Slime
Posted: 12:38 am Apr 07 2008
This is a review of the Green Slime used to plug holes in tires. It's purpose is to stop air leaks temporarily when out riding. I discovered that if the hole in the tire tube is in the tread area, then it works. The more air pressure, the better it seals. For example; 15 lbs in a rear tire and it leaks, slowly....
25 lbs in the rear tire and it doesn't leak. Hmmmm. Like I said; it's good for getting a temporary fix. If the hole is a pinch flat or from a tire iron, it's a crapshoot if it'll hold. In order to work, the tube must be tight against a solid surface, a pinched tube is not on the flat of the tube, it's on the side of the tube. My tube would not hold air in that spot once mounted up and filled with air. Maybe if I were riding it immediately, then the goop would be distributed out that far, but in normal riding, the slime is pushed to the tread area by centrifugal force. A sidewall pinch on the tube isn't going to get enough slime to patch it, and if by some means it does, then it won't stay patched bucause of the flex and that the slime is migrating towards the tread area when the tire is spinning. For me, I think the spare-tire-in-a-can works better. STIAC is messier than Green Slime, but it drys when it hits air and makes a more permanent patch. STIAC is also pressurized so when it's put into the tube, it inflates the tube at the same time. Slime forces you to remove the valve stem. That can get lost if you are not careful. Disastrous in the woods!!! With any of the STIAC products, you just screw the filler tube onto the schrader valve, press the trigger and fill the tire up.
O.K., that's it. I don't recommend the Green Slime and I do recommend taking a can of spare-tire-in-a-can whenever you are heading out for a day in the woods
25 lbs in the rear tire and it doesn't leak. Hmmmm. Like I said; it's good for getting a temporary fix. If the hole is a pinch flat or from a tire iron, it's a crapshoot if it'll hold. In order to work, the tube must be tight against a solid surface, a pinched tube is not on the flat of the tube, it's on the side of the tube. My tube would not hold air in that spot once mounted up and filled with air. Maybe if I were riding it immediately, then the goop would be distributed out that far, but in normal riding, the slime is pushed to the tread area by centrifugal force. A sidewall pinch on the tube isn't going to get enough slime to patch it, and if by some means it does, then it won't stay patched bucause of the flex and that the slime is migrating towards the tread area when the tire is spinning. For me, I think the spare-tire-in-a-can works better. STIAC is messier than Green Slime, but it drys when it hits air and makes a more permanent patch. STIAC is also pressurized so when it's put into the tube, it inflates the tube at the same time. Slime forces you to remove the valve stem. That can get lost if you are not careful. Disastrous in the woods!!! With any of the STIAC products, you just screw the filler tube onto the schrader valve, press the trigger and fill the tire up.
O.K., that's it. I don't recommend the Green Slime and I do recommend taking a can of spare-tire-in-a-can whenever you are heading out for a day in the woods
WASTED MONEY!!! But on tubeless<<<< tire's it work's great I use it in my atv and love it. Hope It's ok Ski for me too add my lil input with yours....