Wire Tie Tire Change Method

[Grumpy Goat]

Good post ... I like these kinds of meaty write-ups. We all learn from them.

I was amused to read what the tire shops said, especially the second shop - I would never darken their door again if I were you. Don't know what the third one meant by enough material to buff ... The last shop might have been the most appropriate, and since you did not show a photo of the hole they could be right. I have a video where I show how to patch a rear tire like yours and I wanted to patch the tire for the same reasons. I do not believe in throwing away a tire just as soon as I get a nail - I even bought a tire changer to help solve this problem since in this country vendors only want to replace a punctured tire with a new one because they can sell a whole new tire! But that is another discussion.

In my video I did not have a small roller to finish the seating of the patch against the inside of the tire but you get the idea from the video. In my case the hole was off centre as well and there was plenty material to stick the patch to, so unless you are not properly describing this hole in your tire I don't know what the repair show was getting at.