dave303e Posted January 9 Share high pressure hose for the win. Preferably in a friends driveway... ChrisF and W@nted 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisF Posted January 12 Share On 1/8/2024 at 7:05 PM, Max Headroom said: Here is what I do , wrap a rag around screwdriver handle, insert screwdriver in electric drill. 20 minutes to clean a very heavily packed tyre. No worries about chemicals like acetone effect on rubber etc. 20231217_153419_001.mp4 28.21 MB · 0 downloads Gave this a try ..... not sure what I am doing wrong, it was barely glossing the layer of sealant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB280DT Posted January 12 Share 8 minutes ago, ChrisF said: Gave this a try ..... not sure what I am doing wrong, it was barely glossing the layer of sealant. Jou boor is nog met vakansie ChrisF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisF Posted January 12 Share Busy doing a strip down and rebuild full service of my roadie-HT. After redoing the bearings I noticed the front wheel was out of balance, and always stopping with a specific spot at the bottom. It is a 700C50 Panaracer tyre, with about 5 000km on, still looks very GOOD. Rear tyre suffered from glass cuts and was replaced a while back. Mid last year I lost the new rear tyre with a side wall cut on a broken cat-eye .... This is what it looks like after about 1 500km. Already a small accumulation of sludge in one spot (did not take a photo of this) In stark contrast, the sludge (yellow bottle with the Rhino on it) in the front tyre was regularly topped up. Every 6 months I would extract the remaining liquid with a syringe, and add new sludge. THIS is what a few years worth of top ups look like .... And the cause of the out of balance ..... I tried the rag-on-a-screwdriver trick on a section with minimal sludge ..... not sure what I did wrong, but the rag barely buffed the sludge. Out with the high pressure jet .... tyre over the chopping block ..... me in my best Rambo pose and going bos .... tyre was cleaned very quickly. Removed the new rear tyre and also cleaned it with the pressure yet. Will redo the tubeless tape, and replace the valves as part of the full service. Edited January 12 by ChrisF dasilvarsa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted January 12 Share 8 hours ago, ChrisF said: Busy doing a strip down and rebuild full service of my roadie-HT. After redoing the bearings I noticed the front wheel was out of balance, and always stopping with a specific spot at the bottom. It is a 700C50 Panaracer tyre, with about 5 000km on, still looks very GOOD. Rear tyre suffered from glass cuts and was replaced a while back. Mid last year I lost the new rear tyre with a side wall cut on a broken cat-eye .... This is what it looks like after about 1 500km. Already a small accumulation of sludge in one spot (did not take a photo of this) In stark contrast, the sludge (yellow bottle with the Rhino on it) in the front tyre was regularly topped up. Every 6 months I would extract the remaining liquid with a syringe, and add new sludge. THIS is what a few years worth of top ups look like .... And the cause of the out of balance ..... I tried the rag-on-a-screwdriver trick on a section with minimal sludge ..... not sure what I did wrong, but the rag barely buffed the sludge. Out with the high pressure jet .... tyre over the chopping block ..... me in my best Rambo pose and going bos .... tyre was cleaned very quickly. Removed the new rear tyre and also cleaned it with the pressure yet. Will redo the tubeless tape, and replace the valves as part of the full service. Perhaps you rag was too synthetic / nylon - and slips. Try cotton rag. This process has never failed me. Actually, your sealant pic looks 'oily' ? I use Stans, Enduro or my home-made, all are/have latex that comes off with friction - which is why my method works for me. Edited January 12 by Max Headroom ChrisF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisF Posted January 12 Share 1 hour ago, Max Headroom said: Perhaps you rag was too synthetic / nylon - and slips. Try cotton rag. This process has never failed me. Actually, your sealant pic looks 'oily' ? I use Stans, Enduro or my home-made, all are/have latex that comes off with friction - which is why my method works for me. That was the "Sludge" brand. Busy switching over to Enduro. Will try cotton 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasilvarsa Posted January 13 Share 21 hours ago, ChrisF said: That was the "Sludge" brand. Busy switching over to Enduro. Will try cotton 👍 Not Sure You want to do That ChrisF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisF Posted January 13 Share 18 minutes ago, dasilvarsa said: Not Sure You want to do That Please tell more .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasilvarsa Posted January 14 Share 15 hours ago, ChrisF said: Please tell more .... Maybe I was Unlucky Six Bottles Later. Sepia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MORNE Posted January 14 Share 18 hours ago, ChrisF said: Please tell more .... Enduro seal is great. Use it. ChrisF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MORNE Posted January 14 Share 2 hours ago, dasilvarsa said: Maybe I was Unlucky Six Bottles Later. To be fair, i recall you saying you gooi maize meal in your sealant to help act as a grit….maybe thats part of the issue? Maybe Enduro seal doesnt make for good mieliepap?😅 Mtree, ChrisF, dasilvarsa and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chadvdw67 Posted January 14 Share 4 hours ago, MORNE said: To be fair, i recall you saying you gooi maize meal in your sealant to help act as a grit….maybe thats part of the issue? Maybe Enduro seal doesnt make for good mieliepap?😅 Its probably because Enduro seal is a South African brand and isnt made by Merida MORNE , ChrisF and dasilvarsa 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mook Posted January 15 Share 18 hours ago, MORNE said: To be fair, i recall you saying you gooi maize meal in your sealant to help act as a grit….maybe thats part of the issue? Maybe Enduro seal doesnt make for good mieliepap?😅 Looks like one way of making doughnuts on a bicycle .......... 😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Ruinaard Posted January 15 Share Buy new tyres - the casings will be significantly reduced in flexibility by that stage as well unless you have had a sealant malfunction. Also add less sealant the next time when you top up. All the time you spend screwing about with latex that sticks everywhere could be spent on the bike or dowining a pint with mates. lechatnoir 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betaboy Posted January 15 Share …I remember the days of fresh rubber, open the casing, with a little soft powder on the fingers, nudge her nicely into position, put it in the hole.. and boom, you got it hard, up to 120… and off you went,… and ever she got pinched, I’d take her for a bath, and she would blow me bubbles. She would just ly there.. till I brought out my toolkit, and I’d patch her over my bench with the finest glue available, and squeeze her tight till she had no air in her… I miss these intimate moments. 🤓🤭 ChrisF and MORNE 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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