06-17-2021, 01:34 PM
I've tried several tire repair kits and the mushrooms are the worst. Royal PITA to install/use. Then Fortnine did a video on a bunch of them. Worms/strings won out. It flunked the push out test (to be fair, while they are easier to push out it would take some rather unique and raw circumstances for it to happen).
The one method I have not tried yet - one a method my buddy swears by. He uses sheet metal screws and forgets about it.
Which on one hand makes some sense, kinda. I've had several screws in my tires and they didn't leak unless they went in crooked.
But dang, I'm so tempted!
It's also important to test your air pump at home. I had this high end (so I thought - it was rated very good and was not cheap) pump but it was so dang slow. Same buddy had a Slime or Ryobi pump that put mine to shame. I bought it.
I also picked up HD rope type tire plug kit from Amazon (I've had a couple very nasty holes punched into my tires). The advantage I see with them: you can stuff in a lot if you need to (and I've had to). Mushrooms; if you're a fan, are pretty much a one size fits all - and they don't. You can't double them up.
I also added several of those little rubber cement tubes to help with sealing. They seem to be the bee's knee's sometimes. And because I'm such a worry wart I carry slime too.
The one method I have not tried yet - one a method my buddy swears by. He uses sheet metal screws and forgets about it.
Which on one hand makes some sense, kinda. I've had several screws in my tires and they didn't leak unless they went in crooked.
But dang, I'm so tempted!
It's also important to test your air pump at home. I had this high end (so I thought - it was rated very good and was not cheap) pump but it was so dang slow. Same buddy had a Slime or Ryobi pump that put mine to shame. I bought it.
I also picked up HD rope type tire plug kit from Amazon (I've had a couple very nasty holes punched into my tires). The advantage I see with them: you can stuff in a lot if you need to (and I've had to). Mushrooms; if you're a fan, are pretty much a one size fits all - and they don't. You can't double them up.
I also added several of those little rubber cement tubes to help with sealing. They seem to be the bee's knee's sometimes. And because I'm such a worry wart I carry slime too.