Conti speed king 2 tubeless problems..

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4 day seeing this sealant on sidewalls(
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RaceSport, that's the problem.

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no chance with theese?..

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by AJS914

I have some specialized tires that weep sealant like that. I just wiped it off and rode it.

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tires loosing pressure from 3 to 1 bar in 12 hours..

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by joeg26er

Get some liquid latex - paint on inside of clean and dry tires
Let cure for a couple days
then mount and add your sealant

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joeg26er wrote:
Fri Aug 03, 2018 1:27 am
Get some liquid latex - paint on inside of clean and dry tires
Let cure for a couple days
then mount and add your sealant
how much to buy for 2 tires? I must paint all inside surface or only sidewalls?

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Which sealant are you using?

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MucOff

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by Klaster_1

Once upon a time I attempted to seal a pair of Race/X-King RS with Stan's, what a nightmare. After several weeks the combo was good enough for short rides, but I put tubes back after I got multiple blisters from non-stop pumping action on a 100km route, I had to add air every 20 minutes, my buddies weren't amused with this to say the least. If you can, try different sealant, I heard Revoseal worked better with Contis like these, I also had good luck with Orange, it sealed what Stan's failed to in a moment.

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Thx for help! Enough for me -switching to Schwalbe TB)
Had an idea to make really light wheelset.. Now it would be light and reliable))

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by brcz

I had the same problem with Conti road tires. With M-wave sealant for thin sidewalls it got to the usable point (1bar loss in 24h). I still have to try to place the wheel laterally for a day at least, so the sealant flows at the sidewalls, and hopefully seals it properly. I did it only for an hour as the user manual says so.
https://www.rosebikes.com/m-wave-tubele ... -ml-881311

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by mattr

I've done a number of the really light conti tyres successfully.

The key thing is to scrub the inside of the tyre with hot soapy water and a scouring pad.
Takes all the release agent off the tyre (conti are the worst I've seen for this, it's the slickest substance known to man. ;) but i do it with most tyres anyway)
It also gives a keyed surface for the sealant to wet and then seal. Instead of it just beading up and leaking through. As you see here.

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by Estelja

Try switching to Stans or Stan's Race Day sealant. I have an X-King with Racesport sidewalls and it does get a tiny bit weepy / shiny after refreshing sealant but doesn't really lose any pressure. Just wipe it off with a paper towel and it will stop in a few days. The pre-treatment of the insides with latex or even Stan's and allowed to dry helps a lot also.

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