while. If you have one bad area you probably have more on the way. New rims are in your future.

[funkymonkey1111]

Might consider taking it to http://www.trudesignwheel.net/

[JMBD2112]

call these guys....
http://www.awrswheelrepair.com/

Ive used keystone in the past but i cant find their number

[buffalobo]

Spec Wheels, 5850 E 58th Ave(just east of Holly on 58th) ask for Donald. Good people and gun nuts too.

Lobbed from my electronic ball and chain

[jmg8550]

Uh... Silicone and windshield should never, ever, ever be used in the same sentence. And especially never, ever used together. Silicone has very little bonding characteristics, and will contaminate areas where polyurethane adhesive is used to bond a windshield to a pinch weld. Just thought I'd set that record straight.