Spray can tyre inflater - safe going for a cruise tomorrow?

redwards · Postby **redwards** » Sat May 03, 2008 4:53 pm

The slow leak in my rear left (Kuhmo Solus if it makes a difference) turned into a completely flat tyre overnight

Given that I leave the rubbish space saving spare in the garage, I used the magic can of tyre re-inflater.

I was hoping to go on the WA cruise tomorrow morning - reportedly 120kms, about 3 hours.
Instinct says you'd have to be mad to drive that far on a spray can tyre, let alone any spirited driving.

So... at this stage I'll be sitting at home unless someone can say it'll be safe or relatively safe.

Anyone had experience with a can of whatsit?

AJ · Postby AJ » Sat May 03, 2008 5:09 pm

no different to getting a patch or plug put in redwards (your user name fascinates me for some reason :lol:

), just make sure you have correct pressure in the tyre & you're good to go

& yes, i have experience with goop, used it a couple of times, one notable time was a rear on my XD Falcon (285/50/15), never touched that tyre after, & it did another 30k before wearing out & needing to be replaced

TieNN89 · Postby **TieNN89** » Sat May 03, 2008 6:14 pm

hang on 120km erh i read behind some of those cans and they say not to exceed 80km/h

can u find where the leak is coming from?

RG.net · Postby **RG.net** » Sat May 03, 2008 9:44 pm

AZNTieN wrote:hang on 120km erh i read behind some of those cans and they say not to exceed 80km/h

can u find where the leak is coming from?

i'm pretty sure he means the cruise is 120kms long

Postby **Okibi** » Sat May 03, 2008 10:32 pm

I'm about to go out but will be back home about 11 pm.

If you can be in Winthrop by 9am I can lend you a pair of NB wheels to stick on (with crappy hard tyres). Might be better than risking your current setup.

redwards · Postby **redwards** » Sun May 04, 2008 1:19 am

PM sent!

Sasso · Postby **Sasso** » Sun May 04, 2008 4:55 pm

redwards wrote:PM sent!

Just be careful borrowing tyres. I borrowed a hard tyre to go on a run once and nearly ended up ploughing into a row of garbage bins when it locked up with mild braking entering a corner. Funnily enough, a bit further along the road a skyline actually did crash into a ditch, but understandably.

Steampunk · Postby **Steampunk** » Sun May 04, 2008 5:31 pm

Okibi wrote:I'm about to go out but will be back home about 11 pm.

If you can be in Winthrop by 9am I can lend you a pair of NB wheels to stick on (with crappy hard tyres). Might be better than risking your current setup.

Now THAT's what I call camaraderie! Good on ya Dave.
good warning Sasso, but cruising should be ok, just dont go crazy around corners.

I have used goop years ago (I think it was CRC brand) and it worked fine for months until I replaced the tyre.
But by the sounds of it, your "slow leak" is not what I would consider slow if it goes flat overnight. My last slow leak would release 4psi in a week.

Craig · Postby **Craig** » Sun May 04, 2008 7:21 pm

AJ wrote:one notable time was a rear on my XD Falcon

Oh AJ you big Bogan you! :mrgreen:

Postby **Okibi** » Sun May 04, 2008 8:07 pm

Yup, Rich was smart enough to take it easy on my hard ol tyres.

His tyre is screwed

redwards · Postby **redwards** » Sun May 04, 2008 11:12 pm

Hey Dave, thanks buckets for the wheels!

And yep the tyre is screwed. Phillips head screwed.

I'll try and get the rears changed this week or next. It'll probably be Yokohama C-drives (statistically recommended on this forum). Dave, what are you running at the moment?

Postby **Okibi** » Mon May 05, 2008 12:07 am

Toyo T1-R

Smallest they do is a 15\" though

Postby **Okibi** » Mon May 05, 2008 12:12 am

It's a bit of a hike but i've become a fan of Mark at Bayswater Tyres.
He really supports local motorsport, gave me a nice discount does cool things like use shorter (go kart) style valves so your wheels look a little nicer.

Also Bridgestone had a chat with our club members a few months back and their tyre centre in West Perth/Leedervillewas prepared to give discounted prices to our members. They might be a little closer to your home/work.