I'd a puncture just before I renewed all 4 tyres last week.

I used my bottle-o'-gunk, since my car (NOT an SUK Press car) does not have a spare tyre.

It worked a treat, easy, brilliant, and only my finger and thumb got dirty (from removing and replacing the cap).

Then, with 4 new tyres on, I felt I needed to replace the gunk.

So I did. From a garage in Dunfermline. In Scotland. I paid cash.

I nearly fainted, expired, heart attacked, stroke - whatever.

£37.95.

Yep - you read it right.

£37.95, with two pounds and five pee change out of forty Scottish notes.

Just writing this, I need to sit down.

Do I wish I'd had a spare? No........not really..........but my wallet does!

Freshacre

PS - bloke in the Scottish Skoda Garage, when asked about sales of Yetis said, - "We cannae get onny o' them - they cars is like hens teeth!"

Edited 4 March, 201115 yr by Freshacre

Long pockets and short arms again George?

Perhaps James of Allams will do us a deal?

Long pockets and short arms again George?

Perhaps James of Allams will do us a deal?

Nae, laddie, it wus in ma sporran

I do wonder what the difference is between the official skoda gunk and something like Holts tire weld? I managed to pick up a couple of these (larger size ones) for £2.99 each on special at the local Asda around a month ago. :yes:

not a lot probably..

Same stuff different tin - and either a VW or Skoda badge on it.

Got room for a space saver spare wheel yes?? suggest get one wee laddie. LOL

£37.95.

Freshacre

Consider yourself lucky, the Wife had a puncture in my Mazda and the dealer quoted me £77 for the replacement gunk!

Needless to say I bought a can of Holts tyre weld for £6.50.

I've successfully used Holts tyreweld in a 19" bmw wheel.My friendly Independant tyre place was happy to clean it out, and repair the tyre as well (saved a fortune).

Makes the £60 odd I paid extra for a spare wheel seem a snip (although it does raise the boot floor height).

Incidentally Freshacre how many miles did you do on your tyres before changing.

I'm up to 17,500 miles now and have 4mm on the front and 6mm of the back of my Dunlop SP Sport 01.

Cheers,

I do wonder what the difference is between the official skoda gunk and something like Holts tire weld? I managed to pick up a couple of these (larger size ones) for £2.99 each on special at the local Asda around a month ago. :yes:

The Skoda/VW Gunk is squeezed into the valve, with the actual valve bit removed, and then the tyre is pumped up using the supplied inflator.

Holts and Halfords Gunk is supplied in an aerosol which actually does the inflation for you as you press the button and release the contents into the tyre. With these you do not take the little valve mechanism out.

There must be a significant difference in their make-up and mode of action.

Incidentally Freshacre how many miles did you do on your tyres before changing.

I'm up to 17,500 miles now

Hi Fuzzbun

just over 18000. changed all 4.

Hi Fuzzbun

just over 18000. changed all 4.

I'm wondering if we'll ever need to change the tyres on ours.

Six months on and it's done 1520 miles.

I'm wondering if we'll ever need to change the tyres on ours.

Six months on and it's done 1520 miles.

Sounds like an Astra Mk1 we bought at 10 years old. One careful old lady owner, 30,000 miles and the clutch was knackered. It was on the original tyres and had this almighty steering wobble. changed the dampers and checked a few other things. In the end it was the tread separating from the tyre. New pair of tyres and all was perfect.

Mike

Out of interest if you use the gunk has anyone tried not getting the tyre repaired, eg could it last the rest of the tyre life? I know we are supposed to get the tyre mended properly, but assuming the nail or whatever is no longer in the tye, why would the repair fail? And normally they will want to scrap the tyre as not prepared to remove the sealer to do a repair.

I bought a car from auction once and it turned out to have a leaking radiator, added the appropriate leak sealer and it was still going ok 5 years later!

you need to be sure that your tyres are in the best possible condition

apart from the legality of such a "repair" (i.e. I do not think that it is "legal") - safety is of the utmost importance and such a repair will not be as safe as a properly repair tyre or having the tyre inspected by "an expert" - (they alway err on the side of safety)

so IMHO - "it's not worth taking the risk" for any longer than is necessary

Edited 9 March, 201115 yr by BillN_33

you need to be sure that your tyres are in the best possible condition

apart from the legality of such a "repair" (i.e. I do not think that it is "legal") - safety is of the utmost importance and such a repair will not be as safe as a properly repair tyre or having the tyre inspected by "an expert" - (they alway err on the side of safety)

so IMHO - "it's not worth taking the risk" for any longer than is necessary

If it wasn't legal, we wouldn't be able to use gunk in the first place...................

Out of interest if you use the gunk has anyone tried not getting the tyre repaired, eg could it last the rest of the tyre life? I know we are supposed to get the tyre mended properly, but assuming the nail or whatever is no longer in the tye, why would the repair fail? And normally they will want to scrap the tyre as not prepared to remove the sealer to do a repair.

I bought a car from auction once and it turned out to have a leaking radiator, added the appropriate leak sealer and it was still going ok 5 years later!

anecdotally - have heard of people who having used the gunk have then forgotten to get the tyre fixed or replaced and gone on for thousands of miles with no mishaps, and at full speeds too.

If it wasn't legal, we wouldn't be able to use gunk in the first place...................

I did not say it wasn't legal - I said that I did not think that it was "legal"

the OP did also ask "for the entire life of the tyre"

Are you suggesting that it is a suitable repair for the rest of the tyres life?

There is a BSI on tyre repairs

The British Standard applicable to tyre repairs, BS AU 159, states that tyres should be removed from their rims to be thoroughly inspected to ascertain their suitability for repair. The standard also defines appropriate repair materials.

'The use of liquid tyre sealants does not meet these criteria and hence cannot be considered suitable as a permanent repair.'

Edited 9 March, 201115 yr by BillN_33

... if the tyre is dead, that's its poor life over :S

Tyre repair foams are legal as a TEMPORARY repair, to allow the driver to get to a place where the tyre can then be repaired or replaced.

Tyre coating treatments, a totally different product, are fully legal at all times.