Green Slime Innertube Patches

[knute_m]

I've just wasted several hours due to using Slime "Skabs."

Slime Skabs Pre-Glued Patch Kit at REI.com

I live a long ways from anywhere. I got a hole in an innertube on my lawn tractor. The glue in my regular patch kit dried up, so I went to the local store / gas station. No patch kits available, but they had some Slime Skabs. I realize these are designed for bicycle tires -- but my bike tires get filled to 70 lbs. My lawn tractor tires get filled to 15 lbs.

I had two holes in the innertube. I patched them with the Skabs, which seemed to work. I blew the innertube up, and no leaks. I put it back inside the tire, and inflated it. It leaked. I took it back out, and no leaks. I did that several times and found no leaks. I finally blew the innertube up to about four times its normal size, and sure enough, both of the Skabs started to leak.

Not wanting to drive an hour round trip, I cut out pieces from an old innertube and glued it with some Elmer's rubber cement. So far, so good.

 

[jpwazz]

I've never used the patches, but the regular Slime products have worked great for me on bicycle, wheelbarrow, and trailer tires. I keep a few spare bottles around and I wouldn't hesitate to use it again even for something like my lawn mower. JP.

 

[knute_m]

I've never used the patches, but the regular Slime products have worked great for me on bicycle, wheelbarrow, and trailer tires. I keep a few spare bottles around and I wouldn't hesitate to use it again even for something like my lawn mower. JP.

JP -- yes, I should qualify my statement from above. I really like Slime, and I always have a large bottle around. I have it in a lot of tires around the farmstead. I'm just cautioning people not to try and use the Slime Skabs in anything important -- except maybe a bicycle tire.

Thanks,
Knute