XPost: alt.home.repair   
   From: kludge@panix.com   
      
   <@.> wrote:   
   >On 4/30/2023 2:06 AM, rbowman wrote:   
   >> On Sun, 30 Apr 2023 00:21:36 -0400, wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> I had a slow leak in one of my tires for many years. Recently I bought a   
   >>> can of tire sealant to pump into the tire. It worked. No more slow leak.   
   >> They'll love you the next time you buy a tire.   
   >   
   >I read the description. It is water based, so it can be washed off with   
   >water before it hardens. I guess it works like some water-based glue. It   
   >will harden to seal the leak but remain liquid inside the tire. It is   
   >recommended by the manufacturer to have the tire professionally patched   
   >within 3 days (I guess it is the company protecting against lawsuits). I   
   >read many customer comments that it stopped their slow leak. That kind   
   >of slow leak might be in the rim area, nothing to do with nail puncture.   
      
   It is water based, and it turns to a solid lump on contact with air.  So   
   the part that is in contact with the leak solidifies very quickly... and   
   then the rest of it solidifies into crap splattered all over the inside   
   of the tire and rim after a while... which is why they tell you to clean   
   it out and have it patched within a couple days.   
      
   But the real reason why tire guys hate the stuff is that the propellant   
   is explosive and can ignite if a spark occurs.  So warn them about it so   
   they can be careful about breaking the bead.   
   --scott   
      
      
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