Stop & Go 1085 30 Piece Deluxe Tubeless Tire Plugger Repair Kit Punctures and Flats on Car, Motorcycle, ATV, Jeep, Truck, & Tractor (25 Mushroom Plugs)

Must have! I bought this to attempt my first ever tire plug. It was super easy to use & works wonderfully. Keeping it in my car for any future needs.

this is a great idea ("mushroom plug") for fixing punctures in tires, and I tried using a discarded auto tire 1st to get an idea of how this worked and to practice the technique (and I recommend doing that as a practice if you buy this tool).as w/ most items I buy, I modify things ("improve") and the 1st thing I did was find a way to push the plug into the gun so that the "mushroom" does not become inverted. as it turns out, the company came out w/ an accessory that allows you to do basically that so I seemed to have the right idea.there is only one real worry and that is over time the constant flexing of the tire as it contacts the pavement tends to push the stem that is in the puncture to move inward. on my motorcycle tire (which is much thinner than an auto tire) that resulted in the plug becoming dislodged and falling into the interior of the tire while I was riding the bike resulting in a RAPID deflation!another company with a similar device makes a plug that has a tapered stem w/ the wider part toward the tread and I think this would help to prevent this "migration" effect but I haven't yet received these to test out. The plugs in this kit have STRAIGHT sides.I also found that using a portable (USB charged) drill w/ a drill bit that is ca 1/3 the diameter of the insert tool (that the plug goes through) helps in some cases since pushing the stylet (pointy tool) thru a hole on especially an auto tire can take LOTS of effort. I also use silicone lubricant (grease) to make it easier to push the insert tube into the puncture site.you should have as part of the kit some pliers because you have to pull fairly hard on the "tail" of the plug after it's inserted to be sure it seats the mushroom part (and don't worry about it pulling the plug out -- I've tried to pull it out and I could not do it on the test tire). DO NOT pull on the stem when cutting the tail off (it can actually spring back INTO the tire as it snaps back if you do that!) and I also have made it a habit to leave just a tiny bit of tail on so that I periodically check the tire to be sure the stem is still in place. If I don't see the stem then the plug has migrated away from the outside of the tire and can then get dislodged opening up the hole again. to be fair, the plug is not designed to serve as a permanent repair although I"m experimenting w/ trying to add some glue to the plug during insertion to make sure that the plug never moves out of position. the trial results are still pending.

Works so much better than the old sticky plugs. I would recommend putting tire patch glue on the plug before you send it in

Easy to use and works better than regular wire plugs

This thing is every bit as easy to use as the description states. I bought it several months ago and luckily have only had to use it once. I had a nail in my motorcycle tire. I removed the nail and followed the instructions for this devise. So far, I have gone more than six months without having to put anymore air in the tire.A few notes:If you research this device you will read many mixed reviews on whether or not to use it for long term fixes. Ideally, you should only use this for short term fixes, until you can replace the tire (especially motorcycle tires). There is a possibility of tire failure due to damage to the belts used to hold the tire together. I agree that the safest thing to do is to replace the tire once you get to your destination, and if that is what you buy this product for, that alone would make it worth the price. However, most of us can't afford to pay $250 plus for a new motorcycle tire (parts and labor depending on which shop you use) every time we get a nail. I acknowledge to possibility that using this as a permanent fix COULD result in tire failure, but I was unable to find anyone reviewing this product that experienced (first hand) a failure after use.My recommendation would be to use this as a short term fix if you can afford a new tire. If you can't, you might consider the following. Most tires use steel belts to hold the tire together. If you use this product to fix that tire, it could result in moisture getting into the steel belts which will cause corrosion and failure. This would likely take time and may or may not cause an ultimate failure. Some tires use nylon belts that would not have this same issue. That being said, if you sever the belt either by getting a flat or when plugging the hole, you have just made the tire weaker.Bottom line - You need to be the judge of how important your safety is. I used this to fix a hole on a tire with nylon belts. It was also my rear tire. I am pretty confident in my ability to handle a blowout of a rear tire under most circumstances. If it was my front tire, I would have a lot more concern. I also have to weigh the possibility that this could cause a tire failure during a tight turn, in which case I am confident that I would lay my bike down. Its a judgment call between cost and safety that you should make for yourself. When in doubt, use this as a temporary fix to get you back to civilization, and get a new tire as soon as possible.