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   On 4/30/2023 11:25 AM, John Robertson wrote:   
   > On 2023/04/30 8:5 am, AMuzi wrote:   
   >   
   >   
   >>> 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's a latex emulsion. Clean up with soapy water.   
   >   
   > I have in my trunk tucked inside the spare tire which is flipped upside   
   > down so that the wheel rim forms a round well an emergency flat tire kit.   
   >   
   > There are foldable chocks, two blinking multi-color LED lights with the   
   > batteries in a ziplock bag outside the device (I gave up on leaving   
   > batteries in the device after ruining a half dozen mag lights - remember   
   > them?). Also I gave up on flares (they always made a crumbly yellow mess   
   > over time) & triangles (which work fine until the wind blows them   
   > away), a cigarette lighter air pump, and a tire repair multi-plug   
   > fixit kit.   
   >   
   > The fixit kit contains an awl and an open-ended insertion tool, glue, a   
   > thin sharp knife, which is important for shearing off the ends.   
   >   
   > While the kit comes with four or five four inch long plugs, the   
   > reality is   
   > once it's opened to the air the kit is ruined - so it's a one-time use   
   > kit.   
   >   
   > I guess the green goopy stuff could be a useful addition, but notice   
   > above   
   > the things I've discontinued because they don't really work when you need   
   > them a few years AFTER you've put them in the temperature cycled trunk.   
   >   
   > I suspect that after sitting in a hot trunk for a couple of years, the   
   > pressure would be gone from the can of green goopy stuff.   
      
      
   I believe the pressure inside the pressurized Slime Tire Sealant will   
   stay there forever because the content is "tire sealant" so by nature   
   the gas will never leak from its own container. I have WD-40 in my trunk   
   and never lost pressure.   
      
   The sealant is some water-based gooey stuff with lumps of thick resin. I   
   don't think it will degrade over time inside of the can. There are also   
   other versions that are not pressurized, but you have to use valve-core   
   tool inside bottle cap that it comes with to remove the valve-core   
   before you squeeze the content into the valve.   
      
   > Of course, the answer is replace it every year, but who does that?   
   > Most people who say they do that, are lying because most people don't.   
   >   
   > Just like many people say they change the oil every 3K miles, they don't.   
   > And while many say they rotate tires every 3K miles, most don't.   
   >   
   > My reason for bringing that up is few of us will even look into that   
   > emergency kit after putting it there - until we need it on the road.   
   >   
   > When you're on the side of the road, covered in mud splashed over you on   
   > purpose by truckers (yes, I've been there) on a slope, in the rain, at   
   > night, and you're patching a tire - that's when you put those flimsy   
   > foldable triangles down on the road with those weights, and then you   
   > instantly watch them blow across the road when the next trucker splashes   
   > you (and yes, I've been there). Same with flares. Same with corroded   
   > batteries left inside the device.   
   >   
      
   It is very dangerous to fix your car tire beside the highway. Even   
   police vehicles parked on the roadside with full emergency lights   
   blaring can get wiped out by on-coming trucks. For some reason a car   
   parked on the side of the road would attract other cars to ram into it.   
      
   The best bet if you have a tire puncture on the road is to pump tire   
   sealant into the flat tire, then pump air into the tire with a battery   
   air pump, and get to safety ASAP.   
      
      
   > If it goes in the trunk, it better be designed to last for years in   
   > hot/cold cycles like you can't believe.   
   > I bring this up because the green goop is not likely to have survived.   
   > I know the counter is people will "say" they replace it every year.   
   >   
   > I won't. I'll leave it in the trunk.   
   >   
   > I suspect by the time I really need it, I can't rely on it working.   
      
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