Car tyre advice

Persevere07

Hi there,

I’m wondering if anyone has any car tyre knowledge. Basically, I went to get a slow puncture repaired at my local tyre fitting centre. After trying to repair puncture the fitter informed me he couldn’t repair puncture as the inside of my tyre had a “coating” on it and his adhesive was unable to bond patch to tyre. So, from an initial cost of £30, I had to purchase a brand new tyre, somewhat increasing my outlay.

Is this coating a common issue when repairing tyres ?

Thanks in advance,

Persevere07

Tony5896

I can't say if there is a coating or not however side wall picture repairs haven't been done for as along a Is remember .. I would have said because of tyre flex more than coating .. I'll let someone more knowledgeable correct me 

Goudy

I know Pirelli produce a tyre with something they trade mark as Seal Inside and there are ContiSeal tyres from Continental.

It will be marked on the side wall of the tyre if it is.

Obviously Pirelli and Continental won't tell you if you can repair it as they'll want you to buy a new tyre even if it could be repaired.

Some Skoda's come with Pirelli's Seal Inside as standard fitment, tyres from the Scorpion, PZero and I think Cinturato range.

ididgetwhereiamtoday

Does it really cost £30 to get a puncture repair nowadays? Last time I went it was £15. 

eskbanker

ididgetwhereiamtoday said:

Does it really cost £30 to get a puncture repair nowadays? Last time I went it was £15. 

At the risk of stating the obvious, it depends on where you get it done, there's no universal price point!

Tony5896

I paid 20 at the local tyre place , and noticed its 15 at Costco .. 

MyRealNameToo

eskbanker said:

ididgetwhereiamtoday said:

Does it really cost £30 to get a puncture repair nowadays? Last time I went it was £15. 

At the risk of stating the obvious, it depends on where you get it done, there's no universal price point!

Nor is there a universal method. At one place they did it with the wheel still on the car even and was a very short job, the test was a single spray of detergent on the spot and declared a success. Next place took the wheel off the car and the tyre off the hub and tested the whole tyre to ensure no leaks anywhere else on the tyre before putting it back on... took more than twice the time. 

Persevere07

The tyre in question was a Bridgestone Turanza. The puncture was near centre of tread so no sidewall issues. My tried and trusted garage was  too  busy , so had to use Halfords/National Tyres. The coating reason alerted my suspicions. But if it is a common issue then so be it !
Thanks for replies btw. 👍

facade

If the tyre has had anti-puncture "slime", or that "instant spare" gloop inside, most repairers won't repair it.

The slime is water soluble and will wash out, but they won't risk it as if they don't clean it out thoroughly, there is a chance that the patch won't bond, and then the tyre will go down, which may cause the car to go off the road and into a school playground full of children, the enquiry will find the faulty patch, and suddenly the tyre repairer will be liable for millions.

Just not worth it to them for a £20 repair.

Persevere07

No, it wasn’t previously repaired, the fitter said it was a coating fitted to tyre, that’s about as much technical assistance he gave !

molerat

Bridgestone have "B-SEAL" and the tyres will have that marked on the sidewall.  Interestingly they advertise it as environmentally friendly as "unlike other sealants it is removable to facilitate puncture repair".