# Anybody seen THIS with Finish Line sealant? **URL:** \ **Category:** Equipment\ **Tags:** tires\ **Created:** [October 31, 2019, 12:28pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/anybody-seen-this-with-finish-line-sealant/23322 "2019-10-31T12:28:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Quadzilla\_Jr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/quadzilla_jr/32/81784_2.png) [@Quadzilla\_Jr](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Quadzilla_Jr)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2019, 12:28pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/anybody-seen-this-with-finish-line-sealant/23322/1 "2019-10-31T12:28:39Z")
Decided to check on my front tire’s sealant before this weekend, because the wheel acted like a pendulum in the workstand: ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/original/3X/e/5/e574b7842b76305b525ee24047d6f7ef83bf61aa.jpeg) This is Finish Line sealant, set up in September. ---
**Author:** ![Notso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bc79bd/32.png) [@Notso](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Notso)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2019, 12:41pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/anybody-seen-this-with-finish-line-sealant/23322/2 "2019-10-31T12:41:02Z")
Funny, I thought Finish line was supposed to be one of the " never dry out ones"… ---
**Author:** ![onemanpeloton](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/onemanpeloton/32/69536_2.png) [@onemanpeloton](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/onemanpeloton)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2019, 12:51pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/anybody-seen-this-with-finish-line-sealant/23322/3 "2019-10-31T12:51:27Z")
Have you ever used a CO2 cartridge alongside this sealant? ---
**Author:** ![Quadzilla\_Jr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/quadzilla_jr/32/81784_2.png) [@Quadzilla\_Jr](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Quadzilla_Jr)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2019, 1:10pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/anybody-seen-this-with-finish-line-sealant/23322/4 "2019-10-31T13:10:50Z")
I gave it a shot based on that. If I remember correctly, they have removed that claim from their marketing materials. ---
**Author:** ![Quadzilla\_Jr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/quadzilla_jr/32/81784_2.png) [@Quadzilla\_Jr](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Quadzilla_Jr)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2019, 1:13pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/anybody-seen-this-with-finish-line-sealant/23322/5 "2019-10-31T13:13:43Z")
Nope, only aired up with my garage’s compressor. This is in a cyclocross tire. The only things I can think of are: Maybe water ingress through the spoke holes in the rim, and then mildew (hence the greenish color)? Or, maybe It reacts negatively with gorilla tape’s adhesive (what I use for rim tape)? I’ve changed to orange seal since finishing off the bottle of Finish Line I’d bought, no complaints yet. ---
**Author:** ![Cleanneon98](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/cleanneon98/32/80252_2.png) [@Cleanneon98](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Cleanneon98)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2019, 1:24pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/anybody-seen-this-with-finish-line-sealant/23322/6 "2019-10-31T13:24:09Z")
Personally only have ever used Stan’s (not the Stan’s Race). I recently changed tires on my FUEL EX that I’ve had on there for about a year and the bike has sat in an outdoor closed exposed to all kinds of temps (not rain though), and hasn’t really been ridden much. The sealant was as fresh as it was when we put it in a year before and there were absolutely zero clumps anywhere. That being said, why do people bother using other sealants when Stan’s tends to work so well, and not just my experience but everyone as a whole seems to have good luck with it, are there benefits to other brands? I remember when my Fuel EX first came in and we were building it at the TREK store, they told me to not bother using the Bontrager sealant that it came with as it was also “junk” according to the master tech MTB racer. ---
**Author:** ![MI-XC](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/mi-xc/32/12993_2.png) [@MI-XC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/MI-XC)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2019, 1:24pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/anybody-seen-this-with-finish-line-sealant/23322/7 "2019-10-31T13:24:18Z")
I thought Finish Line sealant was junk and went back to Stans. ---
**Author:** ![jshort](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/jshort/32/25954_2.png) [@jshort](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/jshort)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2019, 1:27pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/anybody-seen-this-with-finish-line-sealant/23322/8 "2019-10-31T13:27:53Z")
I’ve been tubeless for 10 years or so, and always used stans. I’ve tried others, and always ended up back with stans. Sorry, I know this is not an answer for the OP’s question, but just sharing my experience ---
**Author:** ![Quadzilla\_Jr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/quadzilla_jr/32/81784_2.png) [@Quadzilla\_Jr](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Quadzilla_Jr)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2019, 1:30pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/anybody-seen-this-with-finish-line-sealant/23322/9 "2019-10-31T13:30:44Z")
My only complaint with stans is with the way it clumps up as it dries out. It’s a pain to clean out a tire with old stans in it. So far I’m liking orange seal, but I keep stans in the back of my mind as a go-to. ---
**Author:** ![sryke](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/sryke/32/72539_2.png) [@sryke](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/sryke)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2019, 1:38pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/anybody-seen-this-with-finish-line-sealant/23322/10 "2019-10-31T13:38:57Z")
I also tried the Finish Line sealant when it came out. I’ve probably used every sealant that’s out there but this one was the worst of all. Would not seal anything (tortured an old tire with nails and screwdrivers) and behaved similar to what is shown on the picture above. Finally, if you have to put in a tube this will be the messiest endeavour of all. You literally have to scoop out the glibber. This stuff is messy. Orange seal for me. ---
