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DonX001:
Like how much does it cost and where can it be gotten from?
Also is there a place we can go and crosscheck our own gauge's calibration after buying to be sure its accurate....so that we won't buy one chinko gauge that will be giving inaccurate readings without us knowing.

The one I have is the analog type. Can't recall the price but not expensive.
Don't know about the 'calibration' thing in this regard. Maybe the gurus will help here.
My gauge is to confirm what the vulcanizer says he put.

The saliva thing really freaks me out.

Very true but On points 1 and 2 how we go do? Vulcanizers cant afford the proper items to use.

3kay945:
The one I have is the analog type. Can't recall the price but not expensive.
Don't know about the 'calibration' thing in this regard. Maybe the gurus will help here.
My gauge is to confirm what the vulcanizer says he put.

Thanks.

The Truth is some vehicle owners don't even know about "4" & "5" when it comes to their tyres so they can't even tell if their vulcanizers is doing their tyres right or not.

You've got it right

AutoJoshNG:
https://i1255.photobucket.com/albums/hh634/Autojosh/vulcanizer_zpssfqlejs9.jpg

According to FRSC (Federal Road Safety Corps) over 5,000 lives were lost on Nigerian roads due to tyre burst between 2010 and 2016. This is a major pointer to the fact that we have to be careful the way we take care of our car tyres. Furthermore, we have to be careful the type of vulcanizers we permit to touch the tyres of our cars. Some are culpable for the way and manner they improperly handle tyres during repairs.

These are 7 absurd things vulcanizers do when fixing car tyres.



1. Eba or Fufu as sealant:

If you see any man or woman going in and out of a mama put restaurant to buy 2 or 3 wraps of fufu without buying soup, it is safe to think that he or she is a vulcanizer. Those tyres can eat fufu more than any glutton you've ever met. It's advised that proper tyre bead sealers should be used instead of fufu. The former seals better and some people have not even seen that fufu to eat.



2. Apply saliva on tyre valves:

To check if the valves are not leaking, some vulcanizers will take saliva from their mouth with their hand.. and the saliva will be applied on the tip of the tyre valves. This is definitely unhygienic. It is also gross. Tell us how you feel anytime you see this. Do you love it or you usually feel like you want to puke?



3. Steal from your car, tyre or wheel:

Always inspect the tyres and wheels of your car immediately after getting them fixed. You'd be surprised that some vulcanizers can pilfer something no matter how unimportant you may think it is. One vulcanizer once stole the small wheel balance weight bar that is used for wheel balancing when we had a flat while on an interstate trip. He resorted to begging for forgiveness after he was caught. Always endeavour to check everything is intact before you step on the gas. Although some of them may make honest mistakes forgetting to return your jack and wheel spanners.



4. Over-Inflation:

Always ask your vulcanizer how much air pressure they've inflated your car tyre with. Most of them will say "50" which means 50 PSI. For most cars, this air pressure is far above the recommended figure and this is a major cause of tyre blowouts and loss of traction which can lead to death. For example, the recommended tyre pressure for the car in the photo below is 33 PSI. The recommended pressure can be found on the driver's door pillar as seen in the photos below so don't let any vulcanizer put your life at risk.

https://i1255.photobucket.com/albums/hh634/Autojosh/tyre1_zpsb9j58vsh.jpg


5. Not knowing tyre rotation and direction

Some vulcanizers are not literate so they are unable to read and understand the directional signs on the tyres of your car. Even after explaining that this part has "inside" written on it and the other side has "outside" written on it, they still end up criss-crossing everything. The onus lies on you to check it yourself for your own safety.



6. Not tightening the wheel knots properly

The last thing you want to happen to you is for the tyre of your car to roll off while in motion. You may have had that wobbly feel after doing a tyre job. Always ensure to check that the wheel knots are proper fastened before you hit the road. This negligence may be disastrous.



