Tire sealing and balancing composition

A tire sealing and balancing composition consisting essentially of:

• water;
• ethylene glycol in an amount of about 50% by weight of the water;
• sodium dichromate as a corrosion inhibitor;
• washed mica having a size of 325 mesh;
• short fiber asbestos having a length of about 1/4 inch;
• long fiber asbestos having a length of about 1/2 inch;
• hydroxy ethyl cellulose, carboxymethyl cellulose or a mixture thereof as a thickener/filler;
• a wetting agent;
• wherein the washed mica is present in an amount of about 3 to about 4.5%, the short fiber and long fiber asbestos are present in an amount of about 2.5 to about 4.5%;
• and
• the hydroxy ethyl cellulose, carboxymethyl cellulose or a mixture thereof is present in an amount of about 0.3 to about 1%.

A tire sealing and balancing composition consisting essentially of the following components at proportions which correspond to the amounts given, .+-.5%:

• 660 gallons of water;
• 330 gallons of ethylene glycol;
• 20.5 pounds of sodium dichromate;
• 6.3 pounds of a wetting agent;
• 420 pounds of washed mica having a size of 325 mesh;
• 475 pounds of short fiber asbestos having a size of about 1/4 inch;
• 25 pounds of long fiber asbestos having a size of about 1/2 inch;
• and
• 52.5 pounds of hydroxy ethyl cellulose, carboxymethyl cellulose or a mixture thereof.