1000 mile road trip on professionally patched tire?

[Anonymous]

Don't worry. You are fine.

[Anonymous]

You are great. 👍 Go and don’t worry at all. The patches work great especially in the center of the tire. The rim would be bad. Do you have AAA or some other road assistance plan? They are great, too, and gives you peace of mind.

[Anonymous]

We did a 3000 mile road trip on a patched tire and it was fine! The person at the tire shop told me the tire would last for its normal life with the patch just as well as it would if it had never been patched. I was worried too put it seems like I pick up more nails or have tire trouble in my own neighborhood than on a road trip!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'll be the naysayer. I had a tire professionally patched and several months later the patch broke. Maybe it was just a fluke or a bad repair.

Patch cannot “break” several months later

I can't describe it because I'm not the family car repair person. I just know there was a nail puncture, we got it patched at the shop, and several months later the tire deflated and the shop said it was an issue with the patch.

That can happen but it's rare now. Most know to buff the rubber good with a wire wheel and set fire to the patch liquid before applying.

A lazy tire shop boy making $7 an hour might not have done it right.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My tire took on a nail and I brought it to a well-known, reputable tire shop where they professionally patched the tire from the inside. Everything I’m seeing online says that the patch will be good for the remaining life of the tire; the tires have only 16k miles on them. I have to make a 1000 mile round trip drive in the car and despite what the tire shop told me and what I’m seeing online, I’m still a little anxious. Thoughts?

I’ve gotten nail holes patched many times; no issues ever. I didn’t even think about it.

[Anonymous]

Get a good AAA membership and go on the trip. You aren't supposed to replace tires just for something that needs a patch. Sometimes you need to replace the whole tire and sometimes you dont. Chances are they would have happily sold you a new tire if they thought you even remotely needed one.

[Anonymous]

I’ve put 45,000 miles and counting on a patched tire.

At this point I’m starting to think it might be ok.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ve put 45,000 miles and counting on a patched tire.

At this point I’m starting to think it might be ok.

Try to wring 100,000 miles out of it to be sure.