Has anyone needed to use the tire seal/slime yet? I was not sure if it was 100% reliable so I purchased a bottle of the Slime just in case. Any stories about this stuff out there?

 

not recommended.

a friend tried it... it throws the tires out of balance. he had to have the tires dismounted... the product clean out entirely... and then rebalanced... a big pain.

 

Green slime is a good product.
HOWEVER it is not for use in cars that normally exceed 65 mph.
Also not recommended for high speed rated tires.
IT WILL unbalance you car and can be dangerous at high speeds.
If it get you to a service center and saves you a tow, I don't see a problem with it.
It will however need to be dismounted and properly cleaned.

 

How will that be any different that the stock tire sealant you get to fix your tire?

 

I don't think it would be any different. I believe the factory stuff is just to get you to a repair shop also...

 

If you look at the packaging the sealant comes in it says that you should not exceed 55 or 65 mph i cant remember which. Also i have used slime with great success on quads for years but beyond that they are right i wouldn't try it.

 

I think it stands to reason; this if for emergency situation only, so driving at a lower speed until you get to a tire center makes a whole lot of sense to me. It's no different than a donut spare.

 

my thoughts exactly.

 

Does this stuff affect the TPMS sensors? That is the main reason for using the OEM tire kit.

 

I use this stuff mountain biking all the time and it works great... Many of these products are just ground up paper in a substance similar to glucose and water (think paper + personal lube smoothie).

It'll seal just about anything in your tire and it will seal any slow leak that is on the tread of your tire. When spinning the wheel will balance out pretty quickly (with in the first 10-20 rotations or a couple hundred feet). I'd assume it would balance out even quicker under more power.

In our case, since these are water based products, I'd assume they're also not tire pressure sensor friendly.

I've never used these products in a car, because I've never had to, but...
Keeping in mind the unsprung weight on a bicycle is much less than that of any automobile, and I've had my bike over 50 mph without vibration...

Could the speed limitations be in place to reduce manufacturer liability for blow outs from some clown driving 120 mph with a train spike in his tire?

 

Slime works great in my lawn tractor but I have never put it in a car tire.