I am tired of airing up my mx tires all the time and I have to run mud caps on my beadlocks to keep dirt and mud out of them. That means every time I ride I have to take off the mudcaps and put them back on. So my question is how well does Tire Slime work(or any other tire sealant)? Will it actually keep the tires aired up? Is it worth using or am I just stuck with taking the mudcaps off and back on?

 

slime definately works. Make sure u put ALOT more pressure than u need in the tires after the slime is "slime'd in". Then throw the tire in the air spinning it and bouncing it all over to get the slime to the small holes in the tire. I had over 100 small ice stud holes in my front tires and the slime stopped the leak in EACH little hole. Infact, the tires are still holding air 3 months later. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] What a deal.

-Nick

 

It can cause tire vibration at higher speeds though. It has for me. That stuff is coming out (even though it works great) when my Douglas .190's come in. On tire plugs for me now

 

i had trouble in my rear when i put it in started shaking in 4th or so. make sure you put in a even amount and the stuff also freezes in the cold. later

 

if your having problems with your beads seating dismount tire and get a flapper on a die grinder go around the wheel were the bead seats clean it off then use coarse sand paper around the circumfrence of the wheel this makes small rubber cleat area or key/rubber area and helps seal them then after you mount them rub down the bead with WD40 and seat them . the WD softens the rubber and help to get a good seal
. Tire slime dries over time . Check with the tire shops in your area . Commercial tire her uses a Black compound that works great and you dont use that much

Good luck

 

Slime has saved myself in the past but without looking again at the directions I believe it states somewhere to up-date the slime every 2 years.

I use it in my lawn equipment tires because of thorns and have had no flats for the last 3 years

 

I had the same problem with the tire and high speeds. Works good but has to be spread even or it will vibrate. I just got new tires because the stockers were bald anyway.