Anti puncture resin

[Bigbear]

Just read that a few of you had this done today, what's the score with this stuff then? Is it expensive?

 

[StuF]

It is a water based compound that is pumped into the tyre through the valve.
There are fibres in the compound that react with any puncture and prevent any pressure loss.
Lasts the full life of the tyre.

The demonstration that was shown to me involved a tyre that had been holed more that 900 times and still kept pressure with no issues.
He basically hammered a 15mm wide spike into the tyre, elongated the hole by levering the spike about and removed it.
The tyre was then span around and instantly sealed when the resin got into the hole!
Impressive stuff to be honest

The guy doing at the show was charging £12.50 a tyre - considering the hassle of sorting a puncture out in europe its given me piece of mind!
He even did our trailer tyres for free!

I believe he will be doing a similar service at Dubs@TheCastle

 

[ozziedog]

It is a water based compound that is pumped into the tyre through the valve.
There are fibres in the compound that react with any puncture and prevent any pressure loss.
Lasts the full life of the tyre.

The demonstration that was shown to me involved a tyre that had been holed more that 900 times and still kept pressure with no issues.
He basically hammered a 15mm wide spike into the tyre, elongated the hole by levering the spike about and removed it.
The tyre was then span around and instantly sealed when the resin got into the hole!
Impressive stuff to be honest

The guy doing at the show was charging £12.50 a tyre - considering the hassle of sorting a puncture out in europe its given me piece of mind!
He even did our trailer tyres for free!

I believe he will be doing a similar service at Dubs@TheCastle

I had mine done as well and the falla said there was a lot of kevlar in there as well, but he also told us that when you change your tyres, you can re use it in your new ones. Sounds perfect for those that don`t carry a spare as well. But the other thing was loads of us have a spare but no jack or a jack and no spare. Then there was the safety side of things if you had to change a wheel on the side of some of Britains roads and motorways nowadays, it can be just a little intimidating.
Anyhow,, his website is http://www.tyre-bond.co.uk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; so go and check it out.

Ozziedog,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Fifty quid for all four corners, Brilliant :mrgreen:

 

[Bigbear]

This stuff looks awesome, I think I might get all my motors done! Does anyone know if they come out to you?

 

[Mr Brightside]

Call me a sceptic, but it sounds just a little too good to be true

Any presentation that starts with "this was developed for NASA" is trying just a tad too hard .........

Not saying it does not work, but the claims they make just seem like something off an American shopping channel.


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[magoo]

I'm seen similar stuff for bicycles, it lasts about two years and success depends on the size of the puncture. I don't have a spare, so should really look into this more.

 

[rlepecha]

By the similar stuff do you mean slime? http://www.slime.com/shop/category/products/sealants/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

They also make stuff for car tyres.

 

[Zcat7]

I tried this stuff in a brand new set of tyres some time back and it caused terrible wheel wobble. The tyre place ended up admitting it was the anti-puncture gunge and took it out. It was in a Subaru Impreza though so a bit of a different application but I have always wondered how the wheel could stay balanced with all that fluid sloshing around in it.

But this is just my experience. I'd say try it but don't get it done 2 days before you are due to go on a long trip in case you need to have it flushed out like I did!

 

[Foz]

Interested but sceptical myself. We shall see how the EB testers get on over the coming few months

 

[woz]

Just seen this on StuF thread - really interested to see how it goes, i had never heard of it before.

 

[StuF]

Did over a 100 miles on the way back from Stratford with no issues
See how we get on driving around Europe in a few weeks.
Didn't notice any difference or wobbly wheels

 

[Pirateringo]

I use something like this in all my bicycles, it allows me to run them with no inner tubes but if the puncture hole is too big, it will not seal. Pretty sure it will be same on a car tyre

 

[Pirateringo]

That slime stuff is crap, stans no tubes seems to seal best

 

[martin.sim]

Didn't notice any wheel wobble on my way back either


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Why didn't I buy my bus years ago !?

 

[Mr Brightside]

That slime stuff is crap, stans no tubes seems to seal best

Agreed, but be careful not to use C02 cannisters to inflate it, it can cause the latex to freeze & it stays in a ball causing the wheel to go out of balance.

WTB have a new one coming out that has anti-freeze added.

 

[Bigbear]

I use something like this in all my bicycles, it allows me to run them with no inner tubes but if the puncture hole is too big, it will not seal. Pretty sure it will be same on a car tyre

It says up to 15mm in the video , that's quite a big puncture.

 

[Mr Brightside]

Well it's not actually 15mm really, a 15mm nail or bar does not actually leave a 15mm hole as the tyre stretches to a degree & then closed up afterwards, still leaves a hole, but not 15mm.


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[StuF]

When I watched the guy hammer the 15mm spike into the tyre he didn't just leave it there for 2 seconds before removing it - he pulled it around and around to elongate and stretch the hole before withdrawing it!
Granted the hole produced would be less than 15mm due to the makeup and elasticity of the rubber itself however I know this stuff is used on military vehicles in some pretty austere environments and will have got some of those guys out of a scrape or two I imagine. Despite the shrinkage and contraction of the rubber the spike was considerably bigger than any nail or screw I have seen stuck into a tyre - also bear in mind that the demonstration tyre had nearly 1000 (1 x thousand) of these holes in it and was keeping pressure with no issues.

But hey - it was only £50 to do the whole bus and I have spent considerably more on other things that are less safety conscious and much more shiny so if it doesn't live up-to expectations I don't feel that bad for giving it a go.
If you don't fancy having your tyres treated that's fair enough - and the likelihood of picking up a puncture is fairly low anyway, its only the trip to Europe that made up my mind and the 1000's of miles we will be doing over various surfaces.

 

[Bigbear]

Well it's not actually 15mm really, a 15mm nail or bar does not actually leave a 15mm hole as the tyre stretches to a degree & then closed up afterwards, still leaves a hole, but not 15mm.


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[Mr Brightside]

When I watched the guy hammer the 15mm spike into the tyre he didn't just leave it there for 2 seconds before removing it - he pulled it around and around to elongate and stretch the hole before withdrawing it!
Granted the hole produced would be less than 15mm due to the makeup and elasticity of the rubber itself however I know this stuff is used on military vehicles in some pretty austere environments and will have got some of those guys out of a scrape or two I imagine. Despite the shrinkage and contraction of the rubber the spike was considerably bigger than any nail or screw I have seen stuck into a tyre - also bear in mind that the demonstration tyre had nearly 1000 (1 x thousand) of these holes in it and was keeping pressure with no issues.

But hey - it was only £50 to do the whole bus and I have spent considerably more on other things that are less safety conscious and much more shiny so if it doesn't live up-to expectations I don't feel that bad for giving it a go.
If you don't fancy having your tyres treated that's fair enough - and the likelihood of picking up a puncture is fairly low anyway, its only the trip to Europe that made up my mind and the 1000's of miles we will be doing over various surfaces.

I agree £50 is great value if it stops you having to change a tyre at the side of the road, I am considering it myself, but being a cynical type, am tring to see what negatives (if any) there are. I have had other "get you home" products that have ended up costing more in the long term as the tyre deopts just want to scrap the tyre when they see stuff inside.

keep us posted, good luck on the trip.