Thinning Tire Bead Sealer

[SPARKY]

I would like to thin this stuff a little to act more like paint--it contains Methylene Cloride, Trichloroethylene, Xylene, and Ethyl Bensene--
Sparky---dumber than a box of rocks when it come to this chemical STUFF---

[doug odom]

Wow Sparky, I'm impressed. I can't even say them words let alone spell them.

Great run at Bonneville and I'm happy for ya.

Tell the truth, is the blue hat a bigger size than the red one?

[Glen]

Sparky, quit sniffing that stuff it makes you think you are just dumb.

[SPARKY]

Doug,  I had to copy the names straight off the can---IT sure tells you to use in a well ventilitated area..lol

Thanks about the run---Glen I am a little smarter about LSR stuff than I was a few years ago---especially how easy it is to make mistakes

[jimmy six]

I would thin it with one of the known products in it. Do it slow.............Good Luck. JD

[manta22]

Sparky;

A little MEK, xylene or toluene should do it. Acetone probably evaporates too quickly.

Regards, Neil  Tucson, AZ

[38Chevy454]

Sparky;

A little MEK, xylene or toluene should do it. Acetone probably evaporates too quickly.

Regards, Neil  Tucson, AZ

I agree.  All of the ingredients you listed form the can are essentially solvents themselves.  MEK or toluene may be available at your local hardware store.  Xylene may be tougher to find, and acetone is easy to find, but does evaporate very quickly.

You could probably use generic "lacquer thinner" also, but it also evaporates pretty quickly.

Be careful with the exposure, MEK and Toluene are both carcinogenic.  Not that a whole bunch of other stuff we do on cars is good for your health, just minimize your exposure such as some throw-away gloves.  That is what the use in well ventilated space warning is about.

[Dean Los Angeles]

Methylene Cloride, Trichloroethylene, Xylene, and Ethyl Bensene

A little MEK, xylene or toluene should do it. Acetone probably evaporates too quickly.

You could probably use generic "lacquer thinner"

The first suggestion at least mentioned one of the ingredients. How about a little rocket fuel to thin it? Nitroglycerine?

The chances of making something toxic or dangerous is a real possibility. If you can't get what is listed on the can I wouldn't do anything.

Methylene Chloride is in some paint strippers, but there may be other chemicals in it. Xylene is a paint thinner and you can get it from the local paint store. A very small amount should be used. When it is thinned it might lose sealing properties.

[SPARKY]

I am doing it outside and what worked best on the traction surface---a small clean trowel is what I used---this stuff was like a "rubber  buggers"--well almost. I had no kowledge of what this stuff was other than it has a lot of carbon black in it and "smells funny". I think I will try straight---first---

I sure dont want to try to work with any thing more unstable than I might be!!!!!!