Mobile Slow Puncture Repair in Blackburn | Hometyre Mobile Puncture Repair Service

During the winter months, having a slow puncture can be the worst as walking to work in the warm summer sun is out the door and hitching a ride nowadays is almost impossible. The car is the lifeblood of the household, and this is most apparent the further north of Preston you go. In the remote areas such as Bleasdale and Whitewell being stuck without a car is never a good thing!

This customer got in contact to book in a puncture that had been going down over the last couple of weeks. This is something we’d class as a slow puncture and is often down to a small hidden nail somewhere in the tyre or could be something to do with the valve holding the pressure in or the bead of the tyre – often which starts to corrode after a lengthy period of time.

I arrived on site and immediately noticed which was down! Before attending to this tyre, the others were checked for any damage, foreign objects penetrating the tyre and how they were wearing. As the vehicle was relatively new, all four tyres were in pretty good nick but the flat one could be seen with a small nail in the centre of the tread. You can find more information about repairable areas by clicking here.

After the inspection of the other tyres, the offending tyre’s valve was removed, deflated and the bead broken to remove the tyre ready for the repair. The nail was carefully removed, and the hole left behind drilled out to 6mm so that our puncture plug could be snug. Before pulling the plug through, the area around the hole was roughed up so the plug had an even larger surface area to adhere to. Rubber cement was thinly applied to the area and on the plug itself which was then pulled through tight and left to set for five minutes. Before installing back onto the vehicle, the tyre was installed back onto the rim, inflated to the correct working pressure, re-balanced and then doused in the soapy water to ensure that the puncture repair had done its job. Happy with the result, the wheel was popped back onto the car where the nuts could be torqued to the correct setting.

Although, in some areas, Covid-19 is phasing out, we are still taking precautions to help fight against it. All equipment is wiped down and sanitised. The same happens with both the card machines after each use and also the keys/locking wheel nut that is handed back to the customer once the job has been completed.

If you’re in need of a repair whether it be slow or quick, give us a call on 0333 444 5454 to book in on the phone or hope online here to select a date and time to suit your schedule!