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[puggered]

Just a quickie for anyone who is thinking about buying tyre weld. Halfords have a deal on just now, buy 1 get one free. I got 2 large tins today for £13.99. Just thought I would mention it lol

[ANON]

horrible stuff, just carry a spare.

[Carlzilla]

I keep some, just to be safe. I don't carry a spare, or a jack, or tools.

[chrisandsarah]

How much can tyre weld fix, like if you gashed your wheel would it let you limp home?

Don't really know anything about it - except for it comes in a can :S

[JustSteve]

Basicly, a nail/pin/screw that's just a hole can be fixed, but anything that's more like a slash or on the wall, can't. Same thing with haveing them 'plugged'

[chrisandsarah]

Think - I will stick to a spare in the back. I always seem to come across the only whopper nail in the road - the kind that slashes and leaves, doesn't stick around. Cheers for the info

[mingy]

I spent 15 minutes looking for the spare wheel on my wife,s bini after i bought it and we got it home, had to ring the dealer who said it has,nt got one,it,s got a tin of tyreweld and a compressor in the boot compartment as standard. At last, some genius has worked out that women can,t change wheels but can be talked through the tyreweld / air repair kit on the phone while i can still sit at home and sup my can of beer in peace instead of dashing off like the AA.

It,s only a bit of banter but i am bracing myself for the backlash.

[Carlos W]

My Mazda 6 has no spare wheel, I'm looking for one on ebay!

[puggered]

I carry a spare wheel and some tools but I only bought the stuff to seal my alloys as they were leaking but if it's p*****g down with rain (which is the usual criteria when you get a puncture) I'd rather squirt some tyre weld in to the puncture than fumble about stripping the boot to change a wheel!

[Bungle]

Mrs B's daily does carry a spare but i have also thrown a tin of tyre weld in the boot for her

although she could change a wheel if she had to i would rather she sprayed that into the tyre and got her self and the kids safely in the car and moving again than spending a hour changing the wheel on a dark night in the middle of know where

[puggered]

Indeed Bungle, tyre fitters don't like the stuff and I have a tin of the stuff in my wife's boot too for the same reason as you!

[Dan6061]

Only the Holtz stuff works, the rest is useless! - It just looks like you've poured sour milk into your tyre... (I'm a tyre fitter!)
It is only a 'get you home' fix, and obviously doesn't fix a burst tyre or something so drastic. It's a good idea in the sense that some people don't know how to change a wheel properly, which could lead to the car being jacked up in the wrong place, and the wheel not being tightened properly afterwards.

A lot of tyre fitters might tell you that the tyre isn't repairable after using tyre weld, this isn't the case! You just have to spend some time cleaning it all out, so the vulcanizing cement will stick properly.

[1984mini25]

Dam that's just reminded me, plus I was in halfords earlier today as well. As i've got a rather annoying slow punture were it will hold a steady 30psi for 3 days, but be totaly flat on the 4th.