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Things
You
Should
Know
About
Tire
Repair
• Repair punctures that fall within tread area
– Before a puncture is repaired, you should know
where the damage is located. Repairs are limited
to the tread area. Note that when a tire is
punctured beyond the tread area, it needs to be
replaced. Any repair that takes place beyond the
tread area is definitely an unsafe repair.
• Don’t repair a badly damaged tread
–
There is no use replacing a tire that will be of no
use on the road. There are a few possibilities for
repair but it is completely discouraged.
• Repairs should not overlap
– Sometimes the puncture occurs on an existing
repair. This immediately calls for a replacement
tire. You are strongly discouraged from
overlapping repairs as this is quite unsafe. This
is why you should take your damaged tires to a
tire repair specialist--you never know what pre-
existing repairs your tire may have.