http://www.innovativebalancing.com/news.htm

 

The beads are very small, like the size of a pin point, pictures on the site are enlargements. The company that makes the beads doesn't say it but upon removing a tire it's very obvious that static electricity acts very strongly on the beads keeping them in place. A hard bump will dislodge them though. Besides the ceramic material being very hard perhaps the small size of the beads keeps them from banging each other up into dust.
I had a nail hole patched from the inside and didn't lose any beads but I warned the tire guy they were in there. I've never done it but I'll bet after a flat repair it's probably a good idea to have your tires rebalanced, no need to with beads.

All I know is they work excellent for me.

Asked the manager at the local tire shop about anti-freeze, he said it works ok but you must use premix or 50% water because anti-freeze alone will gel up in the cold. He also said to use the non-toxic or RV anti-freeze type due to a leak of toxic material in a blowout that could get you in trouble. I can see this happening considering a friend of mine got a $500 toxic cleanup bill after his radiator was punctured in a wreck and leaked anti-freeze at the accident site. He said a fire truck came and vacuumed it up.

 

I ran Anti-freeze and water inside my 35" Boggers for years... the insides of the tires looked GREAT when the beads were broken... AF/water mix was in there for probably 3-4 years.

 

I agree with Infidel. I have had not problems with my ceramic beads. Have lasted about 10,000 miles and tires are wearing very well. They even straightened out my cupping on the front tires. I rotate tires about every 7000 miles now instead of the typical 3000 for my 1st gen.

 

Did he say "FIX A FLAT"????? Your kidding right??

 

Anyone tried this stuff,its supposed to balance out to.
http://www.ride-on.com/index.html

 

This brand of fix a flat says it can be used for balancing, only problem is it costs over $100 to do one of our trucks. http://www.ride-on.com/installationinstructions.htm
Most fix a flat products will eventually turn soild and throw your tires way out of balance, that's why it's a temporary flat fix so that during the real tire repair the fix a flat can be removed.
Most fix a flat products say not to go over 45 mph.