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
I’ve not experienced any ill effects yet. When changing tires, I’ve found the plastic cap on a shaving gel container (2” diameter, 2” tall) perfect for collecting sealant.
For my fat bike tires I use a large plastic syringe to suck it out of the tires I'm taking off, and squeeze it in to one of those 2 oz Stans bottles to push it thru the valve on my new tires. Works pretty well and not a lot of hassle.
I use a leftover scoop from hydration mix bags. I always have them lying around, the handle keeps my fingers out of the sealant. Scoop it out of the old tire, pour it into the new one before the second bead is mounted.
For my fat bike tires I use a large plastic syringe to suck it out of the tires I'm taking off, and squeeze it in to one of those 2 oz Stans bottles to push it thru the valve on my new tires. Works pretty well and not a lot of hassle.
I have a few plastic bottles with screw caps...I use a syringe to suck the sealant out of the tire and then put it into a bottle (and the reverse to install it into a tire). Sometimes I use a small wire mesh colander to filter out the 'boogers'.
...I have never had any trouble with this over 3-4 years. I label the bottles and keep track of addition and extraction dates, and generally only re-use it once or twice.
