Anyone who has a can of TyreWeld in their car...
Discussion
toosexyformycar said:
Unfortunately I realised yesterday that my tyre was looking rather low. Filled up with diesel, and topped the pressure up, down to a third of what it should be so decided to keep an eye on it. When I got home from work I realised it had gone right down again. Slow puncture I though, so I got a tin of tyreweld out of the boot. Result:
Not one but TWO cans have faulty valves. Meaning instead of inflating my tyre the foam sprayed all over me and my car.
Resultant mess:
I actually had to drive this as my disabled brother was at the hospital. Meaning the trye is now ruined as is the alloy wheel. Now I know mistakes can happen, but two cans brought from Asda two months ago did this, so you might want to consider if this is the only thing in your boot in case of a puncture.
I see that you DIDN'T LET THE REMAINING AIR OUT of the tyre before you tried to use it, and so, well, you see if there is pressurised air in the tyre (as there is from the picture!!) then the foam gets, well, sort of BLOWN OUT ALL OVER THE PLACE because it can't get into the tyre.Not one but TWO cans have faulty valves. Meaning instead of inflating my tyre the foam sprayed all over me and my car.
Resultant mess:
I actually had to drive this as my disabled brother was at the hospital. Meaning the trye is now ruined as is the alloy wheel. Now I know mistakes can happen, but two cans brought from Asda two months ago did this, so you might want to consider if this is the only thing in your boot in case of a puncture.
You didn't read the instructions at all did you? Especially the bit about deflating the tyre completely before use.
This has made my day. Sensationally dismal fail.
Edited by Soovy on Friday 11th May 11:16
Soovy said:
I see that you DIDN'T LET THE REMAINING AIR OUT of the tyre before you tried to use it, and so, well, you see if there is pressurised air in the tyre (as there is from the picture!!) then the foam gets, well, sort of BLOWN OUT ALL OVER THE PLACE because it can't get into the tyre.
You didn't read the instructions at all did you? Especially the bit about deflating the tyre completely before use.
This has made my day. Sensationally dismal fail.
Im glad its brightened up your quite day. I did release as much air as the valve wanted to give . Now if you had a before and after pic of the tyre inflated and deflated i could see the reason for your confident demenour. However, as your a genius please eplain to me why when the tube was removed from the tyre none of the foam went through it... Or perhaps you can explain why when i opened the second can before attatching it to the tyre it still exoloded out of the lid. You didn't read the instructions at all did you? Especially the bit about deflating the tyre completely before use.
This has made my day. Sensationally dismal fail.
Edited by Soovy on Friday 11th May 11:16
toosexyformycar said:
Im glad its brightened up your quite day. I did release as much air as the valve wanted to give . Now if you had a before and after pic of the tyre inflated and deflated i could see the reason for your confident demenour. However, as your a genius please eplain to me why when the tube was removed from the tyre none of the foam went through it... Or perhaps you can explain why when i opened the second can before attatching it to the tyre it still exoloded out of the lid.
Quiet^Thanks for the entertainment.
Froomee said:
I never use things like tyre weld as you cannot repair the tyre once that is used..........................
Yeah, you can - the stuff washes out easily with water.I've used it 3 or 4 times on motorcycle tyres and never had any issues.
God knows how you managed to make such a mess OP - Why didn't you turn off the can's valve as soon as it started leaking out - proper 'fail' there.
Dr Doofenshmirtz said:
Yeah, you can - the stuff washes out easily with water.
I've used it 3 or 4 times on motorcycle tyres and never had any issues.
God knows how you managed to make such a mess OP - Why didn't you turn off the can's valve as soon as it started leaking out - proper 'fail' there.
Im not sure if its a question or a critism. But the off valve wasnt working, once opened they were just pouring out with no stopping, I've used it 3 or 4 times on motorcycle tyres and never had any issues.
God knows how you managed to make such a mess OP - Why didn't you turn off the can's valve as soon as it started leaking out - proper 'fail' there.
DonkeyApple said:
I've only used one once and the canister had a proper pipe and valve attachment that screwed firmly tothe tyre valve. It worked a dream.
Do some cans not physically attach? I would have thought that a recipe for disaster?
Yes is physically attaches in exactly the way you describe. However as ive been trying to explain instead of coming out of thr tube which physically attatches it poured out of the place where hou turn it on or off. Do some cans not physically attach? I would have thought that a recipe for disaster?
Never had cause to use one of these but if the OP has managed to make such a mess then I can't see how the product is not defective. Surely this product should be straightforward to use and idiot proof.
Don't worry too much OP this is a typical newby bashing. Once they have smelt the bait all the other bell ends jump on the bandwagon. Sometimes rightly, in this case not so.
ETA send the manufacturer a link to this thread.
Don't worry too much OP this is a typical newby bashing. Once they have smelt the bait all the other bell ends jump on the bandwagon. Sometimes rightly, in this case not so.
ETA send the manufacturer a link to this thread.
Tyreweld is absolute crap. We tried a can one on a rideon lawnmower with a pinprick puncture. Although it went into the tyre absolutely fine, as soon as any air pressure was put into the tyre the stuff just blew out through the puncture with the consistency of shaving foam - how is anything that thin and fluffy supposed to seal a hole??
We rung them up and complained, and they tried to fob us off by saying you are supposed to put it in car tyres then drive a bit so the tyre heat makes it set, which is absolute b
ks as it would all have come out of the tyre before you even set off. They must have agreed as they sent as a gift box of car shampoo and polish!
In the end we bought some of this stuff:
http://www.wemoto.com/parts/picture/hl-382997/
Linseal OKO is available from most agricultural shops and lawnmower places, and it a proper thick gunky slime full of large metalflake particles. I have used it on a variety of large punctures and even small splits in carcasses and it has never failed to seal a tyre for me. Absolutely marvellous stuff and unlike tyreweld it is fine for permanent repairs not just as a get-you-home measure
We rung them up and complained, and they tried to fob us off by saying you are supposed to put it in car tyres then drive a bit so the tyre heat makes it set, which is absolute b
ks as it would all have come out of the tyre before you even set off. They must have agreed as they sent as a gift box of car shampoo and polish!In the end we bought some of this stuff:
http://www.wemoto.com/parts/picture/hl-382997/
Linseal OKO is available from most agricultural shops and lawnmower places, and it a proper thick gunky slime full of large metalflake particles. I have used it on a variety of large punctures and even small splits in carcasses and it has never failed to seal a tyre for me. Absolutely marvellous stuff and unlike tyreweld it is fine for permanent repairs not just as a get-you-home measure
A friend of mine had a Skoda Felicia which had Holts Tyreweld in three of the tyres when it was finally taken away as scrap. The one which didn't have Tyreweld in it was the only one which was flat!
One of the tyres had probably had close to a year's use in this condition, probably close to 10k miles!
Okay I wouldn't do it myself but I was impressed by the product
One of the tyres had probably had close to a year's use in this condition, probably close to 10k miles!
Okay I wouldn't do it myself but I was impressed by the product
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