Tyreweld or not to Tyreweld?

[cloggy]

I have a very slow puncture on my rear onside tyre (1 week from 26 psi to 10 psi).
My tyres have about another 4K of thread on them (Toyo TR1).

I also have 2 tyreweld canisters in the boot that are as old as my Chim (14 years).

Should I use it on the tyre (and buy new canisters) and drive till I buy a new set of tyres?

Any other solutions or just bite the bullet and buy new tyres now?

Thanks for any advice.

[Roy C]

Tyreweld is for emergencies only, to get you home before you get the tyre fixed/replaced.

Also tyre fitters really don't like having to clean the nasty stuff up, so they may tell you where to insert the other can!

If it's a small puncture in the tread (not the wall) or a valve, a decent tyre fitter may be able to repair it for a few quid.

Edited by Roy C on Thursday 8th August 07:44

[s p a c e m a n]

Last time that I looked a puncture repair was cheaper than a can of tyre weld. The fitter will try to bash sense into you with the can the next time you have the tyre changed too

Wonder if using that stuff knocks the balancing out?

[GAjon]

cloggy said:

Any other solutions .

Buy new tyres, but before you get them fitted take your car to Cadwell and fk the old ones up ( make sure they're inflated first though).

[cloggy]

Thanks guys new tyres is it then.

[jamienshelly]

If there is a fair amount of tread left and its for normal road use rather than track or "fast road" then a repair is fine. It is a rubber insert that is used (only if the puncture is on the tread) and the wheel re-balanced.
I fit them all the time and have one on my daily.
Unfortunately if the hole is on the outer edge of the tread or the sidewall then its a new tyre.

[Gazzab]

Try filling it with egg. Wont work but its cheaper than tyre weld.

[snorky]

yeah coz it's easy to force an egg in there...