Can't Find Tire Leak

[JimP2014]

You are correct I used the slime product and that did not work and then I used that other product called road instant fixes flat tire.

And I thought about this after I made my original post and I was wondering if the slime product although it did not work acted as a primer in some way and helped the second product I used to truly stop air coming out of the tire and in the mowing season of say 2023 I can't recall a problem at all with a tire and then in the mowing season of 2024 is when that tire had a problem. Right now the air temperature outside is about 18° f and it's been very cold for several days in a row and I was thinking of going out in the next couple days and checking the tire pressure on that tire to see what it is.

Jim

Grumpy cat forgive me if you did not discuss the possibility of rust if it wasn't you then it was someone else but I thought about that too I can tell you in this house there's cast iron and after 70 years the rust went right through the cast iron so it created a small hole but if rush develops because of these compounds then I can't see it rusting through a rim or the rubber of the tire in anything less than say 10 years and then suppose it does at that point you get a new rim and a tire probably too.

Jim

 

[StarTech]

You just haven't seen the damage that I have seen then. I have seen rim bead area so rusty that the only choices left is either a new rim or clean them up and install a tube.

BTW rubber tires can't rust except for the wire in the beads which is normally fully in cased.

 

[JimP2014]

You just haven't seen the damage that I have seen then. I have seen rim bead area so rusty that the only choices left is either a new rim or clean them up and install a tube.

BTW rubber tires can't rust except for the wire in the beads which is normally fully in cased.

I got you but for me I used that fix flat stuff whatever maybe about 5 months ago and I'll see how it does for me as far as what you're referring to and just overall does the tire hold there or not.

Jim

 

[JimP2014]

I got you but for me I used that fix flat stuff whatever maybe about 5 months ago and I'll see how it does for me as far as what you're referring to and just overall does the tire hold there or not.

Jim

Does it hold air or not in the future. I will see on that also if it warms up today I definitely want to get a PSI on that tire or both in the rear

 

[ILENGINE]

You just haven't seen the damage that I have seen then. I have seen rim bead area so rusty that the only choices left is either a new rim or clean them up and install a tube.

BTW rubber tires can't rust except for the wire in the beads which is normally fully in cased.

I have seen more than my share of fix a flat corroded rims that look like they have been filled with hydrochloric acid.

 

[JimP2014]

I have seen more than my share of fix a flat corroded rims that look like they have been filled with hydrochloric acid.

Okay the product I bought is called road instant fix it's not Fix-A-Flat I don't know what the difference is and time will tell on that but as far as I know it's not the same product it's probably as different as slime I didn't look into the ingredients on any of them I just used it and it worked for me.
Jim

 

[ILENGINE]

I have no come backs on tires I repair by putting in string plugs.

The amount of time it takes to remove a tire, break the bead, install a tube, and order or pick up the tube, and cost of tube, has all got to be accounted for and charged to the customer. By the time you add it up, you can almost buy a tire online new and install it.

I don't have any comebacks with string plugs either, but run into cases where the side walls leak air to the point that soap looks like bubble strings on the side of tires. And the issue sometimes with just replacing the tire is coming up with a matching tread or in some cases matching brand depending on the customer. And some of those tires can get quite expensive.

 

[GrumpyCat]

You are correct I used the slime product and that did not work and then I used that other product called road instant fixes flat tire.

And I thought about this after I made my original post and I was wondering if the slime product although it did not work acted as a primer in some way and helped the second product I used to truly stop air coming out of the tire and in the mowing season of say 2023 I can't recall a problem at all with a tire and then in the mowing season of 2024 is when that tire had a problem. Right now the air temperature outside is about 18° f and it's been very cold for several days in a row and I was thinking of going out in the next couple days and checking the tire pressure on that tire to see what it is.

Jim

If anything I would have thought the Slime would prevent the other product from working. Slime is wet and stays wet.

I have changed tires which were treated with Slime. Didn't find it to be the mess others claim to have experienced. Should know one is dealing with Slime after breaking the first bead. At that point take it outside, put a garden hose in the tire, flush it out. Or sometimes not, depends on how much they put in and how much remains. Slime tends to leak out over time, it is highly viscous so it flows through the leak slower than air.

The worst rusted rims I have seen did not have anything but air in the tire. No Slime. But rusted bad enough to be concerned about the bead sealing. That one took a half hour or more with wire brush in the angle grinder. Then a coat of primer.

 

[StarTech]

Sounds like I need to start taking pictures of the ones I come across that I need to repair.

Some of the tire sealant used is so messy it isn't funny and some is even toxic.

 

[JimP2014]

If anything I would have thought the Slime would prevent the other product from working. Slime is wet and stays wet.

I have changed tires which were treated with Slime. Didn't find it to be the mess others claim to have experienced. Should know one is dealing with Slime after breaking the first bead. At that point take it outside, put a garden hose in the tire, flush it out. Or sometimes not, depends on how much they put in and how much remains. Slime tends to leak out over time, it is highly viscous so it flows through the leak slower than air.

The worst rusted rims I have seen did not have anything but air in the tire. No Slime. But rusted bad enough to be concerned about the bead sealing. That one took a half hour or more with wire brush in the angle grinder. Then a coat of primer.

Every time I see more replies to this it motivates me more to get outside to make a movie like not photoshopped kind of movie just a movie of what the tire pressure is on both tires in the rear and then post it to YouTube cuz I like to know myself I see people all the time filling their car tires when the temperature drops and I honestly don't know what the tire pressure is in those two rear tires but I would like to make an unedited movie of whatever the readings are that's what they are and take it from there.

Jim