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      05-28-2011, 09:47 AM   #21
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Originally Posted by Bustofa View Post
So, where would this leave a slime fixed non-runflat? Would a standard tyre also need to be replaced or could it later be patched at a tyre shop?
Slime is strictly an "emergency" repair. Presumably, one might fine someone who would remove the stuff, but it's designed to stick to rubber and hardens so is not easy to remove. Runflat tires have an additional inner liner layer that is much like a very thin inner tube. It's easy to damage and scraping off the Slime would certainly put it at risk. It would be a very time consuming (expensive) job. To achieve a lasting balance, all of the goo would need to be removed. Most tire repair shops won't touch a tire that's been "Slimed", not to mention the destroyed TMS transmitter.

Tire manufactures usually recommend that tubeless tires are repaired by using a "mushroom" plug from the inside that fills the hole and patches the area around it. No sidewall repairs are allowed.

Personally, I've used rubber-coated fiber plugs installed wet, coated with fresh rubber cement on small (less then 3 mm) nail holes without a inner patch and have never had one leak or pop out. This type of repair must be done by carefully cleaning the hole with a small rattail file and using a plug installing tool, but can work and be safe. If the plug does loosen, at worse, all that will happen will be a fairly slow leak with the TMS warning of low pressure. I think an "external" plug kit and a portable compressor (Slime makes a nice one) is a much better solution then Slime, but that's just a personal opinion.
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