Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 9:23 am
jkplock,
I've used the liquid sealants for as long as I can remember...........but the manufacturers strongly recommend they NOT be used for highway speeds. Because, as SteveH commented, the balance will never be the same. The liquid..........as viscus as it is...........is still a liquid and flows around inside. The tires will never be balanced. If you did it just to get you to the next repair spot and had them clean out the "gunk", then it might make sense. These sealants are for things like tractor tires, and small utility trailers and garden trailers, wagons, and wheel barrows used off-road. In other words, tires which revolve slowly. Personally, I believe a real spare tire is the best thing to have to use in an emergency.
I've used the liquid sealants for as long as I can remember...........but the manufacturers strongly recommend they NOT be used for highway speeds. Because, as SteveH commented, the balance will never be the same. The liquid..........as viscus as it is...........is still a liquid and flows around inside. The tires will never be balanced. If you did it just to get you to the next repair spot and had them clean out the "gunk", then it might make sense. These sealants are for things like tractor tires, and small utility trailers and garden trailers, wagons, and wheel barrows used off-road. In other words, tires which revolve slowly. Personally, I believe a real spare tire is the best thing to have to use in an emergency.