- For many years, it's been my habit to check the four tires for any abnormalities before getting in the car
- A quick look startled me, as I found the left rear tire slightly deflated
- It wasn't until I moved the car that I discovered
the culprit was a nail, so let's solve the problem when it arises - Tools used for tire repair:
- Just recently purchased a simple tire repair tool kit online
- Two different-sized probes + one glue strip probe + one pack of blue glue strips + one tube of vulcanizing glue + one blade
- Emergency tire repair procedure
- Make sure the tire is completely flat before proceeding, although instructional videos say low pressure is also acceptable
- Use the pliers in the car to pull out half of the nail, mainly to see the direction it went in
- After completely removing the nail, use the small probe to check the size of the hole in the direction it was punctured
- If the hole feels too large, switch to the large probe, luckily the hole diameter is only about 3 millimeters
- Apply vulcanizing glue to the probe, insert it into the hole and pull it out, repeat several times until it feels smooth
- If the probe hits the steel wire and makes a metal friction sound, this is normal
- Take a glue strip, remove the film, insert it into the probe hole, keeping the lengths on both sides consistent
- Evenly coat both sides of the glue strip with vulcanizing glue
- Remove the probe, immediately insert the glue strip into the hole, push it in all the way and then pull out the glue strip probe smoothly
- This way, the glue strip will enter and exit twice, effectively plugging the hole with four strands of glue strip
- Use a small blade to cut the glue strip 2 millimeters above the tire surface
- Pour some water on the hole to test, if it doesn't leak air, the job is done
- When traveling, it's important to have some emergency rescue skills
- This emergency tire repair tool is the most efficient one I've used so far