ECR Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 How effective are they ? Any tips for use ? Is it a permanent repair (small leak) ? Any downside ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart McGill Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Not speaking from experience as i've not used one BUT... I believe they make a filthy mess when you come to take the tyre off the rim to repair it for good and some tyre places simply won't do it for you . Dependent on whether they are water or oil based they cannot be repaired as they cannot get the 'patch' to bond fully as the oil will not come off the rubber 🙆🏻 I don't think they will inflate a fully deflated (on the rim) tyre. Saying all this though I still carry one in the boot Stand to be corrected on all of the above but interested to find out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mav Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 The mess is not that bad. Use as a get you home repair, then get tyre repaird / replaced as soon as. tell the tyre chaps you've used it and take a couple of old rags with you and offer to clean up the wheel rim once the tyre is removed. It iwll inflate the tyre sufficiently to run it to the garage to get it inflated properly. you need to drive a certain distance to 'cure' the goo in the hole... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie. Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Totally agree with Master Mav. I used it when I had a flat. It doesn't really inflate it to any fantastic pressure, and you end up feeling a bit skeptical wether its going to work or not. I used the goo, drove about 10miles and it still was going down, so I pumped it up a bit (Was at my girlfriends house) and headed home. Stopped about 20miles away to check pressure and it was as hard as the road. Once I got home I took the tyre off and there was almost no mess. Patched it no problems and ran the same tyre for ages without a fault. It worked for me. Willie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Ford Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 It sounds from ECR's post that he has a slow leak that he's contemplating fixing with this stuff. NO! It's a get-you-home repair only. Take it off and get it fixed properly with a plug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Day Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Depends where the small leak is. If it's a hole then yes get it properly repaired. If it's a rim sealing problem tyre fitters will often use some special sticky goo to seal. Maybe it's the same stuff in the aerosol? I'd be tempted to use an aerosol if I was sure the valve was OK & there were no foreign objects in the tyre. My can of Holts tyre weld says deflate tyre completly before using. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Walker Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 ECR, I have left Holts tyre weld in for months after sealing a slow puncture, best position the leak at the lowest point before filling with the laytex foam. There is a better product used by the motorcycle guys called "OKO " this bright green goop will permanently seal a slow puncture but needs to be manually inflated. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain chaos Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 OKO ...I still would look to get the tyre properly repaired...ASAP... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Day Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 www.okosales.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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