My partner had a smallish puncture in one tyre on her way home on Saturday evening.
Her car doesn't have a spare wheel but has a puncture repair kit comprising a pump, squeeze bottle of sealant etc... as might be expected the kit didn't work. The tow truck driver who collected the car commented that he had never seen such a kit work, nor have I.
In the end new tyres were fitted yesterday, the delay being caused by the weekend & Bank holiday on Monday.
The tyre fitter commented that the only kit he knew that worked is the AirMan ResQ Kit, and suggested that I buy this:-
Has anyone any experience of this kit please, or maybe something else which actually works?
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21st Sep 2022 9:32 am
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We've had cars in the family with these kits instead of a spare tyre. All well and good for a small hole, or a nail, but useless if the side wall get a rip, or the wheel is damaged.
We had a VW touran, took it to France on holiday. Got a buckled wheel, where a latex kit is obviously no use. Ended up buying a new wheel and tyre in France at great expense.
I don't think there is any substitute for a spare wheel, if there is somewhere to put it. As it happens, the touran didn't have a spare wheel well.Richard
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Used these core type plugs a couple of times now and carry a 12v tyre inflator. Work great and both repairs held as long as the tyres did.Faultmate MSV2 EXTREME
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not experienced the AirMan ResQ Kit, But I like that it’s water soluble to enable the tyre to be repaired
I have used foam canisters before. They are amazing but I believe not so friendly when you get the tyre replaced.
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21st Sep 2022 9:23 pm
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I've been using the sticky string repair kit for about 7 years. The kit I have has 2 thicknesses of the sticky strings so depending on the size of puncture you choose the most suitable one.
Literally used it about 5 days ago and it took about 3 minutes because it was the front tyre, just turned steering to full lock and pushed car until I saw the screw in the tyre.
Removed screw and used the thin plug and hey presto.
Used it many times over the years and none failed.
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kit didn't work. The tow truck driver who collected the car commented that he had never seen such a kit work, nor have I.