**Author:** ![Brennus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/brennus/32/1318_2.png) [@Brennus](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Brennus)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2019, 1:39pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/anybody-seen-this-with-finish-line-sealant/23322/11 "2019-10-31T13:39:05Z")
I always keep coming back to this test: [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/original/3X/9/9/99562cacd1d52b6c8f6841b0db358ddd01d11b89.jpeg "What's The Best Tubeless Sealant for MTB? - Seb Tests Six of the Best") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2OqwuhNGfg) ---
**Author:** ![mcneese.chad](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/mcneese.chad/32/15056_2.png) [@mcneese.chad](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/mcneese.chad)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2019, 1:44pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/anybody-seen-this-with-finish-line-sealant/23322/12 "2019-10-31T13:44:03Z")
I use Stan’s regular and Cafe Latex as well. Both meet my needs when kept fresh. ---
**Author:** ![Cleanneon98](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/cleanneon98/32/80252_2.png) [@Cleanneon98](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Cleanneon98)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2019, 2:23pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/anybody-seen-this-with-finish-line-sealant/23322/13 "2019-10-31T14:23:42Z")
I can’t imagine how long it would take to dry out, just based on my experience. It was just as liquid in my tires after a year as when we put it in. ---
**Author:** ![ExpertOrBust](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/expertorbust/32/18611_2.png) [@ExpertOrBust](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/ExpertOrBust)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2019, 2:24pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/anybody-seen-this-with-finish-line-sealant/23322/14 "2019-10-31T14:24:22Z")
> [@mcneese.chad](#): > > Cafe Latex as well. I really like Cafe Latex but can’t find it anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Quadzilla\_Jr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/quadzilla_jr/32/81784_2.png) [@Quadzilla\_Jr](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Quadzilla_Jr)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2019, 2:29pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/anybody-seen-this-with-finish-line-sealant/23322/15 "2019-10-31T14:29:37Z")
I’ve had it dry up in 29er mtb tires and cyclocross tires in 8-9 months, but I’m not great about checking on it and topping it off. ---
**Author:** ![Cleanneon98](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/cleanneon98/32/80252_2.png) [@Cleanneon98](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Cleanneon98)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2019, 2:37pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/anybody-seen-this-with-finish-line-sealant/23322/16 "2019-10-31T14:37:26Z")
To be fair they do say to change it out every 6 months which seems like a conservative estimate. On another note I’ve also heard good things about Boyd’s “Tickled Pink” sealant but Stan’s is available everywhere and works so I haven’t bothered with other stuff ---
**Author:** ![Quadzilla\_Jr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/quadzilla_jr/32/81784_2.png) [@Quadzilla\_Jr](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Quadzilla_Jr)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2019, 2:52pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/anybody-seen-this-with-finish-line-sealant/23322/17 "2019-10-31T14:52:13Z")
Absolutely; I should change it out more often, I just don’t. I never have tire issues with my mtb and cx bikes, so it’s easy to just forget that they do need maintenance. ---
**Author:** ![Dave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Dave](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Dave)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2019, 6:27pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/anybody-seen-this-with-finish-line-sealant/23322/18 "2019-10-31T18:27:36Z")
Sealant does seem to dry up quicker in road tyres compared to MTB and I can only assume that’s down to the higher pressures. ---
**Author:** ![grenhall](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/grenhall/32/176321_2.png) [@grenhall](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/grenhall)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2019, 9:56pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/anybody-seen-this-with-finish-line-sealant/23322/19 "2019-10-31T21:56:00Z")
I can just chime in on Stan’s. Have been super happy about it but decided to try Muc-Off this year. Sad days. Had to top it off every other month and it clogged my valves and lastly brought me my first puncture ever except for one that ripped up the sidewall on a tire but that doesn’t count in my book. I’m **not** the only one experiencing these issues with Muc-Off’s shitty product so **STAY AWAY**. ---
**Author:** ![cwiggum](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/cwiggum/32/17426_2.png) [@cwiggum](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/cwiggum)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2019, 11:16pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/anybody-seen-this-with-finish-line-sealant/23322/20 "2019-10-31T23:16:33Z")
> [@Cleanneon98](#): > > That being said, why do people bother using other sealants when Stan’s tends to work so well I found that humorous because we look for marginal gains by trying different sealants, at the same time use gorilla tape. Tubeless setups are a complete system people!! But Finish Line has been great for me and what I’m currently using. I’ve used stans and would recommend it, but found it didn’t clog the holes as well as finish line. [Next page](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/anybody-seen-this-with-finish-line-sealant/23322.md?page=2)