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slime alternative
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2001 5:15 pm
by djames@escape.ca
I was at Walmart today looking for some Slime- all they had was
Camel tire sealant (looks like watered down carpenter's glue). Has
anyone used this stuff successfully? How much do you put in each
tire? There was no mention of use in a motorcycle tire in the
instructions.
Thanks,
Darren
slime alternative
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2001 6:18 pm
by wayne adamson
I asked this same ???? two days ago and got no response from this list. The
only response I had was from one guy on another list and he said that it
was dangerous to use in a tubed tire. I would not take the
chance............Wayne
> I was at Walmart today looking for some Slime- all they had was
> Camel tire sealant (looks like watered down carpenter's glue). Has
> anyone used this stuff successfully? How much do you put in each
> tire? There was no mention of use in a motorcycle tire in the
> instructions.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Darren
slime alternative
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2001 6:42 pm
by Guest
Not dangerous but it does not work with a tube ...and what a mess it does if
you got a flat.
When you get a hole in the tire and tube (ex.: nail hole) the air not only
escape by this hole in the tire, but around valve, by the bead, and with
this kind of wheel, by the holes of the spokes.
Stuff like slime is very good in tubeless tires but justr can't seal all
theses holes .
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wayne Adamson"
To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com>;
Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2001 7:15 PM
Subject: Re: [DSN_klr650] Slime alternative
>
> I asked this same ???? two days ago and got no response from this list.
The
> only response I had was from one guy on another list and he said that it
> was dangerous to use in a tubed tire. I would not take the
> chance............Wayne
>
>
> > I was at Walmart today looking for some Slime- all they had was
> > Camel tire sealant (looks like watered down carpenter's glue). Has
> > anyone used this stuff successfully? How much do you put in each
> > tire? There was no mention of use in a motorcycle tire in the
> > instructions.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Darren
slime alternative
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2001 11:56 pm
by RM
>>I was at Walmart today looking for some Slime- all they had was
>>Camel tire sealant (looks like watered down carpenter's glue).
Camel? All I've seen at squall-mart is a "Victor" branded product. I'm
using it now.
RM
slime alternative
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2001 6:52 am
by Tengai650
At 11:56 PM -0500 7/12/01, RM wrote:
>>>I was at Walmart today looking for some Slime- all they had was
>>>Camel tire sealant (looks like watered down carpenter's glue).
>
>Camel? All I've seen at squall-mart is a "Victor" branded product. I'm
>using it now.
The Camel reports are coming out of Canada. It's probably just a
Canadian thing.
Camel contains 1/3 camel's milk for extra sealing power. The US FDA
won't allow it here unless it has a Nutrition Facts label.
Mark
B2
A2
A3
slime alternative
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2001 2:35 pm
by Krgrife@aol.com
In a message dated 7/12/01 10:30:46 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
piforti@... writes:
<< Not dangerous but it does not work with a tube ...and what a mess it does
if
you got a flat.
When you get a hole in the tire and tube (ex.: nail hole) the air not only
escape by this hole in the tire, but around valve, by the bead, and with
this kind of wheel, by the holes of the spokes.
Stuff like slime is very good in tubeless tires but justr can't seal all
theses holes . >>
I and many others have used Slime in tubes for many years and it works just
fine. It isn't perfect but it has gotten me back home on a number of
occasions. I have found that as long as you keep rolling the Slime will keep
the air in the tube, when stopped it will leak slowly. This has kept me from
doing repairs in the boonies on several occasions.
Regards,
Kurt Grife
slime alternative
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2001 3:29 pm
by Jdfsau3@aol.com
Slime has been used by Southern California desert dirt riders in their tube
type tires for years now. Slimed tubes can be repaired if you are careful to
make sure that no Slime remains on the outer surface of the tube when you
apply the patch. I carry small alcohol pads to clean the tube surface before
repairing the Slimed tubes. Slime is especially advised for those areas in
which there are many thorns. It will not repair sidewall punctures (i.e.,
most pinches) unless the sidewall puncture is very near the tread area where
the Slime resides.
Tube type Slime is distinguished from the tubeless type by the small black
particles that the tubeless type has floating in it.
John f.
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Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2001 6:01 pm
by Dennis R. Eastman
Can you use tubeless type slime in a tubed tire???
~Dennis~ A15
Concord, NC
--- In DSN_klr650@y..., Jdfsau3@a... wrote:
> Tube type Slime is distinguished from the tubeless type by the
small black
> particles that the tubeless type has floating in it.
>
> John f.
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
can't drill through top sub frame for bolt
Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2002 3:46 pm
by btl6847
--- In DSN_klr650@y..., Devon Jarvis wrote:
> Sulfur based cutting oil would be ideal, but Crisco is also good and
> bacon fat is really good.
>
> Devon
>
The Crisco and bacon fat sound interesting, and probably smell better
when your cutting!!! I always have a bottle of cutting lube around,
so I've never tried this, but I think the next time I cook some
bacon, I'll save the grease just to drill a hole. Wife thinks I'm
crazy anyhow.
Brian
A12
slime alternative
Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2002 4:38 pm
by klrz4ever
Has anyone tried this stuff?
http://www.ride-on.com/motorcycle.htm
It got a good write up in Rider a few months back, but isn't as
widely available as Slime. Just wondering if anyone has used it and
can tell us about it.
Arden Kysely