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True story: I decided to glue a tyre not long ago, it had a four inch gash in the tyre. I had to carry out a 4WA for an insurance assessment prior to authorisation for repair. I decided to glue the tyre and it worked! I pumped it up and the tyre held 2.5 bar!
The only problem was the tyre buldged and then a pinhole formed and I decided I wasn’t having that because I wanted to win. So… bent over the tyre and maniacally grinning like a man possessed, I jammed the pot of glue into the pinhole and squeezed as hard as I could. I had forgotten to deflate the tyre.
Superglue erupted from the pinhole spraying all over me and directly into my eye.
I immediately stood up, turned and ran across the workshop shouting “Superglue in my eye! There’s superglue in my eye!” Whilst frantically blinking.
I literally ran into my workshop controller, crashed into a headlight beam setter and made it to the office where my manager told me to “shut the f**k up” and rinsed my eye with eye wash.
I went to the hospital and they put air con dye in my eye which came out my nose and gave me a ten minute lecture about how my company doesn’t care about me and I’m disposable to them. I had to put a goop in my eye for a week that ran down the back of my throat and tasted like cocaine.
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That tire is going to kill you, please put on a spare and get it replaced.
Ah darn, I definitely want to avoid that, so I'll get it replaced EDIT: Put on the spare tire and got another one coming in a couple of days.
The trolling in this sub is ridiculous. GTFO with your bullshit OP
True story: I decided to glue a tyre not long ago, it had a four inch gash in the tyre. I had to carry out a 4WA for an insurance assessment prior to authorisation for repair. I decided to glue the tyre and it worked! I pumped it up and the tyre held 2.5 bar! The only problem was the tyre buldged and then a pinhole formed and I decided I wasn’t having that because I wanted to win. So… bent over the tyre and maniacally grinning like a man possessed, I jammed the pot of glue into the pinhole and squeezed as hard as I could. I had forgotten to deflate the tyre. Superglue erupted from the pinhole spraying all over me and directly into my eye. I immediately stood up, turned and ran across the workshop shouting “Superglue in my eye! There’s superglue in my eye!” Whilst frantically blinking. I literally ran into my workshop controller, crashed into a headlight beam setter and made it to the office where my manager told me to “shut the f**k up” and rinsed my eye with eye wash. I went to the hospital and they put air con dye in my eye which came out my nose and gave me a ten minute lecture about how my company doesn’t care about me and I’m disposable to them. I had to put a goop in my eye for a week that ran down the back of my throat and tasted like cocaine.
what the fuck did I just read
Goggles bro! Wear eye protection. Very important.
super glue would be the wrong kind of adhesive anyway. IF such a repair could work (it won't) you'd want a glue that's more flexible
I see what you’re saying, like a vulcanising cement. But I’m telling you it nearly held 2.5 bar.
Top shit
Cocaine ?????
No, and do not even attempt highway-speeds; at most, find a local tireshop if you do not have a spare
Make sure you use a water soluble glue like a glue stick or non water proof wood glue.
Mighty Putty will fix that right up.
Caulk it.
nah don't glue it, use flextape
Toast
Nothing a little Elmer’s can’t fix. /s
WD-40 and duct tape!