Will any old silicone sealer do for sealing split rim wheels

[Leonard 0]

Sealant has started to peel a bit on the inside of my split rims.

 

Not too sure what to buy? Any ideas?

 

Thanks

 

Matt

[Kevin Bacon 5]

I used regular grey silicon sealant from B&Q when I rebuilt one of my ZW1s. Worked fine :D

[Leonard 0]

What about gasket sealer? :D

[coolrado 0]

most gasket sealers like quick gasket or instant gasket are just high temperature silicone, so should be ok, make sure you dont use a non setting gasket like hermetite or a hard setting sealant or they wont stay inflated for very long :lol:

 

make sure the sealing surface is spotless, use some thinners or paint prep or the silicone wont stick very well, then when the wheels are spinning any loose bits will be flung outwards and break the seal.

 

I used tigerseal Polyurethane adhesive sealant for mine as it's a hell of a lot stronger than silicone, which means i can remove the bolts to replace or clean them without having to re-seal the wheels, it also sets faster than silicone but it does make it a bit more difficult to take the rims off if you need to.

[Guest]

you can buy the proper black sealent off ebay for about £10, guy sells new outers too, hes based in Germany Danny Bergert

[Leonard 0]

Thanks guy's

 

I havent touched the bolts so just the inside of the rim to re-do.

 

And hopefully they will stay up! :D

[Furkz 0]

all you need is a high modulas based silicone sealer

[coolrado 0]

High modulus just means high elasticity, so it flexes more before splitting, most good quality silicone sealants will do the job.

 

Some people talk about certain silicones giving off acidic gasses that can attack the tyre rubber, but once the silicone is set it stops giving off any gasses so should be absolutely fine.

[Furkz 0]

High modulus just means high elasticity, so it flexes more before splitting, most good quality silicone sealants will do the job.

also most high modulas are water-resistant and anti fungal! split a set of RM's once where the clear silicone had gone black and had like a million pinholes!