Squirty tyre puncture things

[GTIR]

What a waste of money!

I'm aware that on some cars (Elise) this is all you get but do they actually work?
Seems to me that they are desinged to just piss if tyre fitters!

note to self: Save £10 and buy some ciggys, a mars bar and coke and just wait for the AA. :yesyes:

And another thing, why do I have to drive at 50mph as I just get dirty looks of everyone.

[Nash_wrx]

GTIR said:

What a waste of money!

I'm aware that on some cars (Elise) this is all you get but do they actually work?
Seems to me that they are desinged to just piss if tyre fitters!

note to self: Save £10 and buy some ciggys, a mars bar and coke and just wait for the AA. :yesyes:

And another thing, why do I have to drive at 50mph as I just get dirty looks of everyone.

Waste of money IMO, tried it twice too many...
big disappointment both time, followed by rather unhappy tyre fitters.

wait for the AA indeed.

[alfa pint]

My 'space saver' (HAH!) tyre lives in the garden shed as it hogs so much boot space and I've always carried a can of foam. Fortunately I've not had to use it yet.....

Anyone know what the rules are for carrying spares in France / Italy? There's no way my missus can get her shoe and cosmetic collection in the boot if I have to carry the spare. Maybe I'll just ensure I have European breakdown...it is an alfa after all.

[AndrewW-G]

Tyre squirty puncture stuff, is standard fit on most Ferraris since the early 90's, so I'd assume that its legal in at least Italy

[indi pearl]

Yes, they do work (I have used the Holts stuff twice in 15 years) BUT;

For anything over 14" wheels I needed 2 cans, not one to do the job.

In cool/cold temps the cans fail to inflate the tyre up to a decent pressure so I carry a small 12volt tyre pump to do the job properly.

[johnnyBv8]

I noticed that in the small print of my breakdown contract it said that they wouldnt cover a puncture callout if there was no spare wheel. Anyone experienced this? I'd expect that the breakdown organisations have fairly similar terms....

[Mr Darcy]

I used some on the elise several months ago. It only last for about 10 miles and totally fks up the tyre.

[havoc]

I need some of this (space-saver is ancient and cracked - don't want to chance it), and have been wondering which of the many options is worthwhile.

Are any better than others?

Are any utterly useless?

Cheers,

M.

[Conian]

i've used it on 3 occasions, once car, twice for bike
if used right it does the job but yes it does annoy tire fitters
i prefer to drop it off n say 'i'll be back in an hour'
better to face their dimished hurt than their initial anger

[ukwill]

johnnyBv8 said:

I noticed that in the small print of my breakdown contract it said that they wouldnt cover a puncture callout if there was no spare wheel. Anyone experienced this? I'd expect that the breakdown organisations have fairly similar terms....

So what if your car doesn't come with a spare wheel?

[Soovy]

Make sure you let the remaining air OUT of the tyre before you use it. Unles you want to look like a bukkake model.

Edited by Soovy on Tuesday 9th February 13:34

[ymwoods]

Yeah, I used it and it done what it said on the can.

I had to buy a new tyre though as my tyre fitters refused to fix the puncture saying that the patch would not stick to the tyre now due to the stty residue on it. I take it this is what you guys are reffering to as pissing off the tyre fitters? I take it your guys scrub the tyre clean of all the goo??

[Nash_wrx]

Soovy said:

Make sure you let the air OUT of the tyre before you use it. Unles you want to look like a bukkake model.

[B3njamin]

indi pearl said:

Yes, they do work (I have used the Holts stuff twice in 15 years) BUT;

For anything over 14" wheels I needed 2 cans, not one to do the job.

In cool/cold temps the cans fail to inflate the tyre up to a decent pressure so I carry a small 12volt tyre pump to do the job properly.

Definitely agree with the above point. I have used the Tyre Weld spray in the past and to be fair it did come through for me, but I had to add some more air to the tyre. I had previously bought a £12 Inflater/Torch/Warning-Light on Ebay some months before and I was very impressed with the result; One of the best £12 I have ever spent buying the inflater, since it sits behind the passenger seat, takes up no room and has already paid for itself!

I tried some Slime tyre goo when I owned my previous motorbike and it worked very well - Stopped the puncture and covered quite a long distance until the tyre needed replacing anyway due to low tread depth.

[Conian]

Nash_wrx said:

Soovy said:

Make sure you let the air OUT of the tyre before you use it. Unles you want to look like a bukkake model.

.. but... can says to move the vehicle so that the puncture is at the bottom of the wheel, i guess some people just use tyre weld as a cover for story for their bukkake modelling. makes a change from 'a pigeon shat on me'

[mr_tony]

Found it pretty useful stuff. Did a mates rear tyre on a skoda octavia on Christmas eve and it sorted him to drive more than 100 miles home as no tyre place around was open.

If you use it correctly as stated on the tin it seems to work fine. His wheels were 255 R17's and it only needed the 1 can...

Good to know it works as it's the only lifeline I have in the Aero on my frequent continental trips!

[QP Noor]

I was forced to use it once on the QP. Rear tyre is 285/30/20, used up the whole can, but it got me out of a hole.

Allowed me to continue my journey and get to a tyre fitter the next day.

[bitwrx]

B3njamin said:

indi pearl said:

Yes, they do work (I have used the Holts stuff twice in 15 years) BUT;

For anything over 14" wheels I needed 2 cans, not one to do the job.

In cool/cold temps the cans fail to inflate the tyre up to a decent pressure so I carry a small 12volt tyre pump to do the job properly.

Definitely agree with the above point. I have used the Tyre Weld spray in the past and to be fair it did come through for me, but I had to add some more air to the tyre. I had previously bought a £12 Inflater/Torch/Warning-Light on Ebay some months before and I was very impressed with the result; One of the best £12 I have ever spent buying the inflater, since it sits behind the passenger seat, takes up no room and has already paid for itself!

I tried some Slime tyre goo when I owned my previous motorbike and it worked very well - Stopped the puncture and covered quite a long distance until the tyre needed replacing anyway due to low tread depth.

I used some of that for a leaky rim on a bike. It's fine until you leave it for a while - all the slime flows down to the bottom of the tyre and it wobbles like buggery anywhere above 90.

[nonuts]

Read the instructions, worked a treat on a mates car where the wheel bolts were well and truly seized. The only bit I didn't like doing was 'removing the nail as it left a bigger hole. However driven slowly the hole sealed up as they said it would then went to a petrol station and inflated properly and it worked a treat after that.

[Fatrat]

johnnyBv8 said:

I noticed that in the small print of my breakdown contract it said that they wouldnt cover a puncture callout if there was no spare wheel. Anyone experienced this? I'd expect that the breakdown organisations have fairly similar terms....

I have not read the small print of my RAC contract recently but this is certainly what they used to say.
However, as many cars (including the new Fiesta) do not have a spare, I assume they have revised their wording