tire slime

[Dave223]

anyone ever use Tire Slime? is it worth the money? I found it at Lowes, but couldnt find any info on the bottles that said how much to use per tire, anyone know? Thanks, Dave

[thedeatons]

Slime never worked very well for me on my bicycles growing up. I have tried tubes with puncture seal in them, and they have worked well in the past few years... I know for bicycles now the big thing is to convert to tubeless tires without buying the tubeless rims or tires. They do this by using Stan's No Flats. According to Stan's website you can also use it for ATV tires, and I would wholeheartedly recommend their product. This has been the number one most influential tire product to hit mountain bike tires in the past decade. Tubeless tires was the first offering, and I still remember having to pump them up daily when I worked at the bicycle shop because they would not hold air correctly..... Stan's is THE way to go, and if they have an ATV offering you should definitely try it. Stan's has a video on their site that shows a bicycle tire running over nails and still holding air.... I will post their site address and also one of the many testimonials they have:

http://www.notubes.com/home.php

http://www.notubes.com/newsdesk_info...33a9675d67ab2e

http://stanstiresealant.com/puncture.php

[MTS]

Tire slime in ATVs can give you a high-speed wobble if there ballone tires some times.

[traxxasx]

slim works great 4 me, i use one bottel per. tire/

[200xcellent]

i used one bottle per tire and it about shook my quad apart. i would say just add a little bit at a time until the leak is gone

[bigb9582]

i just used some the other day for a bead leak. and it worked great. i had to keep tilting the tire to the side with the leak until it finally stoped leaking.

[Solid Snake]

Slime didn't work at all for me, I have three plugs in my 200x front tire and they hold up great, slime wouldn't even seal a pin hole in it. I've used fix-a-flat with great results everytime as well.

[Unclediezel]

Ive used it with mixed results ,And yes it can cause serious vibrations,the instructions on "how much per tire" are in a booklet INSIDE the plastic wrapper- (Real Brainstorm) so until ya buy it-Its just a guess-If I can find the booklet -I'll post it for ya.

[88 Turbo Coupe]

"Slime" (like some people I know) is not a PERMANENT fix. It DOES NOT last indefinatly. Use it to get your arse back to your trailor then get a new tire. If you want to try to see how long it lasts, Ive heard about 3 months. About as reliable as a plug.

[Dads]

My experience with slime in rears is you need to use bead-lock with it. If it gets in between the rim and tire, the rim will spin in the tire, in cold weather. Works good in fronts.

[88 Turbo Coupe]

Slime never worked very well for me on my bicycles growing up. I have tried tubes with puncture seal in them, and they have worked well in the past few years... I know for bicycles now the big thing is to convert to tubeless tires without buying the tubeless rims or tires. They do this by using Stan's No Flats. According to Stan's website you can also use it for ATV tires, and I would wholeheartedly recommend their product. This has been the number one most influential tire product to hit mountain bike tires in the past decade. Tubeless tires was the first offering, and I still remember having to pump them up daily when I worked at the bicycle shop because they would not hold air correctly..... Stan's is THE way to go, and if they have an ATV offering you should definitely try it. Stan's has a video on their site that shows a bicycle tire running over nails and still holding air.... I will post their site address and also one of the many testimonials they have:

http://www.notubes.com/home.php

http://www.notubes.com/newsdesk_info...33a9675d67ab2e

http://stanstiresealant.com/puncture.php

Bicycle tires are alot smaller than ATC tires by volume. Does Stan make a large enough can to fix the ATC tire? Be a good idea

[el Pollo]

Ahh. An area of expertise for me...

Slime is basically a consumer's version of OTR Sealer. And most of the time the reason it doesn't seal correctly is because some people don't apply it correctly. The best way I have done is to unbolt the wheel and tire assembly from the trike/quad/wheel barrow/whatever, and apply the Slime. Air up the tire to roughly 15 pounds and bounce the tire while spinning it for a few minutes. That way it will coat evenly and not cause a wobble once it's back on the machine.

And yes, it is a temporary fix. The best fix if the injury is up to about 1/4" in diameter is to use the nylon string plugs. The innerliner in the "quad tires" are too thin to accept a patch. And "fix-a-flat" is utterly useless. It has the consistency of milk and does squat to seal a leak even temporaraly.

[thedeatons]

Stan's is also an ATV specific product, and a permanent solution. It is preventative maintenance that you can safely leave in your tire permanently. The links I gave above actually show ATV tires and lead to product information when using in an ATV tire. You will not be dissappointed.... James

[thedeatons]

This may help:

Stan's Tire Sealant (The Solution) is the best in the market. It can be used in virtually any tubeless tire: wheelbarrows, ATV's, lawnmowers, golf carts, tractors, scooters, bikes, basketballs, etc... Unlike other tire sealants, The Solution is lightweight and will not throw the tire out of balance. The thinner sealant also allows for sidewall protection that other sealants can not touch.

Taken from this webpage:

http://stanstiresealant.com/

[88 Turbo Coupe]

I hope I never need it. lol