Duct tape Tire Repair

You have a hole in a tire that has an inner tube?  This instructable shows an easy and quick repair until you can get the tire replaced.  Remember that this is for ONLY TIRES WITH INNER TUBES AND ARE NOT CRITICAL.

Step 1 Clean and prep area.

Disassemble the tire and remove from rim.

Wipe the interior of the tire with a dry shop cloth and vacuum the dust out.

Wipe the area around the hole with denatured alcohol and allow to dry.

Cut 4 pieces of Duct Tape.

Comments

[jwolski]

This would be very dangerous on any vehicle. I see sudden, catastrophic failure in it's future.

[silverdelta]

Thanks for the concern but it is just a lawn tractor trailer and this is for the contest. I stated that this should not be used on ANY vehicle that people may ride on or in.

[Mr. Potato Head]

This is a terribly dangerous idea. Tape shouldn't be used to repair any tire under any circumstances. Why not just replace the inner tube like any sane person would do? It's not like they're all that expensive. If you really can't afford the new tube then at least invest in a proper patch kit. Correctly patching an inner tube would make a quite useful instructable.

[johnny3h]

For all of you folks slamming this instructable:
1.  There is NO reason to replace the tube as the damage is in the tire casing sidewall  [in the FIRST photo, note the INFLATED, undamaged inner tube bulging through the hole in the sidewall].
2.  The vehicle upon which this repaired tire is used is NOT a street or highway vehicle, but instead a lawn/garden cart.
3.  This repaired tire will NOT be used at high speed [actually usually not greater than walking speed!].
4.  The ONLY reason for this repair is to PROTECT the exposed inner tube from damage from chaffing in the hole of the tire casing, AND from contact with sharp or damaging objects.
5.  Therefore, the repair demonstrated in this instructable, or anything [even a piece of plastic taped inside the tire casing will protect the tube, AND BE SAFE to use.

[jimmytvf]

1. yes, there's no reason to replace the tube, replace the tyre, the tube will be worning out, then bang. Duct tape is not forever
2. the more reason to put a new tyre. Catch a sharp rock and say goodbye to the tube and the tyre, and if the garden's wet, the glue of the duct tape will peel off
3. agree
4. better putting duct tape inside the tyre better than the tube itself, this way won't protect anything
5. is not safe at all

as emergency repair is ok, but is not safe anyway

[jimmytvf]

Bang in 3,2,1...

[rickharris]

I really really really wouldn't trust this at all.

[(YOUR N]

it works bi v way

[silverdelta]

Well hauled about 100+ lbs of paving stones with it today and it preformed perfectly. the tube never bubbled. that was the goal and it worked.

[VadimS]

We are talking about a slow moving tractor or trailer, even if it failed no damage would result. I think it would work perfectly.
Using this on a car would be stupid but at 10mph.
Nice.

[murdlock]

most cars dont have innertube tires

[PKM]

"Honey-do list" as in "Honey, would you do ____"? I've not heard that one before...