Removing dried up latex sealant from your tubeless bicycle tire

[@daveo9477]

Excellent. No endless talk, just clear and straight to the point, Thank you.

[@mikem4814]

Thank you, that was my intent!

[@crazypaulinquebec]

Thanks and ...thanks! What more to say! Hope to see you at an event soon!

[@HealthvsWealth4me]

Thank you but I've done it several times (so far) and simply turned the tire inside out and let the sun beat on it for about 10 mins. This will dry up most moisture. I pull the large sections of sealant off with my finger. Then I use a rough rag and keep scraping it off (while flat on the ground). Then I'll pull the tire in circles while I squeeze the bead with rag. This removes it all nicely. NOTE: I use Orange Seal Endurance.

[@mikem4814]

Good info, thank you! I am using Orange Seal Endurance now; I’ll be curious to see how it cleans up.

[@stevenr5149]

great! something that could cause problems that people might not consider. thanks for sharing

[@peterchang7646]

thx. i just dug my sander eraser out of the workshop to clean my Panaracer Gravel King Slick tire.... hopefully it solves the leak i've been having for the past week

[@mikem4814]

Thanks for the comment and good luck. I found that the rubber “eraser” can get a bit dirty with use, thus limiting it’s effectiveness. Amusingly, you clean it with sandpaper! (but you knew that)

[@BrianRPaterson]

Looks like a solid solution. I've got 2 trees that need attention. Cheers

[@jeremythebeer8609]

My opinion: Use tubes for road bikes and tubeless for MTB. I'm riding a 29+ MTB... Tires are hard enough to find let alone inner tubes. No clue where people get those orange Tubolinos from.

[@mikem4814]

Agreed the wider the tire, the more appropriate tubeless is. but now that so many road tires are getting wider, tubeless is more of an option. TPU tubes like Tubolino are easily gotten, especially from AliExpress where the prices are about a third of what you are likely to find on Amazon or local bike shops.

[@nuttynut722]

I gave up, I just keep toping it up until the tyre is solid

[@mikem4814]

Ha!

[@RobertAdairWorkshop]

Nice work!

[@mikem4814]

Thank you!

[@phillippitts6294]

Good idea 👍🏻

[@mikem4814]

Thank you Phillip!

[@phillippitts6294]

@@mikem4814 my mtb bike tires are the worst! 29x2.35 🖖🏻

[@mikem4814]

@@phillippitts6294 That’s a lot of surface area! I found that if the natural rubber starts turning black from the tire, it is not as effective. Try cleaning it with sandpaper periodically.

[@ericcsaba8779]

Not bad

[@benjaming.2218]

I run tubes and don’t have to do all that mess.

[@mikem4814]

To each his own; the pros and cons of tubeless are well documented. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@motogp9253]

Loooooooooossseeeeerrrr, bahahaha!

[@borasumer]

Good old pressure washer...

[@mikem4814]

That’s a good idea… if you own one.

[@MarkSpohr]

Another reason not to use tubeless tires.

[@mikem4814]

Noted, but this is optional if you wanted to start fresh, or if you were planning to sell the tires. Last time I moved tires to a different wheel, I just left all the old sealant and it was fine. Lately I have been trying TPU tubes, possibly the best of both worlds.

[@mortlow6688]

I ride tubeless for 5 years now on my cx/gravel bike and i love it. 2 (extreme) punctures only ...

[@jcvdphoenix1987]

Peoples don't realise this can make small balls of dried sealant and make your tires looks like wavy when the wheel roll , this small balls disturb the right placement of the tire on the rim 😉

[@mikem4814]

Great comment. Also, if tire goes unused for too long and stays in same position, sealant will dry up in one spot, causing a substantial imbalance. So ride your bike!!😀