Customer Reviews

Slime 10011 Tubeless Automotive Tire Sealant - 16 oz.

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It was getting to the point that I was filling my tires 2 to 3 times a week. I took the worst of the tires and soaped it up. The leaking was coming from around the bang-on rim weight. I called up my local tire repair shop and they wanted $25+ to dismount, clean and remount the tire to fix the rim-leak. Since all four tires were leaking, it would cost me over $100 (with tax, etc.) to have all tires done. Then, I remembered Slime, and asked a guy at the auto parts store if it worked. He said that his tires were leaking like a sieve all around the side-walls, which Slime fixed. IMPORTANT: He said NOT to follow the instructions on the bottle and, instead, put in 8oz per tire for 24 in. tires. That is roughly 60% more than recommended according to the instructions on the bottle.

I was able to buy a 32oz bottle for around $9.00 where I live. When I got home, I got a ruler, placed the bottle upright on a flat surface and measured the amount of liquid in the bottle. I made 4 marks on the side of the bottle with an indelible marker -- dividing the contents into 4 parts (if the label goes all the way around the bottle with no gap, you will have to peel some of the label off so you can mark the bottle directly and see the remaining level of fluid inside as you squeeze the contents into each tire). I then took out my hydraulic jack; jacked up one side of the car in order to relieve the weight on the tires when deflated, then removed the valve from the stems in the two tires on that side. After all air was out of the tires, I squeezed in 1/4 (8oz) of the bottle into each tire, screwed the valve back into the stems, re-inflated the tires and dropped the car back onto the garage floor. I repeated this procedure with the other side of the car. All-in-all, it didn't take me more than 30 minutes to deflate all four tires, squeeze the slime in and re-fill them with air.

I then took the car out for a drive -- to work the Slime into all the crevices of the tire and rim. There was an immediate difference; and, within a few days of driving (because it takes time to work the slime into all the nooks and crannies) there were no more severe leaks. It was the first time I was able to go for more than a week without having to fill my tires. After 3-4 weeks, the tires are holding air and I don't even have to top them off anymore.

Interestingly, just last week before Christmas, I noticed that one of the tires on my wife's car was flat. Luckily, I noticed it while it was still sitting in the garage. I filled it up with air, and it was flat the next morning. I filled it up again, and it was flat that evening (it was getting worse real fast). I took the tire off and soaped it up like I did on my car. Wow! There were leaks all around both the inside and outside rim (must be all the salt and below-zero weather). So, like I did to my car, I slimed it and filled it up with air. I drove it around for about 10 minutes and parked it. A few days later, it still read the same pressure as I put in it a few days earlier after I slimed it. A few days later, I did the other three tires.

As I figure it, I saved over $200 in rim-cleaning & remounting costs for 8-tires with two $9.00 32oz bottles of Slime.

Also, be aware, that since there is so much slime in the tires (way more than the directions say to use, as explained above following the instructions from the auto-parts guy), at speeds over 35-40 mph, the tires will be a bit unbalanced for about a mile until the slime evens out from centrifugal force -- something that I have no problem living with, since it saved me over $200. After about a mile, everything smoothes out and the wheels automatically fall back into balance (kind of like those centrifugal balancing weights used on 18-wheelers). I have driven at speeds up to 65 mph for long durations with no noticeable shimmy or bounce after the slime re-balances itself inside the tires.

Friday after work walked out to see the rear tire flat (roofing nail got me), pulled the nail out, squeezed in some slime and inflated the tire with the little pump unit. 15 minutes from start to finish and I was on my way (3400 miles later and I still haven't had a leak).

My wife's minivan has a slow leak in the right rear. I took it to Walmart and they refused to fix it, "too close to the side wall". I figured a $10 bottle of Slime vs. $200 for a new set of tires was a good pay-off ratio. I jacked up the van and followed the instructions. While the van was up I saw just a nib of the offending item. An allen wrench, 3/16s I think, was buried in the tire. I pulled out the wrench, filled the tire with air, and took for a drive. The next morning it was a little low, so I added a air. It has been fine since then. Bottom line: I won my bet.

