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A tyre cannot be repaired properly if you use a before or after puncture sealant kit.  This means that you would have to replace the tyre.  It is far better to have a spare wheel.  It is a bit much to expect one of these puncture sealant kits to work if you have a blow out!!!

Regards Bob

I will have to disagree with Dandyman Bob on this one.

You CAN repair a tyre which has had a sealant in it if it is a water-based one like Ultraseal which will just wash out.

The likelyhood of a `blow-out` is massively reduced by the use of such a sealant as the major cause of a blow-out is a tyre over-heating as a result of a gradual deflation caused by pressure loss such as when picking up a nail or screw and not being noticed when driving until its too late. It won`t help with a catastrophic tyre failure, but how many times do you run over something which punches a hole the size of your fist in a tyre?

I have used the stuff for many years in `vans, cars and bikes and think it is a cheap and effective way of lessening the chances of having a `flat` tyre whilst actually driving.

It does not take the place of carrying a spare though! 

I would never use anything in the tyre except air, and I would always have a spare wheel.

The thing about prventative measures is you never know if they have worked, or if you've just been lucky and avoided a puncture.  It's a personal choice but I like to keep it simple.  Get a flat, change the wheel, move on.

Jim

Tyron Bands will keep your punctured wheel flat so you can safely drive to a good point to change it.  http://www.tyron.com/     you do still need a new tyre

Phil

Quote: Originally posted by Angus1215 on 12/3/2010

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I will have to disagree with Dandyman Bob on this one.

 

You CAN repair a tyre which has had a sealant in it if it is a water-based one like Ultraseal which will just wash out.

The likelyhood of a `blow-out` is massively reduced by the use of such a sealant as the major cause of a blow-out is a tyre over-heating as a result of a gradual deflation caused by pressure loss such as when picking up a nail or screw and not being noticed when driving until its too late. It won`t help with a catastrophic tyre failure, but how many times do you run over something which punches a hole the size of your fist in a tyre?

I have used the stuff for many years in `vans, cars and bikes and think it is a cheap and effective way of lessening the chances of having a `flat` tyre whilst actually driving.

It does not take the place of carrying a spare though! 

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Quote: Originally posted by freeatlast on 12/3/2010

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Quote: Originally posted by Angus1215 on 12/3/2010

I will have to disagree with Dandyman Bob on this one.

 

You CAN repair a tyre which has had a sealant in it if it is a water-based one like Ultraseal which will just wash out.

The likelyhood of a `blow-out` is massively reduced by the use of such a sealant as the major cause of a blow-out is a tyre over-heating as a result of a gradual deflation caused by pressure loss such as when picking up a nail or screw and not being noticed when driving until its too late. It won`t help with a catastrophic tyre failure, but how many times do you run over something which punches a hole the size of your fist in a tyre?

I have used the stuff for many years in `vans, cars and bikes and think it is a cheap and effective way of lessening the chances of having a `flat` tyre whilst actually driving.

It does not take the place of carrying a spare though! 

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The last puncture I had did leave a hole big enought to put my fist through. I was doing 70 at the time in the outside lane, it was the rear tyre and all I heard was a helicopter sound. The handling of the car was fine, I could not feel a thing. I stopped after a mile, the tyre was still on the rim, and otherwise was undamaged.

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