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hokiemas

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So I've got a slow leak in one of my tires. Not a huge deal, but it does


Mean I have to drive up to the gas station every two or three days to get air in the tire. The gas station attendants here do that for you so I don't even need to get out of the car. I need new tires, but I'm trying to wait until everything calms down here virus wise.

Today I went out with some soapy water and identified the source of the leak, what appears to be a very small nail. So, in a desperate attempt to stop going out just to get air in the tire, I threw some crazy glue over the leak and then slapped a generous amount of duct tape on it. We've got another vehicle, so this one can if needed just sit in the driveway until Thanos is defeated.

So, does the duct tape:

A. Stop the leak entirely til I have to drive the car again.

B. Slow the leak, but I'm still going to have to get air every week or so.

C. Do nothing to help.

I figured I had nothing to lose and until I can get to a tire place, I'm just looking for a cheap easy temporary fix.

Posted: 04/08/2020 at 8:59PM


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  So I've got a slow leak in one of my tires. Not a huge deal, but it does -- hokiemas 04/08/2020 8:59PM
  Get it patched. -- Hokie CPA 04/09/2020 09:32AM
  It's litter ** -- bigbadbird 04/09/2020 08:09AM
  Small cheap air compressor as low as $40 w/ hose and tire inflator. Try -- jdkhokie 04/09/2020 07:34AM
  I know nothing of tires, but many here do. Were I you, I'd look below. ** -- PhotoHokieNC 04/09/2020 05:29AM
  Like your resourcefulness. No need to reinvent the wheel . . . -- MikeVT85 04/09/2020 01:19AM
  Didn't use quite that much. I'm doomed! ** -- hokiemas 04/09/2020 09:07AM
  Plug it ** -- HokieNLot11 04/09/2020 12:02AM
  Replace the leaky tire with the spare tire. ** -- Hokie360 04/08/2020 11:09PM
  I've been lucky. Every vehicle I've owned has had a full sized spare. Most -- thankbud 04/08/2020 11:19PM
  Some manufacturers have moved to "run flat" tires, and there isn't a spare -- EDGEMAN 04/09/2020 10:18AM
  Yep - only full size spares for me too. ** -- Hokie360 04/08/2020 11:37PM
  My car has no spare. Do not like. ** -- Stork 04/09/2020 04:23AM
  So when called upon, you couldn’t share a spare? ** -- PhotoHokieNC 04/09/2020 07:09AM
  No spare to share ** -- Stork 04/09/2020 07:31AM
  You could share a spare if you had a pair of spares. ** -- Hokie360 04/09/2020 09:17AM
  Buy a new car ** -- TexasGobbler 04/08/2020 10:50PM
  Flexiseal! ** -- 133743Hokie 04/08/2020 10:13PM
  Get an air compressor at Harbor Freight...their cheap. ** -- Vtskier1 04/08/2020 9:45PM
  D. Use Tire Sanitizerr ** -- B777Fr8Dog 04/08/2020 9:27PM
  No sanitizer to be found. Stupid hoarders. ** -- hokiemas 04/08/2020 9:28PM
  I'll report back in two days. If it can buy me an extra two days I'll -- hokiemas 04/08/2020 9:26PM
  How is San Miguel holding up? ** -- MrBayAreaHokie 04/08/2020 9:15PM
  Order one of those tire repair kits from amazon -- MrBayAreaHokie 04/08/2020 9:13PM
  Better yet, get one today at an auto parts store. ** -- 48zip 04/09/2020 07:58AM
  This is 100% the answer. Done it many times and it... -- No1Hokie 04/08/2020 10:31PM
  Haha...great minds think alike. ** -- MP4VT2004 04/08/2020 9:27PM
  C. The tape would work better if you removed the nail and then used -- IB4TECH 04/08/2020 9:12PM
  ...Flex Seal® ** -- chumley 04/08/2020 9:10PM
  Put it on a jack to take the pressure off. It will hold air and be ready -- Coach McGuirk 04/08/2020 9:10PM
  "But they brung their cars for pa to fix anyhow" ** -- thankbud 04/08/2020 9:15PM
  C. -- MP4VT2004 04/08/2020 9:09PM
  ^^More info inside^^ ** -- MP4VT2004 04/08/2020 11:10PM
  Solid C ** -- JoesterVT 04/08/2020 9:04PM

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