Latest and greatest sealant?

Dave Taylor

Dave Taylor

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I am always looking to try out new products. The first tubeless sealant i ever used was Bontrager TLR. It worked well, but left the sides of tires, looking wet, and slimy. I’ve tried stans but was never a huge fan, not sure why. As far as puncture protection goes, I feel orange seal endurance worked great, but at the same time Stans and orange seal dry up relatively quickly, especially if using tire inserts. Other sealants that I have tried are silca and slime. Neither of those do I recommend. What is everyone using currently? Orange seal maybe the answer still but just looking for others opinions.
 
Patrick said:
Make my own. A long time ago, @rick81721 pulled the product sheet on stans and it is basically latex and RV antifreeze, 50/50.

I do get interrogated by my spouse every time liquid latex arrives. I guess it is a thing?
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The ethanol or propylene glycol RV antifreeze?
 
I’ve tried others and I just go back to Stan’s. It’s probably the best all around. If it doesn’t seal, I just plug the tire. It’s extremely rare that I ever have to do that in the first place so I don’t spend much time thinking about it. You can consider my opinion useless. lol
 
The Kalmyk said:
Since we are being told it dries up so quickly you can hit with replenisher through the valve.
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I didn’t think you could refill it through the valve. I never do that anyway. It’s much cleaner to just pop the bead and pour in that way. If you go through the valve stem, it gunks up.
 
jShort said:
I didn’t think you could refill it through the valve. I never do that anyway. It’s much cleaner to just pop the bead and pour in that way. If you go through the valve stem, it gunks up.
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Super clean and easy with one of these.
 

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Patrick said:
Make my own. A long time ago, @rick81721 pulled the product sheet on stans and it is basically latex and RV antifreeze, 50/50.

I do get interrogated by my spouse every time liquid latex arrives. I guess it is a thing?
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It hasn't been that way for years. When I was at the factory we were discussing the formula in regards to it using anti-freeze etc (not the specifics of course) and apparently it has changed a lot over the years. Partially to improve it, partially for environmental reasons.
 
Steve Vai said:
Silca is the best but the hardest to work with.
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I agree with this completely.

I've been using it for about a year now on all my bikes and it is the real deal. It even sealed a hole on a 90 psi road tire. The valves can get clogged because it foams up and will seal sidewall punctures. You need to be careful not to over-inflate your tires and then let out air because that leads to clogging. I can usually unclog the valves by removing the core and sticking a small allen wrench in to poke it open.
 
JPark said:
I agree with this completely.

I've been using it for about a year now on all my bikes and it is the real deal. It even sealed a hole on a 90 psi road tire. The valves can get clogged because it foams up and will seal sidewall punctures. You need to be careful not to over-inflate your tires and then let out air because that leads to clogging. I can usually unclog the valves by removing the core and sticking a small allen wrench in to poke it open.
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I haven’t had a road flat in 3 years with orange seal.
 
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