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Originally Posted by tc4332
+1 with Steve (tintin)
Sooner, rather than later, let a tyre expert check it out. Even if they only put the complete wheel in a tub of water.
They might drill through the damage into the interior then insert a mushroom from the inside which will then be vulcanised.
A very good repair and much less than 10% of a new one.
Problem is when the nasty object affects the tyre wall integrity, then a new tyre.
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The mushroom is called a plug and requires the hole to be reamed out. normally only used for large holes where a patch just doesn't cut the mustard. They're not vulcanised just an adhesive that's allowed to go touch try before contact.
I would say the "expert" will repair it for you even though it needs no repairing. Unless you've marked the hole i reckon you'll struggle to find it.
Most tyres are repairable if the puncture is in the main 3/4 of the tread, shoulders and side walls = scrap tyre