[Closed] Latex in car tyres

Could work, but may well upset the balance. Not of The Force, just the wheel.

You could try the car specific stuff but seemingly you can't repair a puncture the normal way once it's had the gunk added.

Which reminds me that I had a puncture on my company car a few weeks back, used the gunk as it doesn't have a spare . It didn't seal properly and sprayed all over the alloy and some down the side of the car on the way to Kwik fit. IPA and bike degreaser haven't worked very well, anyone got an idea of what's best to shift it?

Had a new set of tyres fitted start of the year, got a screw in the outer edge of the front tyre after 150 miles, so not repairable really 🙁 ... had one of those temp sealant puncture fix kits in the boot, nothing to lose, so threw the sealant in and its been fine now for the last few months , done plenty of miles on it now ... do it what you got to lose ??

The temporary sealant stuff that come with the car is just temporary and shouldn't be driving it at high speeds, and only to get you to a garage to fix it. The stuff is pretty nasty too and basically writes off the tyre as most repairers won't touch it. It's a get you home and buy a new tyre kit.

Then there's stuff like this which I've used and is a permanent repair once it seals (if it doesn't seal, it's too big a hole and needs a proper repair or replace).

https://www.puncturesafe.com/

Was recommend to me when I had a screw stuck in my tyre. Took a bit more than they say in the instructions and a bit of driving about to seal it properly. Been fine since and they rate it for higher speed driving.

It's actually designed as a sealant to repair punctures on the go. Like with tubeless on bikes.

The temporary sealant stuff that come with the car is just temporary and shouldn’t be driving it at high speeds, and only to get you to a garage to fix it. The stuff is pretty nasty too and basically writes off the tyre as most repairers won’t touch it. It’s a get you home and buy a new tyre kit.

I don't know what stuff comes with the car but Holts claim their Tyreweld foam stuff is non-toxic, doesn't damage tyres and is easily washed out of the tyre after use. I've used it successfully before with elderly alloys that got a bit leaky round the rim but weren't worth the expense or bother of a refurb.

Was thinking of adding some latex tubeless jizz. Any thoughts on quantity?

For the sake of a few quid I'd just give it a can of tyreweld.

For the sake of a few quid I'd just give it to Kwik Fit.  They'll fix a slow puncture, properly, for not much more than the price of a can of slop.

 I’d just give it to Kwik Fit.  They’ll fix a slow puncture

I'm happy for you that your experience of Kwik Fit et al is so much more positive than mine.

You can't get thicker than a Kwik-Fit fitter.

i've put latex in a slow puncture on my van, sealed fine, no issues with balance etc.

I remember limping on with a slow puncture tyre, finally went flat while stuck in a massive traffic jam on the m6 which took the rac over an out to get through as the wheel wouldn't come off.

Short answer get it repaired properly or replace it.

Good god. I'd never let Kwik Fit near my tyres. I've had numerous issues with them with both tyres and exhausts. Mr gets out tread gauge tool and starts digging a massive hole in a tiny surface crack and then bullshits the wheel needs replacing, can't be repaired (passed MOT and garage said nothing wrong with it). Amongst other trying to rip me off tyre experiences. Then there's the pressure to get your phone number so they can spam call you ten times a day trying to sell you insurance. Won't go into my exhaust stories but just to say their exhausts and ability to fit them is shit. Interestingly, factory exhaust on my Honda, never been replaced or repaired in it's 10 year life and still fine.

I’ve used it successfully before with elderly alloys that got a bit leaky round the rim but weren’t worth the expense or bother of a refurb.

Thanks for that, I've been looking for a solution to the same problem - the car is 17 years old and I don't know how much life it has left.

Recent slow leak in an old tyre fixed successfully with about 100 ml of latex.  I'd say go for it.

So fished out my old NoTubes syringe as thought it might actually work on a schraeder tube and it has quantities for car tyres - 60-120ml - so they obviously sell it for that purpose.

Didn't take too long to pump back up from flat with a trackpump - must go check if it's still losing any air..

Stan's works better than Holts.  You need quite a bit though, which is expensive, but much cheaper than a new tyre 🙂

I really don't compromise on tyres. Going up to Scotland next weekend and it will be four hours at speed on the motorway.

Didn’t take too long to pump back up from flat with a trackpump – must go check if it’s still losing any air..

If you haven't spun the wheel it'll all be in a puddle at the bottom. Is that where your failed repair is?

christ that pucturesafe website looks like it was done by the owners 12year old!!!!

With older cars that have steel wheels or split rim alloys it's possible that the leak is via the rim not the tyre. Bloke who fitted tyres to our Beetle suggested bunging some Holts in from the get go to seal the rim properly.

I used to run 1/4 - 1/3 of a can of holts tyre weld in all 4 tyres of my old car, the alloys were so old and knackered the tyres would no longer seal properly and you ended up topping up the air once a week in winter, less so in the summer.

No complaints when the tyres were being replaced but no punctures experienced to test the 'can't mend a tyre with tyre weld in it' policy.

The only annoyance I did have was the valve on one of the wheels got clogged a little which made any further pressure adjustments a little slow.

If you haven’t spun the wheel it’ll all be in a puddle at the bottom. Is that where your failed repair is?

drove it to the car wash and back straight away, then London to Yorkshire the next morning for Ard Rock - figured that would be enough to spread it around