Tips On How To Properly Use a Tire Repair Kit

A tire repair kit is a valuable emergency product you should carry in your vehicle. Even the most durable and strong tire can fail or get punctures unexpectedly. Car or motorcycle tire repair kits can be purchased at a local automotive parts store. Materials and tools required are listed below:
  • Self-sealing strip tape
  • Vulcanizer
  • A tool to increase size of tiny holes
  • A tool to force the plugging strip into puncture hole

Below are the steps you need to follow:

Step 1: Purchase gauge and pliers
The gauge should range between 0 to 50 psi. Pliers are useful when removing the obstacle from the tire to expose the complete hole.

Step 2: Buy extra plugging strip

Instead of using a Fix-a-Flat make use of a plugging strip.

Step 3: Remove object
Remove the object responsible for creating the puncture or hole in your tire. It may be a nail, a screw, or a rock left on the roadway.

Step 4: Apply rubber cement
Making use of a patch-kit probe, cover the tip with rubber cement. Insert the probe into the hole in the tire. 

Step 5: Fix the puncture
Take away the repair strip from the kit. Apply it to the eye of the probe and add a drop of rubber cement. Cautiously push the probe into the hole in the tire until only a little part (approximately 0.25 inch) of the strip is showing out from the tire thread. 

Step 6: Fill the tire
Use an air compressor or an air machine at a gas station, then replace the air lost from the tire due to the hole or puncture. Re-inflate the tire depending to the tire specification.

Consider the above steps and make use of a heavy duty tire plug kit bought from an online store.

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