Ultraseal

[Steptoe]

possibly, they all seem to endorse these temporary fix sealants though that once used destroy a tyre and you got to buy a new one for the sake of a small puncture that could easily be fixed (in a car atleast), they are not complaining about sealants then.

Point taken, very well made and thought out reply. .

 

[Harry Flashman]

Puncturesafe (Ultraseal) and direct TPMS

The company say that this stuff is fine to use with BMW's direct tyre pressure monitoring sensors. Has anyone experience of this? Does the stuff go in easily once the valve core is removed and do the sensors still provide accurate readouts. Thanks

NB: This is not a question about the merits or otherwise of this stuff.

 

[STUBBS]

have been using it for years now onlt ever let me down once and had to repair a puncture with a rattail

 

[Ed209]

Been trying this in my Benelli and no punctures yet. But, when i have checked tyre pressures I get no reading as the goo has gummed up the valve. Had to take out the valve, clean out the goo and put in new valve

 

[Myke Rocks]

I asked the question "what if the tyre deflates", not stays up

I've had a high speed blow out. Made not a bit of difference to the bike, and it was fully loaded. Came to a normal halt ( on a spanish motorway), then rode on a few miles to a petrol station because it would be easier for me to fix.
You can ride quite comfortably with a flat without the tyre coming off the rim as long as you don't do any sharp turns Try it sometime, you'll lose all your nervousness about getting a puncture

Much as it pains me to agree with you, you are correct.
Here in Norn Iron, I had a puncture in Dungannon. Called into Modern tyre Co., & they refused point blank to consider a repair. Quoted "Liability" & such shite. I asked them did they not think it was safer for me than riding on home on a flat tyre. "That's your choice Sir"
Well, I rode home on a flat tyre. No problems at all (circa 40 miles) & had tyre repaired next day.
I have never bought a tyre off them in the 6 years since. (For several cars)

Started using ultraseal. (Car & bike) Made no difference to number of punctures I would get over a 3 year period.

After a number of punctures in both car & bike (usually nail or similar in tread) I decided it was a waste of money.

I now carry a set of puncture threads & proper insertion tool with me at all times in both car & on bike. With, of course, a few gas canisters.

A lot cheaper, & more certain to work.

Myke

 

[Ed209]

You rode 40 miles on a flat tyre? braver man than me lol

 

[Myke Rocks]

You rode 40 miles on a flat tyre? braver man than me lol

Yes, if you go quick enough, centrifugal force + sidewall hardness keeps the tyre up. Problems only occur when you slow down. (All tongue in cheek!)

In recent years the furthest I have got in a car is 5 miles before tyre disintegrated, but around 40 years ago by brother had an NSU Prinz. Rear engined. I had a puncture in it in Hillborough, & drove home to Belfast (16 miles)with a flat front tyre. Tyre was a "John Bull" with the hardest sidewalls I have ever encountered. Repaired it next day.
Myke

 

[UltrasealGB]

Post edited - A non sponser promoting a business. You'll have all the info you need from the posters name.

Thank you.

 

[Ed209]

Hello, my name is Aston and i am from UltrasealGB. We are the sole importers from the USA of the GENUINE Ultraseal product. Ultraseal has never and will never be made in the UK and is nothing to do with Puncturesafe. If any of you have experienced any problems with tyre sealants i can assure you it will not have been genuine Ultraseal. Please feel free to look at our website and any questions you have i will be happy to ask.
www.ultrasealgb.co.uk

The packaging is the same mate so must be yours. Are you saying that Ultra seal has a 100% success rate?

 

[david thorn]

Aston says that you would never get a problem with the product he supplies under the name UltrasealGB, yet I know a lady called Donna at Zeemax (zeemax.com) who had 5 very expensive cars treated by them and had 5 very bad balance problems with all vehicles, but to add insult to injury UltrasealGB billed them over £1,500. Zeemax are considering legal action.

 

[Gringo-Loco]

Tyre Sealants.

I do not believe Ultraseal and Punturesafe are from the same animal. Using my skill as a Google Search Engine Puncher-inner I found the following Blurbs.

Puncturesafe:
http://www.puncturesafe.co.uk/pages/about.htm#What Is ?

