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[Closed] Anyone used Fenwicks Tubeless sealant?

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Anyone else tried this?

Was all that was in stock at lbs so thought I'd give it a go.
No matter how hard I try I'm still loosing air at a couple of points around the rim.

Tried using compressor at work to 60psi as suggested. The bead seated ok.
But just pass air And slowly deflate.


 
Posted : 11/05/2014 11:17 pm
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Have heard that Fenwicks doesn't work too well but no personal experience of using it . Get a ride done , that usually spreads the sealant properly and solves any leakage issues . If they still don't seal use Stans .


 
Posted : 11/05/2014 11:21 pm
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I used fenwick's when my lbs had no stan's in, I had been running stan's for almost two years before that (obviously changing the sealant occasionally) without any issue, I gave up on the fenwick's after three weeks and more messy trail side tube fittings than I care to count


 
Posted : 11/05/2014 11:59 pm
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I tried it , never really worked turned the Stans rim strip very soft and swelled up wouldn't go back on but now fit my 29er rims ๐Ÿ˜€ tyres where always sweating blue beads of fluid, had to stick some stans in to get a seal so had tyres that weighed a ton coated with the Fenwicks gunk, went back to stans with new tyres no problems at all.


 
Posted : 12/05/2014 12:27 am
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Nope, I use caffee latex now.


 
Posted : 12/05/2014 1:31 am
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I use it but it's so thick wouldn't go to where a hole was when you put it.to the bottom, so had few times had to put a tube in, literally watered it down 2 parts water 1 part sealant and seems to be fine. Can hear it sloshing around now.


 
Posted : 12/05/2014 7:23 am
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Tried using it when I first went tubeless but after a few days the sidewalls were still leaking air and I had to pump the tyres up every day. Gave up and bought some Stans.


 
Posted : 12/05/2014 9:31 am
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Stans have it good in fairness, shop I work in stocks Spesh and Fenwicks and now Stans after countless hours wasted trying to get the other two brands sealant to work! Stans all the way for me.


 
Posted : 12/05/2014 9:35 am
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Got some because it was on sale in LBS - probably should have thought about that more!

Couldn't even get tyres to seal in the garage. It was so thick I think you would need to spread it across the tyre by hand to get it to work, and it seemed to have a _lot_ of ammonia in it which is not going to be good for tyres.

3/4 full bottle sat in my garage for anyone that would like it. Back to Stans and far less grief now.


 
Posted : 12/05/2014 10:21 am
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3/4 of a bottle might just finish mine off! Up to about 250ml a wheel now.

Just checking it wasn't just me.

Sounds like I need to get hold of some stans.

Thanks


 
Posted : 12/05/2014 1:27 pm