The Tire Retread and Repair Information Bureau (TRIB) says there are a few “best” ways to ruin a tire, but improper tire repairs is right up there. TRIB says the following are the wrong ways to repair a tire, thus ruining it.
• “Just plug it! Why bother taking the tire off the wheel?”
• “Have the kid down at the gas station do it. He began last week and needs the practice.”
• “An inside patch plus a plug, all done from the inside? Who’s got the time for all that? We don’t need no stinkin’ patch!”
If the above sounds ridiculous that’s because it is, but we have heard all these statements, plus a few even crazier ones, and it’s too bad because an improper tire repair can ruin a perfectly good $400 tire in a day – or sometimes even less.
If you aren’t interested in throwing your money away by having your tires repaired by amateurs, there is only one thing to do and that’s to deal with trained professionals who understand how to properly and safely repair a tire so that it can be put back into full service.
IT’S SIMPLE BUT IT ISN’T EASY.
You will have to take the time to investigate and research the companies who know how a tire should be repaired. It may take some time and study, but it will be well worth the effort.
Proper tire repairs are not a cost, but rather an investment that can save your expensive tire and can also save you from having unnecessary (and expensive) down time caused by a tire repair that went bad due to having not been done properly.
TAKE THE TIME TO DO YOUR HOMEWORK. YOU WILL BE GLAD YOU DID.
From the smallest passenger car tires to the largest off-the- road gigantic tires there is both a right way and a wrong way to make a tire repair. Don’t be suckered into having your tires repaired the wrong way just to save a few dollars. If you do, it will turn into the most expensive “saving” you will ever make.
For more information about tire repairing and retreading, visit www.retread.org.