Ultraseal:
http://www.ultraseal.com/pages/about.html

I have used 'Slime' (from Halfords) to fix a puncture in a half-used rear bike tyre. I ran that tyre safely to the wire. No drama.

I used Ultraseal in two pairs of brand new bike tyres. No incidents and also ran them to the wire.
Only problem was the lazy tyre fitting industry plebs (You know who you are.) who moan about the mess.
So... Find one who won't moan when you offer to give him free cash money to change out a tyre and stick with them. Support Good Service it is akin to an endangered species.
I have had more trouble from idiots in tyre places than I have had with tyre sealants. So anything that keeps you out of those places is good.

I had ultraseal in my car's tyres for three years. No punctures.

As far as I am concerned, I will continue to use tyre sealants in my bikes as I dread to think of the guaranteed misery concerned when you are miles from home and you get a flat. The gas bottle kits are fair enough but you need about ten bottles to fill a 'proper' bike tyre. You may still have a lot of miles to run on an under-inflated tyre which will overheat causing damage and then there's the poor cornering and braking effects.

Out of balance-ness with sealants.
I only found out of balance vibration at speeds in excess of 115MPH.

There are far more 'uncontrolled' factors at these speeds than tyre balance. No need to go at this speed and it's illegal in most civilised countries.

I will soon buy a pair of tyres for my bike and Puncturesafe (24.99 enough to fill two tyres) is going in them.
Valves will clog if the solution is not filled properly but I found a quick clean with a cotton bud sorts that. Never any problems checking pressure.

 

[david thorn]

Puncturesafe

No need to use the cotton buds, a blast of compressed air will clear the valves and once clear they never block again with Puncturesafe. Puncturesafe is fitted in 32,000 Royal Mail vehicles for over 5 years so it must work and without problems otherwise they wouldn't keep renewing their contract every year.

 

[Steptoe]

The gas bottle kits are fair enough but you need about ten bottles to fill a 'proper' bike tyre.

Sounds like you haven't actually had any experience of what you preach


Any more than 3 bottles is pointless . The pressure in a tyre equals the pressure of two and a half bottles ( approx 28lb), so you can't get any more pressure no matter how many bottles you try using.

Use a pocket compresser

 

[Steptoe]

so it must work and without problems otherwise they wouldn't keep renewing their contract every year.

Perhaps the reason they keep renewing is to enable a few people in certain places to have nice foreign holidays each year

 

[Miz]

Tyre Sealants.

I had ultraseal in my car's tyres for three years. No punctures.

I've not had Ultraseal in my van tyres, had it 5 years, 165,000 miles, no punctures, so compressed air must work just as well as Ultraseal

 

[Rockape_GSr]

As i'm a work shy fecker anybody know where you can get this stuff installed on my bike in the Thetford/Bury st Edmunds area , Asked a few car places but standard reply is "Don't do bikes mate".

 

[bumpmuncher]

Asked a few car places but standard reply is "Don't do bikes mate".

and they are right as st'eptoe says, and my expirience with it has confirmed.
didnt get any punctures untill i started using it then out of the 4 only 1 self sealed I also dont like the way it can cause problems with wheel balance. imo you are better off carrying a puncture repair kit and small tyre inflator

 

[Gringo-Loco]

I've not had Ultraseal in my van tyres, had it 5 years, 165,000 miles, no punctures, so compressed air must work just as well as Ultraseal

Ahhh... Special tyres for someone who must be Special I guess.

 

[Gringo-Loco]

Sounds like you haven't actually had any experience of what you preach


Any more than 3 bottles is pointless . The pressure in a tyre equals the pressure of two and a half bottles ( approx 28lb), so you can't get any more pressure no matter how many bottles you try using.

Use a pocket compresser

What was that?
The Pressure on the hypotenuse equals the square of the other two halves?

Thanks for the trig tip.

For your information I have used the bottles. How much experience does one need with this method to find it cumbersome to have to maintain and carry around?

 

[Steptoe]

. How much experience does one need with this method to find it cumbersome to have to maintain and carry around?

Not as cumbersome as not carrying anything and getting a puncture. .