Green snot stuff...

[DaytonaBill]

Has anyone used that green snot stuff that goes in tires?

I installed 21 ozs in both back tires because they had the kind of slow leaks that couldn't be found, so I tried this stuff and it seems to be working, no pressure loss after a day and a half...

For me, that's impressive because one of the claims is that if you get a puncture, it seals instantly...

Doesn't seem to throw the tires out of balance either...

Can't wait to see in the morning!

 

[94turboidi]

My dad used to use that stuff all the time. Its not a big deal but its messy if you have to change the tires. I don't know what the deal is but I have changed the tires on my car a few times using screw drivers ( I know crazy huh?) and its not real hard to do once you have done it a few times. But when I do it during the winter they leak until summer time and then they are sealed good. I think the bead doesn't seat real good or I get a few dings on the rim prying around and when it warms up or maybe it corrodes or something and they seal. I just did the one on the car after we got a bent rim and now its leaking after a few days. I am tempted to put something in it but hoping to just hold out and let it seal because I don't want that stuff in the tire if I can help it.

 

[DaytonaBill]

Somehow I don't think the snot would work for bent or dinged rims because this stuff hangs around in the tread area...

They say that it rinses off real easy using water and it will not corrode or damage the rim, steel or aluminum. It's supposed to be guaranteed to stay liquid (semi liquid) for two years...

I know what you mean with the screw drivers, I used to use them when repairing motorcycle tires, before I got some tire spoons.

 

[oldmisterbill]

I use it in my lawn mower & my Kubota front tires. I won't use it in a tube type such as my Case tractor. Just because!

 

[mabc926]

I was thinking about using that stuff before, I had a 35x(15?) super swaper that wouldn't hold air, but I didn't know if it would last, guess now I know!

 

[94turboidi]

The rim I put on the car isn't bent. I replaced one that was and marked where the weights and valve stem were and transferred them to the new rim. I don't know why but I did all the tires on the car over the last winter and they would slowly leak down over several days and then when summer came they quit leaking completely. I think I will just keep adding air until spring because I know the tire doesn't leak. It could be the valve stem though but I doubt it. That stuff does rinse off easy but its still messy. It seals slight leaks pretty good.

 

[Diesel_brad]

It is called SLIME and it is NOT for on road use. But it works excelent for atv, lawnmower and the like tires

 

[94turboidi]

I don't think its a safety hazard using it on road. They have those fix a flat cans also but it looks like spray foam I wonder if it turns into solid foam inside the tire?

 

[DaytonaBill]

It is called SLIME and it is NOT for on road use. But it works excelent for atv, lawnmower and the like tires

Well, people are using it for on road use and here is a testimonial from a pro truck racer... I lifted it off the slime website...

"Before putting slime in my tires at this years Baja 250, I was having problems with slow leaks from my bead-lock wheels. Now that Slime is in all my truck tires that problem is gone! Before adding Slime, I had a slow leak in a rear tire at Laughlin Race, which caused a rear tire to come off the inner bead in a hard corner, forcing me to change a tire in the infield, costing several minutes. That same tire was remounted with Slime and now no problems even with several thousand miles of on and off road beating....

Slime- Easy in use and a great product!"


Winner PRIMM 300 2007 and Current SCORE points leader in Sportsman Truck Class!
Mark Growe, # 1502 (Nov. 6, 2007)

*****
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Anyway, my tires are old and those tires in the back had annoying slow leaks, so I didn't have anything to lose. I decided to try using slime and so far, so good... As long as they hold the air with no balance problems, I'm happy with the slime...

 

[OLDBULL8]

Thanks guys. The daughter has two tires that have to be aired up about every four days. PITA I'll try some Slime in them.

 

[86F2506.9]

the slim and the foam stuff all work but when u take it to a garage to get new tire the tire changers get really pi$$ed off cause they both make a nice mess

 

[The Warden]

FWIW I've been using the stuff in bicycle tires for years...I went from having constant tube leaks/replacements to not having needed to change a tube in years! With that said, I asked a tire shop guy about using it in car tires, and he spent the next 5 minutes chewing me out for even considering it. Apparently tire shops HATE the stuff!!

Again, FWIW...

 

[gandalf]

The last time I used that stuff, either Slime or Fix-a-Flat, it lasted about a year before the tire started leaking again. I remember that it came with a peal and paste sticker to put on the rim warning tire shop people that there was crap in the tire. I seem to recall that they claimed it was mandatory that I use that sticker notice.

 

[94turboidi]

The green slime easily rinses off with water. I had some in a van tire once and had to take it apart but I was doing this outside so it wasn't a big deal. I think what bothers tire shops is that they just quickly throw it on the tire changing machine and there is probably a good chance that some of that gets on the machine not sure. Luckily right now both vehicles have pretty new tires and no patches / slime or anything. I just have that one tire on the car but its actually been up for several days now so I am hoping it sealed to the rim.

 

[MUDKICKR]

The green slime easily rinses off with water. I had some in a van tire once and had to take it apart but I was doing this outside so it wasn't a big deal. I think what bothers tire shops is that they just quickly throw it on the tire changing machine and there is probably a good chance that some of that gets on the machine not sure. Luckily right now both vehicles have pretty new tires and no patches / slime or anything. I just have that one tire on the car but its actually been up for several days now so I am hoping it sealed to the rim.

not posted towards anyone but, what bothers tire places is that no one ever tells them the stuff is in there. also it has a chemical that is flammable, and can cause a fire or flashfire, when there is a spark. just put yourself in there shoes, you take tire off of vehicle, bust the bead and then flop it on the machine, and all the sudden all this crap starts coming out of the tire. now the machine is covered, your covered, and now you have to stop everything just to clean everything up, all the while the customer is getting pissed cause you "decided" to stop working on there vehicle to "clean up". i have seen it happen and it makes for a bad day.
and before everyone says "hey, he should have seen it in there before he threw the tire up on the machine" well that is a valid point, but when you are doing more then one thing at a time and have to get this vehicle done to do 3 more, missing that stuff in a tire is real easy to do.