Tyreweld

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember "Mike G" saying something like:

It's fine. Just use it.

"Mike G" wrote

I don't think it has a very good reputation. If the tyre is nearly life-expired anyway, you might do better replacing it now.

FAQ from Holts website:

"TYREWELD Q. How does Tyreweld work? Is it a long-term measure? A. Tyreweld is an aqueous latex emulsion, contained in an aerosol container, propelled by a hydrocarbon propellant. The latex emulsion locates the source of puncture, penetrates the hole, and cures to form a 'get you home' repair. This is therefore only a short-term measure and at the earliest instance the tyre should be repaired or replaced.

Q. Does this type of tyre repair cause unbalancing? A. Tyreweld is a liquid formula and therefore spreads itself evenly around the tyre when driven, prior to it curing - therefore should not affect the wheel balance. Also as the car should be driven home at a moderate speed, minor effects on the wheel balance will not be observed. "

From what I remember whilst reading a can of the stuff (hey, I was bored, trying to pass the hours whilst the wife was shopping) there's limits on the side of the can about the speed and/or the distance safely travelled.

"Mike Dodd" wrote >

Translation. It's very expensive PVA adhesive.

Well, it's actually liquid latex, as sold by any decent art shop at a fraction of the cost.

But it gets even more expensive when the tyre place charges you for cleaning up the mess tyre sealant leaves.

"moray" wrote

AIUI tyre places won't repair a tyre which has had Tyreweld (weld, FFS!) applied.

"Buy a new tyre" has got to be Best Advice. Even on my Rover 825, which has biggish tyres, I only paid £60 for a Firestone so it doesn't exactly break the bank.

Tyreweld is a TEMPORARY repair solution decided to get you home only, or to a nearest garage to get the tyre repaired. £5 a tyre costs to have repaired at your local garage. It will cost you a lot more for tyre weld and with a proper repair you will be able to travel at more than 30mph. Don't be a fool, get the tyre repaired or buy a new one.

I would do that, but there's still a good few thousand miles left before the tread depth gets to less than 2mm. 'My' minimum tread depth for replacement. Another thing is that I always replace tyres in pairs, so in this case both rear tyres will be replaced at the same time, with Conti SportContact tyres at over £100 each, so I'm reluctant to replace them earlier than necessary. Mike.

I think you need to read my OP. It would be used to cure a slow puncture. Whether the tyre is repaired or not doesn't really matter. It would just remove the need to top the tyre pressure up every day or two. Under the circumstances I don't think I need to worry about limiting my speed, or the fact that it's supposed to be only a temporary repair. Mike.

You have there options that you appear to be aware of:

• Replace the tyre (expensive).
• Properly repair the tyre (cheap).
• Abuse a temporary repair for several thousand miles (medium price).

Why do you believe you don't need to worry about it only being supposed to be a temporary repair? If there was a large hole in the tyre tyreweld wouldn't even work temporarily.

You're best off repairing the tyre. Otherwise replace it. Sod the tyreweld.

"Mike G" wrote

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I don't think I need to worry about...... the fact that it's supposed to be only a temporary repair.

Personally Mike, I think you do. Buy a new tyre, or a pair, but don't use Tyreweld as anything other than a very short term emergency "get you home" bodge.

However, you seem to have already made your mind up...

I agree that Tyreweld is not suitable for anything other than a get-you-home repair, but when did you last have a puncture fixed?

Consider yourself lucky if you can find somewhere to do it for £15; you haven't been able to get it done around here for a fiver since the last century!

Chris.

"Chris Whelan" wrote

We had one done at Watling Tyres- by far the best chain- for £7.50 about 3 months ago. A local independant would charge slightly less.

ATS would probably charge £15, before telling you that your entire exhaust system and all four shock absorbers urgently needed replacing too.

ATS in Newbury put a plug in a tyre for me and didn't charge me (about four years ago.)

I could certainly get it done for less than a tenner.

Now if you could track down a supplier of the repair kit mentioned in this thread:

Sounds exactly like what I use:

I've repaired 7 tyres with them so far. One still had a very slow leak which stopped after I pulled the plug out a bit more using long-nose pliers, and re-trimmed it. The insertion tool installs the sticky plug doubled over with the bend inside the tyre, and the extra thickness of the bend is what stops the plug coming out.

John

If it were a proper puncture, where the tyre went down fairly quickly I'd buy a pair of new tyres and be done with it, but this is a slow puncture. It doesn't go down quickly enough to be a hazard. It is not unsafe to use it as it is as long as I keep it topped up. By the sound of it Tyreweld will save me having to regularly top up the tyre, but if it fails in the near future I'll be no worse off than I am now.

I have. I can't see any real disadvantage in using it to cure a slow leak. My main concern was about imbalance but apparently it doesn't cause that problem

Because if it fails it just means I will be back to having a slow puncture. I could live with that anyway as it's only got to last for a few thousand miles and both rear tyres will be replaced.. AFAIC using Tyreweld is an easy option.

If there was a large hole in the tyre tyreweld

If there was a large hole I wouldn't even consider using Tyreweld or having it repaired. I'd replace both rear tyres, but I'm reluctant to do so in this case, if I can run the tyres for their normal lifespan without any concerns about safety. It's about convenience as much as anything else. Tyreweld is more convenient, than the hassle of getting a puncture repaired. Mike.