o_teunico Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Some years ago I successfully repaired a small puncture with one of those foam sprays in my daily driver, a Fiat Tipo. Yesterday I went to the tyre shop to get two new tyres (have a MoT test next saturday). When collecting the car... Mechanic: WTF have you done on that wheel? O´Téunico: Errrr... M:Have you used one of those puncture repair cans? OT:Yes, why? M:Well, that product has been "eating" the aluminium of the wheel. Let´s hope it can contain the air without leaking. I have used plenty of tyre grease...but cannot guarantee it will work. OT: Ooooops! So, avoid those magic cans if you don´t whant to be forced to buy new wheels! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 I think those sprays are only supposed to be temporary until you can replace the tyres ? Not as a permanent repair .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanuki Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Squirty-can stuff is only ever intended as a get-you-to-the-tyre-repair-place-to-get-a-proper-repair fix. If you leave it for days/weeks/months - well, my local reputable tyre-place will by default treat the tyre/tube as so much scrap since they can't make a good judgement on how long the tyre was run flat *before* you squirted the foamy-stuff into it. Not having alloys, I wouldn't want to comment on what squirty-foam-stuff does to them in the absence of tubes - but can totally understand why a tyre-shop would not want to accept legal responsibility for the security of future tyre-to-rim-bead sealing if squirty-foam was involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat_pending Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Any tyre that's had that stuff squirted in it becomes scrap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Try the rubber plug repairs in future, much nicer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o_teunico Posted September 26, 2013 Author Share Posted September 26, 2013 Well, next time I will certainly using any other repairing method! Will try those plugs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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