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These tires have a layer of gel that upon the formation of a leak or a puncture, will leak out and create a colored area at the point of leakage allowing quick identification of the leak location allowing a proper and permanent repair to be made.
Bleeding Bodywork
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by me, which was inspired by po's [calum, Dec 04 2006]
bleedin' paper
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[calum, Dec 04 2006]
Tire slime
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Same? [bungston, Dec 05 2006]
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[+] Maybe the gel could also be glow in the dark in case they get punctured at night. |
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and fluorescent as well for viewing with black light. |
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Could also be an aftermarket product in a can that you add to your tyres before inflation. |
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+ I'm surprised to keep finding such practical ideas these days. Of course, my first thought was -- ooh, ooh... road graffiti. |
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much liked idea, but only if the fluid
coagulates like blood, and the hole can
look like a little fleshy wound because part
of a tyre's fake epidermis is revealed with
every cut. + |
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It beats soap and water. [+] |
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You mean, BandAid Adhesive Strips. |
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Doesn't that green stuff that they put in
tires that automatically seals itself when it
contacts air already do this? |
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Thats what I was thinking- if goo is already going to come out of the tire, shouldn't it seal the tire too? I was also thinking that if I had this on my car I would refill the tire at 12 to 15 times before I got it repaired. I doubt that there would be enough goo in the tire to sustain my bad habits. |
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Try taking a tire to a tire shop after having filled it with slime and see what kinds of dirty looks you get from the guys who have to try to repair the tire. It is a god awful mess and it must be cleaned out of the tire before a proper patch repair can be made. This is integral to the tire and only leaks out. Spare tires are attached to your car for a reason you know. |
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I used to run this stuff in my motorcycle tires, we called it elephant snot. It's primary purpose was to make a tire that was punctured go flat slowly instead of all at once, giving you time to slow down and get off the road. |
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Nothing like a flat tire on a motorcycle at 65 mph to make you feel alive - and too shaky to do anything for a few minutes. |
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This is really close to that terse little tire slime idea that recently was posted (link). It certainly has been received more favorably. I credit [jhomrighaus] winning prose style. |
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Well it is a little different, this tire doesn't seal itself, it just oozes gel so you can find the hole. I was actually trying for a different more half baked concept with this. |
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Would it help if it actually flung the red gel around in a spray of gore and ooze? |
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If the gel does not seal, would it not be an ooze with about 40 psi propelling it? |
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