Whether you own a tire repair shop where you'll use tire sealants, or a store where you'll sell them, the following will help you choose various types to meet your needs. There are all types of sealants for tires on the market today, including automotive tire sealants, bike tire sealants, ATV tire sealants and much more.

Remember that some tire sealants work to repair flat tires. On the other hand, some tire sealants prevent air loss from punctures when they happen. For these to work, one must put the flat tire sealant into the tire before using the tires, as a preventative measure.

1. Research the types of tire sealant products on the market.

2. Consider tire sealants for small tires, such as bicycle tires and lawn mower tires.

3. Stock tire sealants designed to prevent air loss when punctures occur.

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Research the wide variety of tire sealants that are available for consideration

Research the different types of tire sealants on the market today. You can protect and fix tires ranging from bike tires to heavy industrial tires. Compare prices among companies before you choose the brands you will add to your inventory.

I recommend: ASI Car Care manufactures a tire sealant product called Flat Free, which comes in various sized containers. ASI Car Care can ship this product to distributors and resellers around the world. Inovex Industries offers a tire conditioner and sealant that's part of their Ride-On Tire Protection System. This tire conditioner and sealant is ideal for tires that operate at speeds less than 30 mph. In addition, Inovex Industries also sells a motorcycle tire sealant, automotive tire sealant and many other formulas.

Consider tire sealant products for small tires

Although bicycle and lawnmower tires are relatively inexpensive, many consumers choose to utilize tire sealants in them to prevent air loss. Consumers expect to find these tire sealants in a wide variety of retailers, so if you sell tire sealants products to the public, consider stocking these popular products on your shelves.

I recommend: Accessories Marketing makes SLIME, a tire sealant product with many applications. One of these applications is as a bike tire sealant. You can put SLIME into bike tire tubes, or purchase bike tire tubes with the SLIME tire sealant already inside. You can also purchase adhesive tire sealants for bicycle tires. NoTubes.com offers a tubeless tire sealant product for use with bike tires. You can also convert non tubeless tires to tubeless tires with this product.

Purchase high quality preventative tire sealant products

Stock tire sealant products that prevent air leaks in tires before they get a puncture. Products like these have other advantages, such as reducing air pressure loss.

I recommend: True Goo Products stocks many different sized containers of their product, True Goo, which you can put in tires at any time to prevent air loss from small punctures when they happen. You can find other products like these from Tiretyte, which has been in business since 1976.

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Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  Remember to purchase accessories that go with the tire sealant products that you use or stock in your business. Some containers need special adaptors to transfer the product to the tire.