I bought Slime a long time ago and forgot I had it until I had a totally flat tire, and a meeting I didn't want to miss. I found a nail stuck in my truck tire and removed it. Then I noticed that Slime recommended a 16 oz dose of Slime for a car tire, but I only had an 8 oz bottle, which I used anyway. I removed the valve stem with the cleverly designed valve stem remover, and connected the hose attachment that comes with the bottle, and squeezed. I used my pocket knife to make a hole in the bottom of the bottle to help squeeze all the formula into the tire. I replaced the valve and filled the tire with air 5 days ago and it's still inflated. I don't know what "dungeonrat" did to rate this product so low, but I'm buying more. This stuff works great!!!

The stuff just seems to work.. perhaps a bit overpriced, but beats the cost of a flat repair under many circumstances.. of course if it doesn't work, you're out the repair AND the cost of this.. it's a gamble, but I think worth the risk in many cases. You can probably make a reasonable risk assessment based the kind of damage your tire suffers.

NOTE: Buy the right version for your case.. note that it comes in various formulas for tubeless, tube-type, bicycle, etc.. I have no idea what differences there are, but at least you know now.. :)

My scenerio:
My old junker has had a slow leak for a year or more, and I was tired of spending $0.75 everytime I wanted to use the car or $25+ to repair a 25 year old tire. It will go quite low in about 3 months. I decided to "gamble" the 10 bucks with Slime 10011 Tubeless Automotive Tire Sealant - 16 oz. I do no "high speed" driving.. about 35 would be flat-out for me :)

I took the Slime, pump, etc to the car's low rear tire. I bled out the tire air by removing the valve insert as instructed using the "tool" built into the cap. I added the sealant, replaced the valve insert and hooked up my VIAIR 85P Portable Air Compressor direct to the battery. GREAT. Within a short time, 3 or 4 minutes only.. the tire was fully inflated to 35 lbs. It takes considerably longer at the gas station pump at $0.75 for 3 minutes just to add air.

At this point at least I'm a happy camper! So far (about a week) there is no discernable loss of air, so it seems to have been a good risk for me. I will report back in the future if something notable develops

Update Sept 6.. its been a month.. took a look at the tire today.. I didn't take the pressure (it wouldn't have made sense unless I used the pump/gauge I used to fill it) but from inspection it looked fully inflated.. In the previous condition it would have been very noticably low in that time period.. Looks like the gamble payed off for now.. :)

Works just like it is supposed to work! Recommended by a friend who uses it on heavy equipment tires. Used it on lawn mower and Gorilla small hand dump truck tires. Excellent!!!!!

I had a very small leak in one of my tires for quite some time now. Averaged about 6 psi drop per month. The shop mechanic bubble tested it and found nothing. He recommended replacing the tire of course. But my tire was still new so I figured I'll have to live with refilling the dang thing every month or so. Until I read about Slime sealant online and here on Amazons. For $10 a bottle what do I have to lose (bought mine at Walmart). My tire has no sensors so I can't vouch for those who are in this situation. In any case Slime worked for me! After more than a month of driving, there was no drop in psi at all. I only used 8 oz as recommended by one of the reviewer. And apparently that's all it needed to seal the leak. WOW! I don't believe in a miracle in a can type of gimmick but will make an exception for Slime and Seafoam. Highly recommended!

I had a slow leak in my tire loosing about 10PSI a day I tried this stuff works great its very easy to use and not messy at all just follow the directions. Tip try only using half the amount the bottle says to use it will make the tire unbalanced and give you a slight wobble but after a certiant speed it goes away.

I purchased slime several years ago to fix a leak in my car tire. The tires never leaked again for the 4-5 years we had the car.

I'm about to get another bottle as a leak has surfaced in a different car. This stuff is amazing. I have no doubt it will work perfectly again.

At this time there is one bad review for this product. Ignore it. The reviewer did not leave enough information to judge whether they used the product correctly or even were using the right product for the right job. Slime should have a solid 5 star rating.

I had constant trouble with a low pressure lawn mower tire prior to adding a 16 oz bottle of slime (tire size 20" X 10" X 8"). This product is easily worth the money for troublesome lawn equipment tires.