So, has anyone tried green tire slime with success? Pulled a small nail from my wife's 2006 MCS passenger rear tire yesterday and put a soap solution on it to test for a leak - if it is leaking, it is very very slow. Was thinking of injecting a few ounces of green tire slime as insurance, but not wanting to do this if it's a bad idea. Thanks for any insights!!!
Greg

 

you can pick up a simple tire repair kit for the price of the "fixaflat", why not plug it the right way? its really simple to do...

 

Would plug it also slime more a temporary repair stop gap.

Check out warning on the site not to be operated over 65 mph.

http://www.slime.com/category_3_Tire-Sealant.html

 

Slime is only a temp fix and should only be used in an emergency.
The problem with Slime is it coats everything inside the tire. Most tire places I have worked with hate Slime because it makes changing the tires a mess.
If you know where the hole is just have it plugged.

 

Plug it and then take it to a tire shop and have them patch it for long term.

 

http://www.dynaplug.com/

Jim

 

Thanks for the posts. Dynaplug looks interesting. After sitting overnight, tire pressure did not drop relative to the other 3, so it's good to go for now. I temporarily put a can of fixaflat in car in case wifee is in a pinch. Fixaflat is a lot easier to install since you just shake it, screw it on, and push the button. With the slime I found you need to pull the valve, deflating the tire, inserting slime, and then refilling with air.

It helped that I got to try fixaflat on a friend's car yesterday - that sold me on using it for a quickie fix instead of the slime.
Greg

 

If you're gonna carry something for an emergency, carry the slime. At least it is water soluble and cleans up relatively easy. Fixaflat is the stuff tire shops hate because it is so difficult to clean.

 

I've used Slime with great results but not in automotive tires. I've not even looked. Is it marketed that way? I purchased it at my ATV dealer for my quad and zero-turn tires and it those applications, it works wonderfully and it is a "permanent" solution.

I had three flats in probably a month when I first got this ATV before I pumped in the Slime. I've had none in the two years since and none in the zero turn. I use the ATV quite a bit on the acreage around the house, not on trails, to drag fallen trees out for firewood and that sort of thing. You end up driving over a bunch of sharp things.

I rarely get over 25-30mph on the quad and the tires are only 5 psi. That's quite different than the MINI. I don't know that I would use it in that application.

 

Slime is sold for most tire applications (I thought it was only for cars until about 2 years ago when I saw all the other uses). So, it can also be used in ATVs and other small tires but I've never needed it in those cases.

http://www.slime.com/view_category.html

You can even get the smart spair kit that includes a bottle of Slime and a compressor that you toss in your boot for emergencies..

 

Another Dynaplug fan here.

Tried Fix-a-flat once and the wheel ended up so far out of balance I replaced the tire for what started as a simple nail.

I've run tires with a Dynaplug in them for another 20,000 miles more than once...including my Pir' run flats on the 02. You need to still carry a small compressor tho (and a pair of pliers to get the nail out!)

You can find Dynaplug at Harbor Freight and Northern Tool.

 

It's a good product when used for the intended application as above but not in car tires.
I have it in my John Deere tractor tires (those tires are so rotten but don't leak), low speed yard trailer and wheel barrow tires. Stuff works great on low speed tires.
It seals by coagulating in the hole, don't know for sure but the stuff maybe affected by heat which your car tires generate while driving, if I remember the directions don't recommend it for high speed tires. In car tires it will puddle when parked and throw the balance off when cold.
Get yourself a vulcanizing tire plug kit, it's easy to plug your own tires been doing it for years. The tire shops will charge $20~25 bucks for the same thing.