Tuesday, Jan 18, 2011 at 22:54
i will go a little against the others and recommend it highly ........
I first came across it when working in the
Pilbara at the shire council, we have major headaches with flat tyres on the ride on mowers with spinifex "needles" going right through almost every day .........
We started off with a trial of a 20L drum, very expensive at the time, and put it in all the mowers, instant success with about 90% less down time ......
Few "facts" about it and what it is........ (in my language !!!!)
It is fine fibre's suspended stuff a bit like tiny bits of fibreglass in a fluid that has the same stuff as radiator coolant has in it to stop the rust/corrosion in rims, hence the "green" or "red" in it, it simply rotates and coats the inside of the tyre and if you get a hole it basically clogs it very much like a blood clot, needs the air to set ..... It must only be used in tubeless tyres and rims ..... works really
well on helping seal leaking beads on rims ... i have it in the kids buggy ...
If added correctly it will also balance the tyre and yes it does balance them ..... you actually need to remove all "added" weights after putting it in ..... ever used an expensive washing machine with a heavy "rim" around the top of the drum, it is full of fluid and will "balance" it, you work it out .....
On the part about removing it from the tyre/rim, there is a "cheap" crud that is like glue with a solvent base and comes in a pressurised can DONT USE IT, it is very hard to remove and rusts the rim, the good stuff is
water based with the rust inhibitor in it and simply washes out with
water .... you let the tyre down and squirt it in ...
another FACT ...... most tyre repair shops make money out of fixing tyres, they HATE it and guess why ???
..... most damage is done to a tyre after it has run flat, if you can stop 75% of flats with this stuff you are way ahead as it WILL fix small holes almost instantly and you will not even notice a pressure drop ..... you can use the "string" plugs without doing anything to the tyre, remove the "thing", jam in the string plug, pump it up and away you go again ....
Do i use it now, NO, i have only just got away from splits/tubes and got back into tubeless and i WILL be buying it and treating ALL 6 tyres ..... just so wet here now cant drive anyware for 3 months ... i had it in our Mazda Bravo for 5 years, never balanced any tyres and had only 2 flats, 7 years living in the bush .. (
Pilbara, Kimberlys, down to NSW and back up,
Maningrida, Bickerton Island....) ... yes i swear by it.
Cheers
Joe
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Follow Up By: Member - G N (VIC) - Wednesday, Jan 19, 2011 at 08:37
Wednesday, Jan 19, 2011 at 08:37
Hi Joe
Well put, i think you have covered it and i agree with what you say.
we have been using a product called "linseal" for some time which is green. I was hoping there may be possibly a better product out there? the linseal has tiny bits of suspended rubber in the solution to block holes and is
water soluble apparently.
many thanks
GN
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Follow Up By: ob - Wednesday, Jan 19, 2011 at 23:08
Wednesday, Jan 19, 2011 at 23:08
Hi GN
Sounds like the Linseal product you are using is very similar to the Rema Tip Top Never Flat. Not sure what you are paying for the Linseal but the Rema one we sell for about $20 per 500ml bottle. In the case of geologists ATV's where they get heaps of punctures we put one bottle in each tyre. If you are only getting the occasional stake you may get away with maybe half a bottle.
Don't Know the Linseal brand but the Never Flat works a treat
ob
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