| BY BRIAN WALTERS | A
careful inspection of the tyre on the company's
stand will reveal the barely perceptible marks
where Phil has wielded his hammer and spike; yet
within less than half a revolution of the wheel
after the spike is removed, the hole is very
firmly sealed. In fact Tire Seal works best when
the vehicle is in motion, also proving to
eliminate slow leaks while increasing tyre life
by some 20%. The Tire Seal consists of a number of elements that combine and interact to form a dense liquid that is introduced into the tyre through the air valve, and once thus injected, the product will seal punctures instantaneously wile the vehicle is in motion. Field tests involving the use of 5 mm to 30 mm spikes and direct rifle fire into the tyres, as well as exploding grenades nearby, have demonstrated that vehicles could be driven off-road over 100 miles with an air loss of less than 5%. |
| Every day since the
Show opened, Phil Gary has been hammering large
holes into military-standard rubber tyre and
astonishing visitors by demonstrating an
automatic and immediate repair. A combat team of
Spanish APCs operating in Bosnia recently would
doubtless have preferred to enjoy the protection
of the new USA Safety Armor Tire Seal, rather
than suffer the indignity of becoming immobile as
their tyres were shot up. Developed in the USA by Joe Reed, a former NASA scientist the new Tire Seal is now being used in Bosnia with an IFOR unit which has proved that wheeled vehicles can be safely driven over spikes with their mobility undiminished. The new Tire Seal is not merely a "get you home safely' survival aid, but a solution which renders tyres puncture proof. |
HE'S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD IN HIS HANDS