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VegasPhil
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4th Nov 07 at 19:04   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Is this good to use long-term?

I have a brand new Eagle F1 with a tiny hole on the shoulder of the tyre. Means that the tyre goes down a fair bit overnight! I was going to write off the tyre and buy a new one. Tyre places have got them on backorder at the moment apparently and I didn't want the Falken they offered me

Mate today said stick a tin of tyreweld in it. I hadn't thought of it before.... Might just do it anyway.

Someone tell me to just do it please.

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Daniel_Corsa
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4th Nov 07 at 19:05   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Its not for long term, but JUST DO IT!

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Fad
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4th Nov 07 at 19:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
You can only do certain miles with tyre weld and then the tyres a write off. Stick a spare on if availible.
Graham88
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Tyre appears to be useless anyway so does it really matter if it ruins the tyre?

They wouldn't be on back order for that long I'd have thought..
Rob_Lee
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4th Nov 07 at 19:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
They are just to get you home in emergancy!

We had a car recovered in smashed up, we found out the owner had drove nearly 200 miles with tyre weld in and had a blow out!
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oh dear 200 miles on tyre weld

Have to keep at low speeds so the tyre doesnt expand too much as well.
Rob_Lee
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her reply when i said that was

"tyreweld is cheaper than a new tyre!"

hahaha i laughed and said a tyre is cheaper than repairing a smashed up Fiesta!
Graham88
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4th Nov 07 at 19:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote


I didn't realise you could only drive home on it
Rob_Lee
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4th Nov 07 at 19:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yes

Its VERY temporary!
strick206
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quote:
Originally posted by Graham88


I didn't realise you could only drive home on it


yes

then the tyre is ruined,

better to call the aa
Vaux Lad
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I wouldn't trust it for any miles tbh, but thats probably just me being paranoid.
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how do you 'write off' a tyre? you a insurance company?
Rob E
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4th Nov 07 at 22:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i had a slow-ish puncture last year, used a can of the stuff and it was fine up untill i replaced the tyres some 9months later
flybikeslee
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read the can! temporary and do not exceed 30mph! mate used it and then decided hed try and do 90...blowout.... dumbass
VegasPhil
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4th Nov 07 at 23:32   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Read the tin of tyre weld in tesco and thought fuck that

Pumped it up to 30psi again and headed out

I'll get a new tyre this week

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Ian
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4th Nov 07 at 23:37   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by JinThaMC
how do you 'write off' a tyre? you a insurance company?
I would imagine it is a figure of speech meaning that the tyre is no longer any good and not worth repairing.
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5th Nov 07 at 08:06   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
stick a plaster over it

 
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