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06-15-2020, 07:31 AM
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Drives: 18 1SS/1LE Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: Missouri
Posts: 939
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Experience with a tire patch after having used "Slime"
After taking another nail Saturday considering my options. Slime claims to wash out with water and to be used no more than 3 days. What's real world experience been when taking it in for repair? Do shops balk at the clean up? refuse to patch? It's not a great option if there's disdain for it when taken in for a patch repair. In the olden timey times fix-a-flat and those style sealants were not looked upon favorably in tire shops if memory serves. Different products, but...
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06-15-2020, 01:07 PM
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 Drives: 2018 1SS 1LE Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: NY
Posts: 395
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I know it makes a mess but they should be able to clean it out no problem. Get a patch from the inside and have it rebalanced.
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06-15-2020, 01:28 PM
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         Drives: '16 Garnet Red 1SS Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: College Station, TX
Posts: 3,450
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Pretty sure let them know it’s been slimed first. Some surprises suck.
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06-15-2020, 02:14 PM
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Drives: 2023 ZL1 Vert M6 "Sharky" Join Date: Mar 2020
Location: Earth
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They will clean and patch but TELL THEM! Then they can be aware and take precautions
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