Tyre Slime

[ryan2305]

Went to collect my boy from school today and noticed I had picked another nail up in my already repaired rear tyre  .  It is past it's sell buy date by miles and needed changing anyway but it's the second nail I Picked up in a few weeks.   When I replace the tyre I will def be puting slime or some similar product in it for puncture prevention.  What I was wondering was, does anyone know which brand of tyre sealant products is best? 

I have read reviews on SLIME and what I can make out is it will only reduce your puncture to a slower one to get you home,  exactly what it did for me once before.  So I was wondering if there is a sealant product that actually works?   like Linseal OKO or tyre magic?   Somebody told me one that crosser riders are using (they are using tubeless on them now), it's designed for tractors I'm told but for the life of me can't remember it's name.  Any ideas anybody? 

[Lunkhead]

Whenever I've had a puncture I could always relate it to a section a few seconds earlier when I'd gone off-line, maybe onto the hard-shoulder or onto some gravelly bit.

It's very rare to pick up a nail on the driving line of a road. I've heard that tyre fitters really hate dealing with that stuff - which is going to be junked when you need another tyre anyway.

[garyboy]

I have read on here that bikers and mechanics dont like the slime stuff.

a repair kit is quick and easy ... and lasts! (tho SHOULD change the tyre)

dont skimp on tyres ............................... get a new one!!!!!!!!
(my front went on the DR and I lost some teeth and many months out of action with ankle, this year)

[snoopy]

Isn't all that slime stuff or similar products just a quick fix to get you home as you said?

Repair or replace has got to be a better option? 
Just an opinion 

[ridgeback]

The problem with tyre slime and the likes can corrode the alloy that wheels are made of. I could not
understand after fitting it why my tyres were deflating slowly, until my tyre fitter found that the
wheel edges were been eaten away, after a clean out of the slime, light polish of wheel edges
 with emery paper, everthing is back to normal.

[ryan2305]

Isn't all that slime stuff or similar products just a quick fix to get you home as you said?

Repair or replace has got to be a better option? 
Just an opinion 

According to the way slime is advertised it is an instant repair for punctures which is much stronger than any other repair.   I wouldn't use it as such but that is what they claim and so do muc-off for their product and all the rest of them. 

[Bloke]

I've read about someone who's ridden with three punctures repaired with slime. (probably on this forum ages ago)

That said though you've experienced how quick a plug repair is, might be worth just packing a kit under your seat. It's what the tyre repair places use basically from my understanding.

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[ryan2305]

Whenever I've had a puncture I could always relate it to a section a few seconds earlier when I'd gone off-line, maybe onto the hard-shoulder or onto some gravelly bit.

It's very rare to pick up a nail on the driving line of a road. I've heard that tyre fitters really hate dealing with that stuff - which is going to be junked when you need another tyre anyway.

I pick up nails quite regular (way to often anyway) on straight roads with no other traffic and I suppose some I've picked up when I'm not riding in the same line as car tyres would be, my wife tends to pick them up in her car.   
The only time I used Slime in my tyre was when a shop suggested it when  fitting my tyres. 
I know continental do a 180 innertube (£10 APPROX) as I used one in a tyre that when riding home with a brand new pair of bridgestones just fitted I picked up a tipper lorry R-clip (both end stuck in) in my back tyre and smashed my hugger up too.   It is not recommended to fit an innertube but there is nothing to say you cant and I got to keep my brand new tyre without ever having a problem with it till it needed changing through wear and tare.   
So with the feedback I have received so far I must conclude I'd be better off carrying a half decent repair kit under my seat rather than wasting my money on slime as it don't do what it says on the tin.  It is only any good for less than 30 miles realistically.   

[ryan2305]

I've read about someone who's ridden with three punctures repaired with slime. (probably on this forum ages ago)

That said though you've experienced how quick a plug repair is, might be worth just packing a kit under your seat. It's what the tyre repair places use basically from my understanding.

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I came to the same conclusion before I read your post.    
Great minds.........

[trafford davies]

I had slime type product in my tyres once. When I changed tyres the fitter said not to use again as eats alloys.
I now carry a £15 tyre repair kit that includes compressed air containers.
Bear in mind that you must insulate these containers when inflating the tyre or otherwise you will have frozen fingers.

[Gasman]

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Not had to use it yet, thankfully.

If you get the canisters elsewhere, then the kit is only £24.99.

[Gasman]

I had slime type product in my tyres once. When I changed tyres the fitter said not to use again as eats alloys.
I now carry a £15 tyre repair kit that includes compressed air containers.
Bear in mind that you must insulate these containers when inflating the tyre or otherwise you will have frozen fingers.

I had some sort in my previous tyres, cannot remember which. Will see if any is left in garage tomorrow.
The bike mechanic said 'Oh no, you haven't got gloop in there have you', but when he took the tyres off, it was all coating the inside of the tyre and none on wheel, due presumably to the centrifugal force from the ride out after insertion of the gloop.?

It did not cause any problems for the tyre renewal.

[pugsly]

I had Puncturesafe (formerly Ultraseal) in the tyres on my 1050 Tiger. This is the same stuff used by postman prat, and like other products of this type, claims to seal punctures instantly.
A week last Sunday I was riding home, went along the Brecon by-pass at, ahem, an entertaining rate of knots in an attempt to annoy a guy on a 916 Ducati. Then as I left the Brecon roundabout I felt the back tyre squirm a bit, and the bike felt heavier to turn into bends. I went through a checklist in my mind, but concluded that the feeling was due to the back tyre squaring off.
However when I got home the rear of the bike was plastered with puncturesafe, it had also collected under the rear mudguard and then pooled on top of the hugger. I immediately checked the tyre pressure and there was exactly 7 psi left, bear in mind the tyre was quite hot so the actual remaining pressure at ambient temperature would be less. Further examination revealed a 12mm slit on the crown of the tyre.
This has left me with mixed feelings about this type of product. It did stop the tyre from fully deflating, however it certainly didn't perform as I would have expected, although 12mm is a large slit. Also, the amount of product which was sprayed onto the bike could itself have caused me to lose control. I believe that the rear hugger saved my bacon, because it prevented the tyre from becoming soaked with Puncturesafe.

[ryan2305]

I had slime type product in my tyres once. When I changed tyres the fitter said not to use again as eats alloys.
I now carry a £15 tyre repair kit that includes compressed air containers.
Bear in mind that you must insulate these containers when inflating the tyre or otherwise you will have frozen fingers.

I had some sort in my previous tyres, cannot remember which. Will see if any is left in garage tomorrow.
The bike mechanic said 'Oh no, you haven't got gloop in there have you', but when he took the tyres off, it was all coating the inside of the tyre and none on wheel, due presumably to the centrifugal force from the ride out after insertion of the gloop.?

It did not cause any problems for the tyre renewal.

Mine never sealed the hole for much more than half hour but I do not remember it leaving a mess or causing a problem for tyre replacement or wheel damage.  May just be luck? ?



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[ryan2305]

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Not had to use it yet, thankfully.

If you get the canisters elsewhere, then the kit is only £24.99.

The mushroom plugs tend to look a bit more secure than others I've seen.   Thanks for the info,  think I will read a few reviews for this kit.  Hope it has good reviews, it looks a good kit and I would like one.