Discussion
RedSpike66 said:
The advice given by others in the past is simply do not use it. If you puncture, call your breakdown company to take you home(or to nearest tyre place) and sort it out there. Tyre Weld etc. just f
ks the tyre up completely.
sometimes though you just dont care and you want to get to your destination :-) ks the tyre up completely. I asked the tyre place that put the new boots on the Griff about tyre weld - they said it isn't a big issue as the stuff can be washed off the inside of the tyre (and they do wash it off and repair tyres which have had the weld used). I suspect the issue is that some tyre places don't want to do the washing bit.
Jim
Jim
I was looking at this myself have always carried a tin around let somebody at work use my tin to repair a puncture on their Jag but the it failed to fully inflate / repair the damage
was conscerned about having to be recovered by such a trivial matter as a puncture
has anybody tried puncture safe it looks like you fill the tyre as a preventitive measure a bit like slime in bike tyres seems like it should do the trick but a bit concerned about using it
was conscerned about having to be recovered by such a trivial matter as a puncture
has anybody tried puncture safe it looks like you fill the tyre as a preventitive measure a bit like slime in bike tyres seems like it should do the trick but a bit concerned about using it
I've only used my Holts Tyreweld in anger once and was very impressed with it.
It only provided enough air to stop the rim running on the ground but it was certainly sufficient to deal with some bumpy Sheffield roads for the 3 mile drive to a petrol station for a top up of more air. It was a Sunday so I decided to pump the tyre up and continue my day regardless. I completely forgot about it and ended up running around on it for about 2 months and it held up perfectly well.
I replaced it with a brand new tyre but the chap who fitted it said the tyre would have been reusable.
It only provided enough air to stop the rim running on the ground but it was certainly sufficient to deal with some bumpy Sheffield roads for the 3 mile drive to a petrol station for a top up of more air. It was a Sunday so I decided to pump the tyre up and continue my day regardless. I completely forgot about it and ended up running around on it for about 2 months and it held up perfectly well.
I replaced it with a brand new tyre but the chap who fitted it said the tyre would have been reusable.
simonej said:
It only provided enough air to stop the rim running on the ground but it was certainly sufficient to deal with some bumpy Sheffield roads for the 3 mile drive to a petrol station for a top up of more air. It was a Sunday so I decided to pump the tyre up and continue my day regardless. I completely forgot about it and ended up running around on it for about 2 months and it held up perfectly well.
So am I right saying that it sound like it is worth to carry a foot pump around too, so you can top it up once the tyre weld out of juice!?Tuscan Wil said:
simonej said:
It only provided enough air to stop the rim running on the ground but it was certainly sufficient to deal with some bumpy Sheffield roads for the 3 mile drive to a petrol station for a top up of more air. It was a Sunday so I decided to pump the tyre up and continue my day regardless. I completely forgot about it and ended up running around on it for about 2 months and it held up perfectly well.
So am I right saying that it sound like it is worth to carry a foot pump around too, so you can top it up once the tyre weld out of juice!?I've used it a few times and it's fine.
The daily drive has a "Tyre Kit" as standard instead of a spare and that has a bottle of the sealant stuff (tyre weld type) and also an electric pump to ensure the tyre has enough air in it. The pump is quite light so not a big issue to pop one in the boot along with all the other bits and pieces - job done.
Jim
Jim
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