fabio222 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Hi all, There was a nail in my Pilot Road 3 rear which I had plugged at the local Honda dealer at the weekend. They took the tyre off, inspected it, and then plugged it from the inside so it's a safe repair and will last the rest of the life of the tyre (tyre has loads of life left, it's pretty new, I'd have bought a new tyre otherwise). The mechanic who did the job said to me that the nail had entered the tyre at an angle and so there still might be a tiny air leak from the plug and, if so, recommended using Tyreweld to just seal that last bit of the plug - essentially to help the plug make a 100% air-tight seal. Has anyone done that before? I have no reason to doubt this mechanic, I know the dealership fairly well and they're a decent bunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12bravo Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 I've never used a Tyreweld product before. I've had to plug several tires for nails/screws, but never had a failure afterwards. Can you provide a link for the stuff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Burns Posted May 5, 2015 Member Contributer Share Posted May 5, 2015 looks like Eur version of Fix-a-Flat... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabio222 Posted May 5, 2015 Author Share Posted May 5, 2015 This is the stuff: http://www.micksgarage.com/proddetails.aspx?pid=1584944 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer BusyLittleShop Posted May 5, 2015 Member Contributer Share Posted May 5, 2015 I think you'll learn at the next tire change that a product like Tyreweld is not worth the big mess... I don't recommend the inside mushroom type plugs because they have come unstuck... I do recommend the self vulcanizing rope style plugs like Safety Seal... MY EXPERIENCESMy screwed Rennsport... boo hoo...My plugged Rennsport that covered 2K miles and not in moderationeither... it's seen over a 140 more than once...Inside the Rennsport for proof that the rope type plugs stay intactwhereas my mushroom type plug started to come unstuckYou can see by the diagram that Safety Seal plugs that are installedproperly establish an mushroom shape inside the carcass that holdsfast under pressure... you'd have more luck pushing the plug insidecarcass than you'll ever have it pop out under pressure...Nylon Rope type plugs found at any auto parts store... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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