7. Damage the lovely rims on your car

The wheels of my Toyota Camry suffered in the hands of vulcanizers. They defaced the edges of the gray colour sport wheels the first time the tyre needed a fix. After that, I had to request that they use a tube or cloth to prevent the wheels from scratching.


https://i1255.photobucket.com/albums/hh634/Autojosh/2012-toyota-camry-wheel_zpsu2owq4m5.jpg


Which of these issues do you like or dislike? Also add any other thing you think should be on the list so we can learn from you and don't forget to pay attention to your vehicle tyres at all times.

https://autojosh.com/vulcanizers

I can manage but No.2 is damm irritating to me. l hate it. Worse they don't even care

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3kay945:
I have no problem with the saliva thing.

It's good to own a gauge. Its not expensive.

Pls hw much s gauge nw??

AutoJoshNG:
https://i1255.photobucket.com/albums/hh634/Autojosh/vulcanizer_zpssfqlejs9.jpg

According to FRSC (Federal Road Safety Corps) over 5,000 lives were lost on Nigerian roads due to tyre burst between 2010 and 2016. This is a major pointer to the fact that we have to be careful the way we take care of our car tyres. Furthermore, we have to be careful the type of vulcanizers we permit to touch the tyres of our cars. Some are culpable for the way and manner they improperly handle tyres during repairs.

These are 7 absurd things vulcanizers do when fixing car tyres.



1. Eba or Fufu as sealant:

If you see any man or woman going in and out of a mama put restaurant to buy 2 or 3 wraps of fufu without buying soup, it is safe to think that he or she is a vulcanizer. Those tyres can eat fufu more than any glutton you've ever met. It's advised that proper tyre bead sealers should be used instead of fufu. The former seals better and some people have not even seen that fufu to eat.



2. Apply saliva on tyre valves:

To check if the valves are not leaking, some vulcanizers will take saliva from their mouth with their hand.. and the saliva will be applied on the tip of the tyre valves. This is definitely unhygienic. It is also gross. Tell us how you feel anytime you see this. Do you love it or you usually feel like you want to puke?



3. Steal from your car, tyre or wheel:

Always inspect the tyres and wheels of your car immediately after getting them fixed. You'd be surprised that some vulcanizers can pilfer something no matter how unimportant you may think it is. One vulcanizer once stole the small wheel balance weight bar that is used for wheel balancing when we had a flat while on an interstate trip. He resorted to begging for forgiveness after he was caught. Always endeavour to check everything is intact before you step on the gas. Although some of them may make honest mistakes forgetting to return your jack and wheel spanners.



4. Over-Inflation:

Always ask your vulcanizer how much air pressure they've inflated your car tyre with. Most of them will say "50" which means 50 PSI. For most cars, this air pressure is far above the recommended figure and this is a major cause of tyre blowouts and loss of traction which can lead to death. For example, the recommended tyre pressure for the car in the photo below is 33 PSI. The recommended pressure can be found on the driver's door pillar as seen in the photos below so don't let any vulcanizer put your life at risk.

https://i1255.photobucket.com/albums/hh634/Autojosh/tyre1_zpsb9j58vsh.jpg


5. Not knowing tyre rotation and direction

Some vulcanizers are not literate so they are unable to read and understand the directional signs on the tyres of your car. Even after explaining that this part has "inside" written on it and the other side has "outside" written on it, they still end up criss-crossing everything. The onus lies on you to check it yourself for your own safety.



6. Not tightening the wheel knots properly

The last thing you want to happen to you is for the tyre of your car to roll off while in motion. You may have had that wobbly feel after doing a tyre job. Always ensure to check that the wheel knots are proper fastened before you hit the road. This negligence may be disastrous.



7. Damage the lovely rims on your car

The wheels of my Toyota Camry suffered in the hands of vulcanizers. They defaced the edges of the gray colour sport wheels the first time the tyre needed a fix. After that, I had to request that they use a tube or cloth to prevent the wheels from scratching.


https://i1255.photobucket.com/albums/hh634/Autojosh/2012-toyota-camry-wheel_zpsu2owq4m5.jpg


Which of these issues do you like or dislike? Also add any other thing you think should be on the list so we can learn from you and don't forget to pay attention to your vehicle tyres at all times.

