Reusing Tubeless Sealant

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ntxgrvl
28 posts
#1May 23, 2023, 2:38 PM
How many of you reuse sealant? Is it worth the hassle? What are your tips and tricks if you do reuse the sealant? I assume contamination really isn't an issue or is it? What else should I know?

Sealant isn't cheap and would like to learn the methods from experienced users. TIA
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TidyDinosaur
60 posts
#2May 31, 2023, 7:53 AM
I do. When I have to remove a tire with sealant in it, I just take it off as gentle as possible and than suck out the sealant that has accumulated at the bottom with a syringe...
You will have to add some more new sealant, so you are not only using the recycled sealant so I imagine that's OK.
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Volsung
878 posts
#3May 31, 2023, 10:00 AM
Same. Somehow my orange seal subzero is still liquid after 6 months so we'll see how it works when it's 90F.

I always add a bit of fresh stuff as an extra precaution. Syringes are great but a squeeze bottle can also suck out old sealant.
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ljsmith
762 posts
#4May 31, 2023, 2:24 PM
If it still looks good I’ll reuse it. I let it settle in the bottom of the tire and use a scoop to scoop it out. If it’s very discolored or the components are starting to separate, I throw it out.
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mike d
138 posts
#5May 31, 2023, 10:08 PM
I don't reuse. I would rather splurge for the extra xx money and just start with new stuff. If holes have been plugged and time has passed, I just don't trust the quality of what's been in my tires. I'm not rich, but that isn't a place I want to save money.
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Pipeliner
129 posts
#6Jun 1, 2023, 12:56 PM
I always do. Easy to suck it out of the tire with one of those Orangeseal tubing bottles. Can’t really hurt anything and when you are maintaining 6 different bikes set up tubeless including a couple very hungry fatbikes that get winter/summer tire changes, you go through a bunch of sealant.

Another topic is: is there any other sealant that compares to Orangeseal? I’ve tried a few and haven’t found any yet.
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ntxgrvl
28 posts
#7Jun 6, 2023, 7:16 AM
Pipeliner wrote:
I always do. Easy to suck it out of the tire with one of those Orangeseal tubing bottles. Can’t really hurt anything and when you are maintaining 6 different bikes set up tubeless including a couple very hungry fatbikes that get winter/summer tire changes, you go through a bunch of sealant.

Another topic is: is there any other sealant that compares to Orangeseal? I’ve tried a few and haven’t found any yet.
What do you mean when you say "compares to Orange Seal'? Are you referring to puncture protection, long lasting liquid, or something else?

FWIW, I used Orange Seal up until the last tire change when I switched to Stan's. They have both worked well for me. Two Unbounds with no issues.

And for those who are using Schwalbe's sealant, I was told by the Schwalbe guy at Unbound that it's actually Stan's sealant rebranded to Schwalbe.
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mike d
138 posts
#8Jun 6, 2023, 9:37 PM
I'm using Muc-off No Puncture. It's worked better for me than Stan's, but those are the the only two I've used.
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Pipeliner
129 posts
#9Jun 8, 2023, 10:10 AM
I live in goat head country and haven’t found any sealant that works like Orangeseal. I’ve tried quite a few when I find em cheap on Amazon but some have been really bad, most just not as good at sealing punctures.
The Orangeseal subzero has no peer in the winter and that stuff is spendy.
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