Puncture Repair - in a can

RSM Masser

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Always been a bit sceptical about these, but as new cars now only come with a can of foam rather than a complete tyre and wheel has anybody used one and what are they like after?
This morning the mrs returns home with a very flat tyre and a drywall screw sticking out the middle of the tread.
I followed the instructions on the tin of gloop carefully, having the obligatory cup of tea whilst the can earned on the radiator.
We have a 4x4 so the tin didn't quite inflate the tyre, there is a garage 200m down the road so took it there to top up to its recommended pressure, reset the monitoring system and waved her off to work.
I am now late so will have some toast and more tea before venturing outside again.

Question is are these cans any good? Do I need a new tyre? It's only half worn and the screw was right in the middle of the tread.
It's a good 5 or 6 miles to her work which is the recommended distance to drive once can used
 
Wack61

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RSM Masser said:
Always been a bit sceptical about these, but as new cars now only come with a can of foam rather than a complete tyre and wheel has anybody used one and what are they like after?
This morning the mrs returns home with a very flat tyre and a drywall screw sticking out the middle of the tread.
I followed the instructions on the tin of gloop carefully, having the obligatory cup of tea whilst the can earned on the radiator.
We have a 4x4 so the tin didn't quite inflate the tyre, there is a garage 200m down the road so took it there to top up to its recommended pressure, reset the monitoring system and waved her off to work.
I am now late so will have some toast and more tea before venturing outside again.

Question is are these cans any good? Do I need a new tyre? It's only half worn and the screw was right in the middle of the tread.
It's a good 5 or 6 miles to her work which is the recommended distance to drive once can used
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Are you getting someone to fit a new tyre at work now the 6 miles is up

Just keep buying cans every 6 miles , mind you if your can earns enough on the radiator it could be self funding

Screw in the middle can be repaired but not if the tyre is driven on flat and it damages the sidewall
 
CatmanV2

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RSM Masser said:
Always been a bit sceptical about these, but as new cars now only come with a can of foam rather than a complete tyre and wheel has anybody used one and what are they like after?
This morning the mrs returns home with a very flat tyre and a drywall screw sticking out the middle of the tread.
I followed the instructions on the tin of gloop carefully, having the obligatory cup of tea whilst the can earned on the radiator.
We have a 4x4 so the tin didn't quite inflate the tyre, there is a garage 200m down the road so took it there to top up to its recommended pressure, reset the monitoring system and waved her off to work.
I am now late so will have some toast and more tea before venturing outside again.

Question is are these cans any good? Do I need a new tyre? It's only half worn and the screw was right in the middle of the tread.
It's a good 5 or 6 miles to her work which is the recommended distance to drive once can used
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I've used similar products for some years on high speed bike tyres, as well as cars. Precisely zero issues. Pisses off the tyre bay changers when they come to change them though, as the goop that's left goes everywhere. The original Slime was tested up to 186mph I would not be at all concerned.

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RSM Masser

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That's exactly what I meant!
It seams to have worked, but if there is any rippling in the side wall from being driven flat I will replace it
 
allandwf

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I've used it, but tyre fitter said it couldn't be repaired after using it, it did leave quite a mess. A get you home only option, much prefer an old fashioned spare.
 
jasst

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I've used it successfully, however it doesn't last forever. Tyre sounds like it would have been repairable, but now you have used that stuff they won't repair it.
 
Jkulin

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I ordered a pack of these to carry in the boot: -

Tubeless Tyre Puncture Repair Kit

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If it can't be repaired then I'll call the AA
 
Wack61

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No spare wheels is all part of the weight saving cost cutting ******** manufacturers do now

Your car will save you 17p worth of petrol this year because it's not carrying 50kg of wheel and Jack about

You might die because you'll be stranded at the side of the A34 for an extra hour but hey ho

I've had many punctures a can of foam wouldn't fix over the years
 
allandwf

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Wack61 said:
No spare wheels is all part of the weight saving cost cutting ******** manufacturers do now

Your car will save you 17p worth of petrol this year because it's not carrying 50kg of wheel and Jack about

You might die because you'll be stranded at the side of the A34 for an extra hour but hey ho

I've had many punctures a can of foam wouldn't fix over the years
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Don't forget they can also harp on about how large a boot capacity it now has! At least they stopped strapping a spare underneath.
 
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I have not been unfortunate enough to have had such an incident. But I'd be tempted just to call out the recovery and have it flat bedded to a specialist or tyre place (if in working hours) or out of hours, I carry Marios' number on my phone and would just arrrange recovery to have it dropped off at his place and ask him to source and sort out the tyre - repair or replacement.
 
CatmanV2

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I disagree that it's temporary. The uses I have had have lasted quite happily until the tyre reached its end of life. In one case it was about 48 hours old when I got a truck ratchet strap through the tread. True that it can't be repaired as they won't get the patch to stick but since it doesn't need repairing that's never been an issue

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conaero

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Problem is the gloop may stop the air leak but if it's been driven flat the sidewalls of the tyres will be cracked/collapsed on the inside and your risking a blow out do get it looked at.

If the sidewalls are ok then repair it fine but dont rely on the gloop.
 
CatmanV2

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Conaero said:
Problem is the gloop may stop the air leak but if it's been driven flat the sidewalls of the tyres will be cracked/collapsed on the inside and your risking a blow out do get it looked at.

If the sidewalls are ok then repair it fine but dont rely on the gloop.
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Totally correct!

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CatmanV2

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allandwf said:
Are you not also meant to reinflate them after the gloop, hence the small compressor.
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Some gloop you 'pre-install' in an inflated tyre. So when something goes through the tread, it seals automatically. You want to keep any eye on it, and check tyre pressures clearly. But we all do that every day anyway.....

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