Homemade Tyre Sealant

[zniper]

Hi

 

Anyone here tried making homemade tyre sealant ?

 

where did you get your latex liquid and how much more or less for 1lt ?

did you use slime (green stuff) , glitter or both ?

what antifreeze did you use ? the concentrate or the already mixed versions ?

 

anything that i might need to add or that i am forgetting ?

[MrJacques]

I think the easier option is just to dilute the cheaper thick tyre sealant with water and anti-freeze and maybe add some glitter.

 

I haven't tried it but someone here once sent me their recipe and it was basically the above mentioned, mixed about 50 /50, but using Midas pre-mixed anti-freeze.

Edited August 13, 2014 by Jacquers

[Vetseun]

Done it. Latex from hobby shop. Windowlene and glitter.

Also done the cheap sealant and glitter thing.

But.... at the end of the day, Stan remains the man.

[dirtrider]

Cheap tire sealant ? Like the crap they sell at motor spare shops ?

[zniper]

I think the easier option is just to dilute the cheaper thick tyre sealant with water and anti-freeze and maybe add some glitter.

 

I haven't tried it but someone here once sent me their recipe and it was basically the above mentioned, mixed about 50 /50, but using Midas pre-mixed anti-freeze.

so no latex liquid ?

 

also you talking about the cheaper thick tyre sealant ? you talking about this ?

 

http://www.kgmotorcycletires.com/images/slime%20tire.jpg ?

[MrJacques]

Yebo, that should work.

 

I've used the slime pro sealant before in a tubeless setup and it worked well.

[Sawdust]

I've been making my own "stans" for many years. We checked it on an infrared scanner and it was a perfect match.

 

You'll need liquid latex. I get mine in PE from a company called Stapol.

Propolyne glycol you can order from any pharmacy

Distilled water

Maize meal

 

about 3 parts by volume liquid latex;

about 7 parts by volume water; and

about 6 parts by volume propylene glycol.

 

Mix the water with the latex and add the glycol slowly. Mix it well and add a few teaspoons of the maize meal. I sometimes add another teaspoon full straight into the tyre before sealing it.

 

it works out to around one third of the price of Stans.

[dirtrider]

Aha a porridge wheel .

[Sawdust]

LOL, I have only had porridge wheels due to sidewall cuts on light weight tyres since using this mix!

[Wil6]

Done it. Latex from hobby shop. Windowlene and glitter.

Also done the cheap sealant and glitter thing.

But.... at the end of the day, Stan remains the man.

I recently dumped stans, Got some lekker sealant from a local motorbike shop and it's tried and tested on all my 3 bikes for more than 2000km.

[Help.Me.]

I recently dumped stans, Got some lekker sealant from a local motorbike shop and it's tried and tested on all my 3 bikes for more than 2000km.

 

name and price please?

[IH8MUD]

I have "Googled" it a lot a few months back. Also want to make my own.

Here is some links. Some big threads on the subject.

 

http://www.bikemojo....ss-sealant.html

 

http://forums.mtbr.c...6115-print.html

 

http://www.binarybik...re-sealant.html

 

http://www.slowtwitch.com/Products/Things_that_Roll/Tires/Tire_Sealants_2765.html

Edited August 13, 2014 by IH8MUD

[Wil6]

name and price please?

Will let you know tomorrow. Can't remember the name but it cost R80 for 1liter

[NotSoBigBen]

Aha a porridge wheel .

 

Is that you Scotty *confused*

 

I am reliably injformed that the glitter doesn't seem to work and that slime is better, I haven't done it .... te lui

[Wil6]

 

 

name and price please?

Hi. Looks like its manufactured in Bloem. Its called Tire Fluid, and cost R80 for 500ml

[Joe Low]

_{Pardon my ignorance but what does the glitter do?}