https://autojosh.com/vulcanizers

Arrant nonsense!! Let me educate your ignorance
1: fufu Vs bead sealant-: bead sealant can only work on new tyres because of the proximity of their beads to the rim but in Nigeria 70 to 75 percent of car owners cannot afford new tyres and so they often settle for tokumbo and tokumbo tyres are discarded tyres by the white man with bends and damaged beads, some of these types when you couple them you will discover that they have about 1 to 2 inches space between the beads and the rim, so tell me how bead sealant can cover such distance, have you seen Tyler sealant before? I'm not even sure if you own a car.
2: saliva application:- Every profession has its dirty side and vulcanisation isn't an exception, as a professional vulcanizer you have no option than to use the saliva because of its stickiness compared to a mere water, in case you don't know, even the white men does that same ritual.
3:- stealing from your car:- lol as funny as this could be, before a vulcanizer will steal from your car you must have stolen from him/her in the first place eg. Must you car owners are fond of underrating the work done by the vulcanizers after losing, patching and fixing back your tyer he will charge you a token but instead of you paying you will be like 400naira for what? Ordinary patching? You will end up giving him 150 or 200 and you expect him not to steal your wheel spaner as his balance. People like you that doesn't patronise professional vulcanizers you prefer hungry vulcanizers that you will give 200 instead of 500. This is Nigeria cheat me I cheat you.
4:over inflation:- some of you guys don't believe in the pressure gauge like you believe your eyes, you will park your car one sided bringing the car weight to one side and you will be like vulcanizer come and check my tyer it seems its low and so man must chop nah? If the vulcanizer did not let any air to escape from his compressor to your tyer will you agree to give him some money for checking your tyer? Be kind to the vulcanizers and they would be kind to your tyer and your life.
5:Tyer rotating :- must tokumbo tyres are worn-out with little or no company instructions appearing, go for new ones instead and patronise professionals not amateur vulcanizers.
6: not tightening your wheel nuts :- stop seeing lazy vulcanizers and as a driver you should know some simple safely measures of which checking the tightness of your wheel nuts is one of. Remember it's your life that is at stake not the vulcanizer's.
7: damaging your lovely wheel:- lol.. Vulcanizers are not manufacturers they are to repair an already finished product and any product that is taken for repairs is already a damaged product. Human beings dey old talk less of a mere wheel.

AutoJoshNG:
https://i1255.photobucket.com/albums/hh634/Autojosh/vulcanizer_zpssfqlejs9.jpg

4. Over-Inflation:

Always ask your vulcanizer how much air pressure they've inflated your car tyre with. Most of them will say "50" which means 50 PSI. For most cars, this air pressure is far above the recommended figure and this is a major cause of tyre blowouts and loss of traction which can lead to death. For example, the recommended tyre pressure for the car in the photo below is 33 PSI. The recommended pressure can be found on the driver's door pillar as seen in the photos below so don't let any vulcanizer put your life at risk.

33 PSI

With the widespread use of tokunbo tyres, you are talking of 33 PSI

I hear.

Nobody will tell you to pump more when you get to 33 and you see that it is still dancing Legbegbe

pocohantas:
One fuckernizer stole the sensors in my tyres.
Endtime man!!!

I know u lying, but kontinu

CarGuideNG:


A lot of them don't have formal training and as such are not familiar with standards and vehicle requirements.


Get in touch for your Comprehensive V I N or Chassis Number Vehicle History Reports for used or Tokunbo cars.

Only way to go forward as a country is to train and professionalize every handwork in nigeria, so tgey have standards to abide by by law

babalonimi:
Pls hw much s gauge nw??

Can't recall but not much.

