Slow Punctures

[CW1]

Hi,

Have several slow punctures, drive a lot of ropey , gravelly roads :( I'm told there's a "slime" (may be green) that can be put in the tyres (not Tyreweld) & the car can be driven as normal.
Does anyone know the name of it ?

[douglas9401]

Ultraseal. It works.

[CW1]

Thank you :D

[Old_Geezer]

Or you could try solid tyres.

[CW1]

Having trouble finding Ultraseal, presumably as it's a US product (?). Only place have found it looks commercial only, isn't local, & *starts* from £90 *gulp* (+ minimum £35 installation. Huh ?). These types of products seem to be more available for motorbikes, so I'll look into solid tyres, thanks Old_Geezer.

[pauln90]

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Two products that might solve your problem but would suggest you check reviews before purchasing.

[bhg481]

I once used that type of product. It cost a fortune per tyre and might, or might not, have been good for slow punctures (how would you know?) but it made the tyre impossible to repair when I got a real puncture. Never again.

[Hopkirk]

Do you put air in your tyres at a petrol station?

In my experience, the type of device used there means you push down on the valve. Do this a few times and you end up with a slight leak around the base of the valve. There is your 'slow puncture'

[CW1]

No Hopkirk, never used a petrol station for air, have my own pump. My neighbour suggested might be a leaky valve but did the "spit" test - on all 3 that seem to have varying degrees of air loss !

[shoota]

It's not an X Type Jag is it? They are notorious for having leaky rims.

[geevo41]

Does the car have alloy wheels? My wife had one of the original Hyundai Scoupes which suffered from slow air loss despite no punctures being evident. It turned out that the balance weights on the inner rims had damaged the lacquer and corrosion had bubbled up. The answer was to remove the tyres, clean up the wheels, remount the tyres and balance with stick-on weghts.

[CW1]

Ha shoota, no just a little Fiesta.
It does have alloy wheels though I changed them all probably not much more than a year ago after one was badly damaged on going over a pot hole, could not find just one to match (non standard size), found a set of 4 with no more than 25000 miles on for a good price (sold mine & made a profit, was that good a deal !), not sure if I've had the balancing checked since putting them on my car but haven't noticed any corrosion … will have a look tomorrow, thanks for the suggestion geevo41 :)

[TonyV]

my slow puncture also turned out to be a corroded balance weight.

[Old_Geezer]

I am getting less & less observant in my old age. Quite worrying really. Could've sworn this was about cycling but it clearly says drive & car in the OP :-( Must've read the first 4 words, skimmed the rest.