Use a roll of 10 mil PVC plumber's tape and tape over the spoke nipples.
Mine have lasted a very long time. I was advised by our tire shop not to
use duct tape. They did a lot of wire wheel work, so I presume they knew
whereof they spake.
Larry Macy wrote:
>
> I have a little dilemmina. I have some chrome wire wheels for the 78
> Midget. Recently I have been getting a series of flats. It appears that
> the spokes are wearing holes in the tubes. Now before you get all excited
> and tell me I need the rubber bands that cover the spoke nipples, let me
> tell you I have them, Even got new ones. So shut up, Allen. My tire guy
> tells me that the bands only cover the nipples in the center of the wheel
> and the ones on the shoulder are exposed. This is true with both the old
> bands and the new ones. I figured the chromes were different from the
> original wires. But on inspection the wheel profile seems the same. These
> are Dayton wires (or is that Dunlop?? whichever were made in Merry Old).
>
> Can I get a wider band? Cut up some tubes? Seal them and go tubeless??
>
> Any ideas??
>
> Thanks
>
> Larry
>
> Larry B. Macy, Ph.D.
> macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu
> System Administrator/Manager
> Neuropsychiatry Section
> Department of Psychiatry
> University of Pennsylvania
> 3400 Spruce St. - 1015 Gates
> Philadelphia, PA 19104
>
> Ask a question and you're a fool for three minutes; do not ask a
> question and you're a fool for the rest of your life.
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