Anyone use this in car tyres just in case, the MX5 has a small enough boot as it is, so would like to dump the spare. Any issues? -- Nige R1 MX5
You mean relying on pre-filled slime IYSWIM, or a pump and slime kit once you have a puncture? Neither will cope with a severe alloy wheel rim/kerb interface. DAMHIKIJDOK. -- +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Pete Fisher at Home: | | Aprilia Shiver Yamaha WR250Z/Supermoto "Old Gimmer's Hillclimber" | | Gilera GFR * 2 Moto Morini 2C/375 Morini 350 "Forgotten Error" | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
Me too. -- Lozzo Versys 650 Inter-Continental Hyperbolistic Missile , CBR600F-W racebike in the making, TS250C, RD400F (somewhere) BMW E46 318iSE (it's a car, not one of those 2-wheeled pieces of shite they churn out)
In communiqué < I agree, but it reminds me that I was going to see if I could source some cheap winter wheels/tyres for the Mazda 6 as we may use it do go on a self drive skiing holiday next February. I have snow chains for it, but from how it behaves on wet grass I suspect it will be nothing like as competent in just light snow as the diesel Octavia was. One of the winter wheels could also act as a get you home spare. There's space under the floor presently filled with a plastic foam moulding which is occupied by various tools and the emergency tyre inflation/sealing kit. -- +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Pete Fisher at Home: | | Aprilia Shiver Yamaha WR250Z/Supermoto "Old Gimmer's Hillclimber" | | Gilera GFR * 2 Moto Morini 2C/375 Morini 350 "Forgotten Error" | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
are you talking about using it for emergencies or fitting as a proactive measure? If the former then no problem. It is commonly used by cheapskate manufacturers as a spare wheel substitute. I'd only do the latter if you are considering joining Bonwick across a desert. Although, I had a lump of metal in my rear tyre last year. Only a month after getting it new. I whacked in a can of Wynn's Tyre Fix (supplied by my tyre fitter so he knew it was there when I had a new tyre and it didn't create any ghostbuster's moment) then rode a couple of thousand miles around Europe and commuted for several months.
Is that any better than the Holts Tyre weld? Last time I used Tyre weld I had to jam a twig in the hole to stop the foam gushing out. The local bike shop sells obscure brand cheap Chinese stuff that's slightly better at gunging holes but the adaptor hose was faulty on the last one.
No idea, only other one used was Finnlec which was overwhelmed by the slashes from the glass I rode over and the lack of rubber left on the tyre to seal. Got me 70 miles home riding on 15psi though. They won't seal big holes for that very reason as they rely on clotting. A bung type repair was probably a better bet for you. For me, the spiky object went into the tread at an angle, mainly through the very deep tread block of the new tyre. There was only the slightest leak so it sealed it good & proper. My tyre fitter & service bod gave me another can of the Wynn's as a freebie after the major service he did last month. It's only a fiver a tin anyway, so worth carrying as it is less faff than fitting bungs, and makes you very popular with mates who get unlucky.
