MMH
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I have a slow leak on my front tire. It is a 6-12 r1 & I'm not sure if it has a tube or not. Should i put in some slime to fix the leak or take the tire off & do it right?
Slime for slow leak?
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KYDan
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Take it off and do it right. Slime works best as a preventative. It will seal some leaks in emergency situations fairly effectively as a temporary measure.
oldnslo
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I have had very little success using slime for stopping leaks. I would also suggest taking it off and fixing it right. Is the bead leaking or a puncture? If puncture plug would better than slime.
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goldenwings
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Skip slime, use a product called Stans no flats. I ride mountain bike and it regularly seals 16d nail punctures easily, in TUBELESS bike tires as well as Tube type. I have also used this in a tubed "car" tire on my woods trailer. Works great. The only thing to consider is that it eventually dries out, up to a year depending upon climate. I have also used this in wheel barrow tires with great success as well.
I have had very limited success with Slime brand in all of the above scenarios. Usually it just makes a mess and keeps coming out until the tire is out of air.
Eric
I have had very limited success with Slime brand in all of the above scenarios. Usually it just makes a mess and keeps coming out until the tire is out of air.
Eric
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Depends on how much time you have...Mine had a bad valve stem in it slime just bubbled around the threads...There are better sealers from Berryman for punctures...
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I agree.. all depends ont he issue and the leak itself.
I've found slime will seal a bead, and sometimes a leaky stem.
if it's tubed.. it's ALMOST useless.
soundguy
I've found slime will seal a bead, and sometimes a leaky stem.
if it's tubed.. it's ALMOST useless.
soundguy
EddieWalker
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If you have a tubeless tire and you use Slime, or a product similar to slime, it is just about impossible for the tire shop to fix a flat in the tire after you have used Slime.
I used it with good results, but it's always a temporaty fix. Slime breaks down over time and you either have to add more, or eventually, just get a new tire.
After years of fighting flat tires, getting them fixed and wasting a day, or an entire weekend on front tire flats, I had them filled with foam.
Foam is the BEST thing that I ever did!!!!!!!!!! No more flats or lost days of doing anything. The $7 bucks to fix the flat wasn't too bad, but not being able to do anything until it was fixed was extremely annoying.
The tires are heavier, but that's a good thing for traction. Except for the cost, which was a couple of hundred bucks for the two of them, it's a WIN WIN!!!!
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I used it with good results, but it's always a temporaty fix. Slime breaks down over time and you either have to add more, or eventually, just get a new tire.
After years of fighting flat tires, getting them fixed and wasting a day, or an entire weekend on front tire flats, I had them filled with foam.
Foam is the BEST thing that I ever did!!!!!!!!!! No more flats or lost days of doing anything. The $7 bucks to fix the flat wasn't too bad, but not being able to do anything until it was fixed was extremely annoying.
The tires are heavier, but that's a good thing for traction. Except for the cost, which was a couple of hundred bucks for the two of them, it's a WIN WIN!!!!
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what problems have you seen with this?
most slime products are 100% water based, ( with suspended particles ), and can be washed out, and then have the tire casing cleaned around the patch area with solvent.
I'v applied inner- patches to tubeles tire casings on many occasions after a slime product was used to limp it for a couple years.
after washing the casing out with soap and water and then dried, I cleaned the patch area with a solvent like hexane or 3m adhesive and wax remover.. makes a nice surface for a patch. used regular flat / round farm and or 'bike' style patches ( red backed ) that you use the can of rubber cement to stick them on with, not the adhesive backed patches.. etc.
have yet to have a failure of one of those patches. ( fingers crossed / knocking on wood now )
sounds more like a lazy shop running that line on you, wanting to sell you a new tire or something...
On tires that have seen the sealer / inflators that use the sticky rubbery gun.. it's more of a pita to clean up.. sometimes leaves webbing and other stuff.. on those, I clean the spot to be patched withthe 3m product, and then glue the patch on.. those usually require bead sealer to be applied to get a good seal.. I us ethe big can of balkamp bead sealer. not to mention the rim needs to be buffed down and cleaned up.. etc. usually replace the valve stems in those as well as they tend to stick..
then again.. I do my own tire work too.. that may be the difference... the worker, not the actual materials or product itself.
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Tractor supply has Slime for Tubed tires in a gallon bottle. I did not see any of it in Wally world...If I buy new Front tires I plan to fill them with the rubber foam. I believe the forklift company does them for anyone? Like Eddie said it is not cheap, but permanent. I see dolly wheels with just the sidewalls left and still clinging to the wheels and rolling..