Chibest2000:
Arrant nonsense!! Let me educate your ignorance
1: fufu Vs bead sealant-: bead sealant can only work on new tyres because of the proximity of their beads to the rim but in Nigeria 70 to 75 percent of car owners cannot afford new tyres and so they often settle for tokumbo and tokumbo tyres are discarded tyres by the white man with bends and damaged beads, some of these types when you couple them you will discover that they have about 1 to 2 inches space between the beads and the rim, so tell me how bead sealant can cover such distance, have you seen Tyler sealant before? I'm not even sure if you own a car.
2: saliva application:- Every profession has its dirty side and vulcanisation isn't an exception, as a professional vulcanizer you have no option than to use the saliva because of its stickiness compared to a mere water, in case you don't know, even the white men does that same ritual.
3:- stealing from your car:- lol as funny as this could be, before a vulcanizer will steal from your car you must have stolen from him/her in the first place eg. Must you car owners are fond of underrating the work done by the vulcanizers after losing, patching and fixing back your tyer he will charge you a token but instead of you paying you will be like 400naira for what? Ordinary patching? You will end up giving him 150 or 200 and you expect him not to steal your wheel spaner as his balance. People like you that doesn't patronise professional vulcanizers you prefer hungry vulcanizers that you will give 200 instead of 500. This is Nigeria cheat me I cheat you.
4:over inflation:- some of you guys don't believe in the pressure gauge like you believe your eyes, you will park your car one sided bringing the car weight to one side and you will be like vulcanizer come and check my tyer it seems its low and so man must chop nah? If the vulcanizer did not let any air to escape from his compressor to your tyer will you agree to give him some money for checking your tyer? Be kind to the vulcanizers and they would be kind to your tyer and your life.
5:Tyer rotating :- must tokumbo tyres are worn-out with little or no company instructions appearing, go for new ones instead and patronise professionals not amateur vulcanizers.
6: not tightening your wheel nuts :- stop seeing lazy vulcanizers and as a driver you should know some simple safely measures of which checking the tightness of your wheel nuts is one of. Remember it's your life that is at stake not the vulcanizer's.
7: damaging your lovely wheel:- lol.. Vulcanizers are not manufacturers they are to repair an already finished product and any product that is taken for repairs is already a damaged product. Human beings dey old talk less of a mere wheel.

You harsh small o. But I enjoyed reading your counter analysis. Good one! I was wondering why the saliva should be of concern sef.

Small080:
Using fufu and eba, ah I hate it die

Ana akpo ya akpu na garri
Asusu Igbo amaka

And just to think that vulcanizer isn't even an. Actual English word

3kay945:
You harsh small o. But I enjoyed reading your counter analysis. Good one! I was wondering why the saliva should be of concern sef.

Lol... No vex bro. I'm a vulcanizer myself and I understand very well the points he put up there, just that I detest the manner with which he generalized and made jest of the noble profession.

Iamvjdamilola:
And just to think that vulcanizer isn't even an. Actual English word

What do you call a person that does the work?

pocohantas:
One fuckernizer stole the sensors in my tyres.
Endtime man!!!

Lol... "fuckernizer" endtime comment.

Small080:
Using fufu and eba, ah I hate it die

Stop buying tokumbo tyres, go for new ones with clean rims if you don't want eba and fufu.

Chibest2000:
Lol... No vex bro. I'm a vulcanizer myself and I understand very well the points he put up there, just that I detest the manner with which he generalized and made jest of the noble profession.

Nice one.

DonX001:
Like how much does it cost and where can it be gotten from?
Also is there a place we can go and crosscheck our own gauge's calibration after buying to be sure its accurate....so that we won't buy onemki chinko gauge that will be giving inaccurate readings without us knowing.

The prices depends on the type of gauge you are buying, there are basically 3types of guages which includes the digital, analog and the stick, the cheapest one is the sticks which are of sizes and the price ranges from 1500 to 3000, follow by the analog also in different sizes and designs priced from 2500 to 4500 or thereabouts and finally the digital from the 3000 or 3500 and above. As for the gauge calibration all new gauges have the same measuring unit by default though with different reading styles depending on the type, so if you buy a new gauge you are guaranteed go ahead and use it unless it has been altered or has some deformity then you can see a professional vulcanizer for possible adjustment or rather you change a new one.

That's why they're called Fucknizers

Nice post to educate the roadside tire technicians & vehicle owners.

Safety first...

Chibest2000:
The prices depends on the type of gauge you are buying, there are basically 3types of guages which includes the digital, analog and the stick, the cheapest one is the sticks which are of sizes and the price ranges from 1500 to 3000, follow by the analog also in different sizes and designs priced from 2500 to 4500 or thereabouts and finally the digital from the 3000 or 3500 and above. As for the gauge calibration all new gauges have the same measuring unit by default though with different reading styles depending on the type, so if you buy a new gauge you are guaranteed go ahead and use it unless it has been altered or has some deformity then you can see a professional vulcanizer for possible adjustment or rather you change a new one.

