If you are planning to use a pressurized-can product, it is wise to have a compressor handy to top-off the tire to its recommended inflation pressure. Further, the pressured-can products we evaluated warn not to store them inside a car because of temperature concerns; this could limit their use to your driveway. If your tyre is suitable to be repaired, you can book our Puncture Repair service at your nearest Halfords garage to get you moving safely again. If you can’t get to a garage, or just want the convenience of not having to leave your house, let us come to you. Our Halfords Mobile Experts can repair your tyre at home or at work, at a time to suit you. Slime are a brand that specialize in car tyre sealants and they offer a variety of formulas and even complete kits. This particular sealant is suitable for tyres up to 20 inch and it can be used for up to 3 days or 100 miles after application. If the damage is beyond repair, then it’s time for a new tyre. Here at Halfords, we’re experts in fitting and maintaining tyres, with over 600 garages nationwide to get you moving again.

In the kit, you’ll get a bottle of Slime Emergency Tubeless Sealant to plug the puncture and a tyre inflator that can plug straight into your 12V accessory. All you need to do is remove the valve core with the included tool, squeeze the sealant into your tyre, then replace the valve core and reinflate the tyre. While extremely useful for getting you to a garage, the Slime Emergency Tubeless Sealant needs to be removed after 3 days or 100 miles, so it’s only a temporary measure. The way its supposed to work on an non-sound-deadening tire is that after you remove the nail, the sealant is injected through the air valve along with the air from the pump. It then pools at the bottom of the tire (but the foam is in the way with a Tesla Tire) so when you drive off the sealant coats the entire inner surface of the tire, ON A NORMAL CAR. The air will then force the GOO sealant to enter the hole and plug it up...theoretically! (BTW, it's not permanent and the tire will need to be professionally repaired or replaced) A post-puncture sealant like the one found in the Slime Smart Tyre Repair Kit is injected into your tyre after a puncture, to plug the hole and allow you to reinflate your tyre. This should give you enough time and mileage to get home or to the nearest garage for a repair.Run-flat tyres are designed to allow you to keep driving after a puncture for a limited number of miles and at a lower speed. This is thanks to the unique construction that retains pressure even when the walls are pierced, meaning you can drive home or to the nearest garage. A large screw or nail ‘sealed’ into the tread could cause more damage over time and could even lead to a blowout. Any external plugs or liquid sealants injected through the tyre valve can’t be thought of as permanent repairs.

To properly spread the sealant around the inside of your tire, drive approximately 0.2 miles, then stop and verify that the sealant plugged your puncture and that the tire is holding air pressure. If you are installing Slime in a bicycle, simply spin the tire to evenly distribute the sealant. We’ve taken our most popular tyre repair kit and given it an upgrade! Meet Slime Tyre Repair Kit Plus – your even easier alternative to a spare tyre. Now it only takes 2 simple steps to repair your emergency flat. You don’t even need to remove the valve core!In terms of using the sealant, you’ll need to use the supplied tool to fully deflate the tyres and attempt to remove any objects (normally a screw). Once complete, squeeze the sealant into the tyre and use a car tyre inflator to add air. The Super Tech Tire Sealant & Inflator from Walmart is by far the cheapest product we tested. And its performance did not deliver. It proved easy to use, but it could not effectively seal a 2.4-mm or 5.8-mm nail puncture. The can does not specify what size puncture it would seal. When asked, Walmart did not tell us what size hole it could seal. Similar to the Fix-a-Flat product, a compressor was needed to top off the tire pressure to the car’s recommended pressure. Overall, the AirMan Active Seal is an excellent all-round car tyre sealant and a perfect OEM replacement. It can also be used for tyres up to 21 inch, which makes is suitable for the vast majority of cars, vans or SUV’s.

Got a puncture? We’re always on hand to get you going again. But if you’d like to try fixing it yourself, we’ve got some simple tips for repairing a tyre. Sealants coat the inside of the tire and wheel with a messy residue, which a tire shop has to clean out, possibly causing extra expense. They can potentially gum up the tire-pressure monitor sensor (TPMS), if so equipped, risking erroneous readings. Most products specifically claim that they are TPMS safe. The tyre is in good condition, with no significant deterioration and a tread depth of at least 1.6mmTo see how the latest products work, the Consumer Reports tire team evaluated seven common sealant models among three distinct types. Each is readily available in stores and online, and we bought multiple samples of each one for the project. For emergency use only! Slime's Emergency Tyre Sealant is designed as a temporary formula in passenger vehicles and must be removed within 3 days or 100 miles Another plus is that when you’re not using it to pump sealant into a flat tire, the compressor can inflate other car tires, yard and recreational equipment, boat trailer tires, and so forth. Non-toxic, non-hazardous, non-flammable and non-corrosive, making it safe for finished metal wheels