Best way to deal with slow puncture?

Clown · 16 Sep 2011 at 14:43

I'm having to put air in my tyres every month or so. What is the best way to get this fixed?

merlin · 16 Sep 2011 at 14:45

Is this a trick question?

Minstadave · 16 Sep 2011 at 14:46

Puncture repair?

Dale V · 16 Sep 2011 at 14:46

chewing gum is the answer

Nickyyy · 16 Sep 2011 at 14:46

take it to your nearest tyre centre, shouldnt cost more than a tenner to fix. Unless you've got a crack in your wheel.

citizenx13 · 16 Sep 2011 at 14:47

all 4 tyres have the same puncture and go down at the same pace?

Wizzfizz · 16 Sep 2011 at 14:49

Best way to get it fixed is pretty obvious I'd of guessed?

Clown · 16 Sep 2011 at 14:54

Is Kwik Fit good enough?

citizenx13 said:
all 4 tyres have the same puncture and go down at the same pace?

Nope, just the front left. Late edit: Ah I see why you asked

I blame using Swype keyboard with the left thumb!

I'm only asking because I don't know the answer. I guess I have a double reason by making you guys feel better for knowing something that someone else doesn't.

Muffin` · 16 Sep 2011 at 14:57

Clown said:
Kwik Fit?

You've got alloys on your Golf haven't you? I'd get the valves checked if they're metal ones too, and just replace them with rubber ones.

Matt82 · 16 Sep 2011 at 15:06

take it to a decent place to be repaired. i have had issues in the past where tyre placed have repaired a puncture only to refit the tyre and have it leaking round the rim due to fitting it badly and also having issues with balancing the wheels after...

Clown · 16 Sep 2011 at 16:18

Are there any good chains or does anyone (by chance) know of any decent tyre place in South London? Don't mind driving to get to it, gives me more reason to use my new hifi

Matt82 · 16 Sep 2011 at 16:52

im based in south east essex, i travel to rainham up the A13 (east london ish) for all my tyre stuff

theyre the only tyre place ive been to who can get it right, absolutely spot on right, every time. ive wasted an awful lot of time and money going back to tyre places for them to correct problems, or going to other places to correct other tyre places messes.

Clown · 16 Sep 2011 at 17:10

What's the place in Rainham called?

Dureth · 16 Sep 2011 at 18:05

Clown said:
I'm having to put air in my tyres every month or so

That is quite normal depending on how great (or not) the quality of the valves fitted was. Tyre's need air, getting a month of so between putting a bit in is not unusual at all. :confused:

Sho · 16 Sep 2011 at 18:18

merlin said:
Is this a trick question?

bledd · 16 Sep 2011 at 18:19

Take it to a tyre place, typically either a small puncture or a leaking valve. They should be able to sort it for not much money

whitecrook · 16 Sep 2011 at 18:20

Could be corroded rims. Get the tyre off clean the rim with a wire brush and then getma new valve put on.

dave_beast · 16 Sep 2011 at 18:45

Clown said:
What's the place in Rainham called?

At a guess i'd say it was Elite

Clarkey · 16 Sep 2011 at 19:28

Dureth said:
That is quite normal depending on how great (or not) the quality of the valves fitted was. Tyre's need air, getting a month of so between putting a bit in is not unusual at all.

Err yes it is unusual, if it's losing air then it's faulty, simple.

Clown · 16 Sep 2011 at 20:39

Yeah, my other tyres don't?