I am late to this party ............................... as always, but would like to share my thoughts.
First off, I am not a tubeless convert yet, waiting to get it all done.
Second, I think I can sort of understand where the so called 'glitter' comes into the picture.
Caffelatex does not have any aggregate in it, or atleast from what I can see.
Sealants like Slime, have a fibrous material that seems to be their form of 'aggregate' that forms a base for the sealant to sit on and quicken the sealing process.
The way i look at is in the form of Concrete. Concrete is made up of Cement and sand (aggregate). Neither cement nor sand last any sort of loading of their own, but mixed in proper proportion, they form Concrete which is stupid strong under axial loading (or weight bearing loads as they call it).
I think what cement is to caffelatex, is sand to glitter and the result forms a good sealing platform.
rather than using glitter, which can vary in size and construction, why not use craft sand? It is no comparison to glitters and I can visualize glitter forming a better seal on tire slash against stone and glass, but for punctures, the craft sand works in the same principle.
For example, 100ml of sealant, what is the proper proportion in weight would you recommend glitter (barbies out of the question) ? Too much glitter/sand, can provide a very weak sealant and if for any reason the sealant dries up inside the tire, then you got a clustered weight on the tire that offsets the wheel balance noticeably.
Any particular time frame of taking the old stuff out and putting the new stuff in? 🙂😱