![]() ![]() The following guide will help you determine if your tire can be repaired or if it needs replaced. While we believe that we make the safest tire repair products on the market, there are still limitations to the types of damage and injuries that can safely be repaired using our tire repair materials. You and your family’s safety is our top priority. Any repair made to a tyre without completely removing the tyre from the wheel and inspecting the inside, is an incomplete and potentially dangerous repair.Can Your Tire Be Repaired? Learn The Types of Tire Damage That Can Safely Be Repaired.If you’re far from your nearest Tiger Wheel & Tyre and choose to make a temporary repair to the tyre, bring it in for a proper and complete repair as soon as possible.Always repair a punctured tyre immediately or as soon as possible.Note: It’s important to balance the wheel/tyre (every time) after it has been repaired, since any work done to the tyre as well as its new placement on the wheel will affect the balance of the complete assembly. Patch: Before patching the inside, the tyre’s inner liner must be cleaned, buffed and cemented, then patched and coated to ensure its ability to retain air. Plug: This involves using a mushroom plug to fill the puncture-path from inside to outside, which is much stronger and safer to repair. Fit tyre to wheel, inflate, balance and fit to vehicle.If it is possible to repair the tyre (and makes economic sense) the next step is to repair the puncture using the plug and patch method to ensure that the entire path taken by the puncturing object is fully and completely filled. This is important, since a puncture may look straightforward on the outside but the object that penetrated it may have caused more extensive internal damage. ![]()
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