Thanks a lot!
Very informative.
I can get them from any regular car accessories shop along the road right?

Chibest2000:
Stop buying tokumbo tyres, go for new ones with clean rims if you don't want eba and fufu.

� � � � � hmm okay �

DonX001:
Thanks a lot!
Very informative.
I can get them from any regular car accessories shop along the road right?

Yeah from those car parts dealers

Chibest2000:
Yeah from those car parts dealers

Thanks.

DonX001:
Thanks.

You are most welcome

stealing that valve used to cover that hole for pumping

AutoJoshNG:
https://i1255.photobucket.com/albums/hh634/Autojosh/vulcanizer_zpssfqlejs9.jpg

According to FRSC (Federal Road Safety Corps) over 5,000 lives were lost on Nigerian roads due to tyre burst between 2010 and 2016. This is a major pointer to the fact that we have to be careful the way we take care of our car tyres. Furthermore, we have to be careful the type of vulcanizers we permit to touch the tyres of our cars. Some are culpable for the way and manner they improperly handle tyres during repairs.

These are 7 absurd things vulcanizers do when fixing car tyres.



1. Eba or Fufu as sealant:

If you see any man or woman going in and out of a mama put restaurant to buy 2 or 3 wraps of fufu without buying soup, it is safe to think that he or she is a vulcanizer. Those tyres can eat fufu more than any glutton you've ever met. It's advised that proper tyre bead sealers should be used instead of fufu. The former seals better and some people have not even seen that fufu to eat.



2. Apply saliva on tyre valves:

To check if the valves are not leaking, some vulcanizers will take saliva from their mouth with their hand.. and the saliva will be applied on the tip of the tyre valves. This is definitely unhygienic. It is also gross. Tell us how you feel anytime you see this. Do you love it or you usually feel like you want to puke?



3. Steal from your car, tyre or wheel:

Always inspect the tyres and wheels of your car immediately after getting them fixed. You'd be surprised that some vulcanizers can pilfer something no matter how unimportant you may think it is. One vulcanizer once stole the small wheel balance weight bar that is used for wheel balancing when we had a flat while on an interstate trip. He resorted to begging for forgiveness after he was caught. Always endeavour to check everything is intact before you step on the gas. Although some of them may make honest mistakes forgetting to return your jack and wheel spanners.



4. Over-Inflation:

Always ask your vulcanizer how much air pressure they've inflated your car tyre with. Most of them will say "50" which means 50 PSI. For most cars, this air pressure is far above the recommended figure and this is a major cause of tyre blowouts and loss of traction which can lead to death. For example, the recommended tyre pressure for the car in the photo below is 33 PSI. The recommended pressure can be found on the driver's door pillar as seen in the photos below so don't let any vulcanizer put your life at risk.

https://i1255.photobucket.com/albums/hh634/Autojosh/tyre1_zpsb9j58vsh.jpg


5. Not knowing tyre rotation and direction

Some vulcanizers are not literate so they are unable to read and understand the directional signs on the tyres of your car. Even after explaining that this part has "inside" written on it and the other side has "outside" written on it, they still end up criss-crossing everything. The onus lies on you to check it yourself for your own safety.



6. Not tightening the wheel knots properly

The last thing you want to happen to you is for the tyre of your car to roll off while in motion. You may have had that wobbly feel after doing a tyre job. Always ensure to check that the wheel knots are proper fastened before you hit the road. This negligence may be disastrous.



7. Damage the lovely rims on your car

The wheels of my Toyota Camry suffered in the hands of vulcanizers. They defaced the edges of the gray colour sport wheels the first time the tyre needed a fix. After that, I had to request that they use a tube or cloth to prevent the wheels from scratching.


https://i1255.photobucket.com/albums/hh634/Autojosh/2012-toyota-camry-wheel_zpsu2owq4m5.jpg


Which of these issues do you like or dislike? Also add any other thing you think should be on the list so we can learn from you and don't forget to pay attention to your vehicle tyres at all times.

https://autojosh.com/vulcanizers

33 PSI sha

With your Tokunbo winter tyres