Holts Tyreweld Pucture Repair 400ml Only £3.00 reduced from £7 @ Asda instore
First post was after some emergency tyreweld and picked this up in asda for a bargain price of £3 always handy to keep one in the car just in case.
First post was after some emergency tyreweld and picked this up in asda for a bargain price of £3 always handy to keep one in the car just in case.
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Jump to unread Post a Commentdidn't work for me, you have to go to a tyre place...most places will fix a leaky alloy for a couple of quid. They just take the tyre off slap a load of this like greasy paint stuff on the alloy, put the tyre back on rebalance and away you go. My kwikfit did it for free, but i was in for an exhaust anyway.
Its in store
How responsible of you. Ffs :|
when you use this product you are supposed to find whats caused the puncture ie if its a nail then remove it then revolve the wheel so that leak is at the bottom then you use this product,its a bit pointless getting a flat and then just putting this on your valve and expect it to work
Edited By: BeerGoggles on Aug 18, 2012 21:22
If you take it to one of the multi national tyre repair centres, they will tell you they cant repair the tyre - its absolute and utter nonsense! I mean, think about it for a second, its just a liquid thats covered a non porous rubber surface FFS ! Take your tyre to a friendly local repair centre or someone who sells part worn tyres and explain whats happened - most will just use a cloth with detergent or similar to wipe the inside of the tyre in the area with the puncture so that the tyre can be repaired as normal.
My local fitter says the main reason "the big guns" dont do it is because the liquid that comes out smells terrible and they usually get it over their overalls when taking the tyre off, but when I was there standing next to him, I couldnt smell anything.
And by the way, yes the product works. If you have alloys with corrosion on the inside of the lip and you lose a few psi every month (Im looking at you Ford), this stuff is perfect.
The only time it went a bit wrong was when used it but did not run the bike straight away for a few miles. If you don't use the vehicle straight away (like it tells you to I think)it can pool in one place making the balance of the wheel bad. Not the end of the world in a car, but on a bike it really affects the handling.
So other than not following the instructions I give it thumbs up, now I always keep some in the car. I'd rather use it than change a wheel in a dangerous place or bad weather.
Although puncture repair is possible afterwards, most places will just advise to get a new tyre. Most places would advise that even if you didn't use this stuff tbh... Just depends on the difference in cost really. My tyres are cheap so I always take that option out of personal preference. But its different strokes for different folks.
Anyway... good price. Hot!
Edited By: TheChopper on Aug 18, 2012 23:22