OK, so I'll admit up front that I really showed my air headed thinking when I put these old Mad'In wheels together. Sheesh, how dumb can I get?
They are 25 or more years old but in very good condition. I emailed the manufacturer and was told to throw away the rubber/aluminum seal that was under the bolt head area all around the rim.
I dutifully did so but then like the idiot I am I failed to seal the area with something else. Of course I added Dow Sil 832 to the opposite side of the wheel at the rim halves. So obviously the wheels leak about the same as if they weren't assembled.
I'm about to disassemble the wheels and start again but of course the thought of cleaning up the sealant on four wheels makes me wonder if there's another way to seal these wheels.
So here's the shortcut kid idea ... can the DOW Sil 832 be applied to the edges where the wheel center and rim half come together? It's only holding back 14 to 18 psi. Or is this just dumb?