Going from Tubeless to Tubed - How Clean Should the Tires Be?
11-12-21, 11:08 PM
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Going from Tubeless to Tubed - How Clean Should the Tires Be?
I recently scored 2 sets of lightly used tires (Panaracer GravelKing Slick 700x32 - $40!, Compass Snoqualmie Pass 700x44 - $10!!!) that had been run tubeless. I plan to run them with tubes on old school rim brake wheels. It occurred to me that the residual sealant might adhere the tubes to the tire.
Do I need to thoroughly clean every smidgen of sealant from inside the tires, or will a liberal dusting of talc take care of this? Having no experience with sealant, I'm not sure this even worth worrying about.
As always, any advice is appreciated.
Do I need to thoroughly clean every smidgen of sealant from inside the tires, or will a liberal dusting of talc take care of this? Having no experience with sealant, I'm not sure this even worth worrying about.
As always, any advice is appreciated.
11-12-21, 11:43 PM
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Sealant isn't rubber cement, just wipe out with a towel to get most of the stuff out and toss the tube in. The stuff is designed to ride off with a tube in if the hole gets too big so your tube won't glue to the tire.
11-12-21, 11:48 PM
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