Never ever even seen a pot, let alone know how it works. Can someone enlighten me please? Search brings up no real clues, apart from it comes in a can.

Think expanding foam

EDIT: to be a bit more usefull

Tyreweld tyre repair, a market leading safety device throughout Europe with over 20 years' heritage, is one of motoring's best-kept secrets.

With over 28m cars in the UK and 7.3 million punctures on British Roads every year = 1 in 4 chance of developing a puncture. On average a car user will incur a puncture every 38k miles. Tyreweld eliminates the need for immediate tyre change.

The tyreweld solution is transferred into the tyre via the valve connector, providing enough pressure to re-inflate the tyre. When the car is driven at a reduced speed (do not exceed 30mph) the centrifugal force distributes the solution around the tyre which “cures” to provide an effective “get you home” repair. At the earliest opportunity the tyre must be taken to a Professional Tyre Repairer for appropriate attention.

Approved by the National Tyre Distributors Association, Tyreweld is an easy-to-use addition to every car's first aid kit, delivering that all-important peace of mind to road users.

Available from supermarkets, petrol station forecourts and motor accessory shops.

Theres hassle removing it from tyre though isn't there. I have a can, it would be a very last resort though !

Picture a shaving foam can with a bit of plastic tubing emerging from the top, with a screw connector on the end. You screw that on the valve and push the button on the can.

It also wieghs 4.5 stone (27.9 kgs) less than your spare wheel and tools.

Shifty - you read my mind. In FIVE years of Fabia ownership I've never had a flat and I figure if I keep my spare alloy at home and use the tyreweld in the unlikely event of a puncture, to get me home (slowly) where I can swap it - All is good.

Shall take a look in Halfrauds at some stage,

Shifty - you read my mind. In FIVE years of Fabia ownership I've never had a flat and I figure if I keep my spare alloy at home and use the tyreweld in the unlikely event of a puncture' date=' to get me home (slowly) where I can swap it - All is good.

Shall take a look in Halfrauds at some stage, [/quote']

They do a couple of sizes, I carry the big one to be on the safe side.

Once Tryeweld has ben used in a tyre The Tyre cannot be repaired.........So I'm told

In FIVE years of Fabia ownership I've never had a flat

tut, you didnt touch wood

Says who :naughty: :P sorry I could NOT resist :P - Off to get a beer now & hide in corner

So, after a bit of smut creeps in.... :P where does one get tyreweld from. Doesn't appear to be at Halfords... (well, the website anyway) Anywhere else obvious that sells it?

halfrauds will do it, as will most petrol stations

Is this what you are looking for Jason?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TYRE-SEALANT-KIT-NO-RESERVE-L-K_W0QQitemZ4602833834QQcategoryZ36631QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Dougal

Thats the sort of thing, although the stuff I've gone for now (after using mate's trade price place) is a similar stuff to the Holts Tyre Weld - a one use only " get ya home" stuff - which I guess must work like a fire extinguisher? Attach to valve, allow to inflate, then throw away & get a new one (and obviously get to a tyre place a.s.a.p)

I bought my can (large) from Halfords.

I've had it in my Polo GTi and Fabia vRS in liu of the spare wheel.

I have a piece of MDF with my amps screwed to it in the bottom of my wheel well, which also weighs a lot less than a spare wheel.

I heard the story about not being able to repair a tyre after it's use, but I asked at a couple of tyre places and they said that they tyre COULD be repaired, it just involved scrubbing all the sticky gunk out from inside the tyre and round the inside of the wheel beforehand, so it'll cost more than normal.

I can think of a number of scenarios where this stuff would be useless. It won't fill larger holes and cuts, repair sidewall damage, or replace a wheel which has been kerbed and the rim damaged. I much prefer having a spare wheel available so that I can stay mobile in the event of any of those things happening during a journey.

I agree mate...

Two days after removing my spare wheel on my Polo, I got a big hole in the sidewall of my front drivers-side tyre.

Luckilly, I was close enough to home to walk back and get my jack and spare wheel.

But isn't this what AA membership is for? LOL.

There are a number of new cars that don't come with a spare:

R32

Mini Cooper

Polo's are available with a tyreweld kit option too iirc...

... to name a few.

I can think of a number of scenarios where this stuff would be useless.

I've found it's pretty useless in all situations - if it's a small puncture, chances are deflation will be slow, so a compressor would be better to get you to a tyre place. And that also doesn't prevent the tyre being repaired. Or, there's the Icelandic trick of squirting a bit of lighter fluid under the rim, then setting fire to it...possibly a bit extreme though...

As you say, if the damage to the tyre is more than this, the foam just bubbles out and doesn't seal it anyway.

Rob.

its wonderful stuff for normal punctures but no good for side wall damage, I used to carry it instead of a spare then cliped a roundabout causing a split side wall and I was stranded

Can I just say my mate had an 1994 XR3i and he used Tyreweld to repair a punchure, he subequently carried on using it as normal for months before replacing the tyre! :eek:

I kept reminding him how dangerous it was, but he just said it'll be alright! :eek:

I would NOT recommend this, but does prove just how good the stuff is.