Never Fear Flat Tires Again: Easy Tire Repair for Screw/Nail Punctures

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The ability to fix a flat with an inexpensive tire repair kit is one of those basic skills that can get you out of a tough situation. I will walk you through the complete process using an example where I recently got a screw in one of my tires and was able to fix the issue in 10 mins.

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  1. Tire repair centers won’t repair punctures that close to the edge of the tire for liability purposes. I’ve managed auto and tire centers for decades. I have also repaired my own tires even closer to the edge than yours. I’ve repaired them a quarter inch under the edges. Only had one not work with the dozens of ones I’ve repaired in a questionable spot. It formed an inflated “egg” from air getting into a ply separation. Still didn’t leak but I replaced the tire right away. As long as the area is lightly ruffed up with a grinder so the patch sticks, the area cleaned afterwards and scraped, then install an umbrella style patch, and paint completely over the top with cold vulcanizing rubber compound it will usually work 99.9% of the time.

  2. This type of repair is TEMPORARY and is illegal in a commercial vehicle in the UK. If you take the vehicle for a MOT then your tyre will be scrapped. AND THIS WILL NOT REMOVE THE FEAR OF PUNTCHERS EVER AGAIN.

  3. Let's just remind anyone tempted to dabble with their tyres that they're the only thing that keeps you in contact with the road. You wouldn't want to be in the outside lane of the motorway at 70 mph when your plug fails. Just sayin'!!

  4. Everyone has slightly different ingredients for the same recipe .
    I coat the plug with Tire Plug Cement, push it most of the way in, remove the insertion tool and then light the plug on fire ( avoid breathing fumes ) and let it burn down into and melt with the tire. You can even start driving while it's lit, gives newbies something to fret about, before it goes out. ☆

  5. Looks like a bit of SKULL BUGGERY GOING ON HERE MATE, I JUST LOOKED AT YOU AMAZON SITE THAT SHOWS THE SLIME DELUXE TYRE REPAIR KIT AT USD$6.15. WHICH EQUATES TO AUD$9.95. WHEN I CHECKED THE AMAZON AUSTRALIA SITE, THE SAME KIT IS PRICED AT AUD32.30 THAT EQUATES TO USD$19.97. THE ONLY ADDITIONAL INCLUSION WITH THIS KIT IN AUSTRALIA IS A TYRE PRESSURE GUAGE. CHEERS!

  6. On a recent cross-country trip, our trailer picked up a screw in a similar location. A tire shop plugged it (like shown here) and two days later, our monitoring system alerted us to a slow leak in the tire. We were able to find a shop that had the same tire and had it replaced. The shop manager said plugs are temporary (like some have said here), especially vulnerable when located toward the edge of the tire. Thanks for your post.

  7. Good video. Here in Texas tire shops are not allowed to repair punctures this close to the edge of the thread. Is this close to the edge really safe? Thanks again, for the video, easy tutorial to follow.

  8. This method is illegal in Australia. The only way to fix a tyre with a screw puncture is to remove the tyre off the rim at a genuine tyre shop. It has to be repaired from the inside to be legal.

  9. This plug method works very well, and I use it on all rubber tubeless tires. However, I have a few comments regarding this repair method:

    1. Risk Zone: The area you're repairing is a risky zone. Frequent rubber movement in this area can cause a plug to leak or, in some cases, lead to a blowout. While it's difficult to discard a tire with a screw on the area, it's crucial to keep this risk in mind.

    2. Puncture Angle: When removing the screw/nail, carefully observe the direction in which it punctured the tire. Often, the screw/nail is lodged at an angle, making it difficult to determine the correct angle for the repair hole. If you incorrectly pre-drill the hole, the tire will not be repairable and will need to be taken to a shop for internal repair. Due to the location of the puncture, tire shops may refuse to repair it in this instance.

  10. I had a run flat tire with a screw and that exact spot It cost me $400 because they could not fix it I had to buy a new tire. As an added bonus there were noisy as hell and they had a lousy ride I now have regular tires and no spare thanks auto manufacturers

  11. This is a great energy fix like a temp spate tire, but I don’t think it’s a fix approved by tire companies. If I understand correctly, fix should be from the inside, where the hole is covered by an inside flat piece glues to the back, and the plug, a single noodle, inserted in the hole. That fix is considered permanent, to the remaining tread life. For Costco members, Costco charges $11 to fix a tire if you can get there.

  12. Very nicely done. I appreciate the tip about storing the plugs. If you own your own home this kit is a "must have". In the last 23 years we have had our home re-roofed twice. Although the roofers do "run rolling magnets" to pick up nails, they NEVER get them all. Our last roof replacement resulted in 3 flat tires which I plugged using this kit. By the way, locally, the fee for doing that EZPZ repair is about $25.

  13. I've been doing this for years using the kit I bought from Walmart for 5 bucks. If you take this same tire to Discount tire or any tire store they'll make you buy not one but a pair of tires. Any location on tire the nail is they'll say "because it's here, it can't be fixed"…… So sad for those who have no way except being ripped off 😔

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