Tire Plug Strip Vs. Mushroom Plug Puncture Repair Kits

Tire Plug strip and mushroom plug tire repair kit comparison. This demonstration shows how each kit works with views from inside the tire. These kits are designed for tubeless tires and are generally used as an emergency and temporary puncture repair. I am only demonstrating how to use the repair kits. I am not endorsing or recommending the use of either of the kits as a replacement for a professional or permanent tire repair. If you find this video helpful, please subscribe to my channel.

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[malo_]

Shoutout to the camera man that’s inside the tire!

[PzKpfw]

Years ago, as a young hvac installer with with a growing family, I had plenty of duct tape on hand, but little cash. I once plugged a puncture by rolling a small strip of duct tape with it's adhesive side out, and jammed it into the hole with a small screwdriver. I drove on that duct tape tire plug over four months until I could afford the luxury of a decent used tire. It was still holding air when replaced.

[archiemcberry]

The old style has been working for me over 60 years. Never has failed.

[fj]

Having spent my money on a neat little mushroom plug kit, I REALLY wanted to like it. However, after several years & several flats (tubeless motorcycle tires), the old sticky strips just work MUCH better (even though it doesn’t appear to be as elegant).

[CaptK-pyrq]

Sticky plugs hands down. Plugged over 50+, never a leak. When I was in construction with my dually, I'd plug flats all the time, when I went to buy new tires, I counted 36 plugs in all six tires, never did one leak.

[gabrieljude]

Ive never seen those mushroom plugs but for me the Sticky stripes have never failed.

[yardboy]

I learned to plug a tire with the sticky strip when I was a teenager and worked at a gas station 50 years ago, I still use the sticky strip today, never has failed.

[evilengine]

Just got a nail in my tire today. Watched this video and read the comments. Decided to go with the sticky strip kit. It worked like a charm! Sometimes the old way is the best.

[domenicsalvati]

I must have done about 10-12 repairs with the sticky rope over the last few years on my various cars. I never had one fail, they always work for the life of the tire. They are very affordable and work great. I think I will stick with the rope, pardon the pun.

[robertfolk]

Had a sidewall puncture from rail road line (spike) in Consul, Saskatchewan. A trucking company used 3 plug strips to hopefully get us 90 miles down the road. No tire shops had our size tire, so we drove very cautiously and nervously another 1600 miles into Phoenix. Remarkable that the sidewall held up and the plug strips worked so well. Have a few packs of the strips on hand now. Cheers.

[HpG]

I have been doing many multi-thousand Km motorcycle adventure trips to remote locations like Alaska, Yukon, Labrador, etc... Tire puncture is the number one mechanical issue you are likely to encounter in rocky terrain! I also have used the sticky rope system for 35 years, but being a tool junky, we have tried to replace it many time with the "new" plug systems. We found that they are cumbersome to use, and their required tools take a lot more space and weight a lot more. We always return to the ropes, since it is dead reliable, simple and cheap. We even fix a 2" side wall rip once with many ropes. It was a temporary fix, but it got us out of the wood... Thanks for the GREAT video!

[emotionz]

Never seen a mushroom plug like this but looks much cleaner. I’ve had 100% with sticky strips for 25 years. The first kit I bought in the 90’s didn’t even have cement - you were to just push the strip in bare (it was still sticky) and pull the tool out to trim the excess, still held fine. The cement makes them much easier to install as it acts as an initial lubricant. I think a cement would make a lot of sense with the mushroom but would gunk up the insertion tool pretty bad.

[andrewnewmarch]

I used these sticky ropes for many years in Southern Africa.I had loads of punctures. Now living in the UK, the other day I had a puncture and I plugged it myself.
Then I went to a tyre place and asked them to change it to a mushroom type.
They refused to help because apparently these sticky ropes are illegal in the UK.
I told them that I could pull the rope out and insert the screw that had caused the puncture but they refused to have anything to do with me.
I think these sticky ropes are so good and so effective that the tyre repair people have somehow managed to make it law that they can’t be used.
These sticky ropes are very safe and have even plugged large holes on the side wall. You can keep shaving them in and have 5 of them plugging a garage hole.I would later scrap the tyre but these sticky ropes are just fantastic.

[Serpico]

I've always used the strips on my cars with great permanent results and I decided to keep a repair kit and small 12 volt compressor in my Honda helix motor scooter trunk for an emergency encounter since it has tubeless tires but I also have a mushroom repair kit but have never used it. After seeing everyone's comments and experiences of using both types I took notice to the stem surface of each and would conclude that the inserted stem of the strip plug appears to have a much rougher type surface area that would most likely grab into the tire tread and stay secure for the life of the repair better than the mushroom plug's smoother stem design that others repeatedly reported had eventually pushed back inside the tire causing it to fail, while no one had reported this happening with a strip plug repair.

[dougtroutman]

I've used the mushroom plug on a rear Honda goldwing tire and rode it for over 5, 000 miles with no problem at all.

[Anythinggoes-]

Used the plug type in 1967 when I started as an apprentice mechanic and NEVER had an issue with any punctures and saved people a small fortune on inner tubes or new tyres so if it was good over 50 years ago then good enough today 👍

[motouno]

Yes I've been using sticky plugs for about 45 years & never had a leak from them . Always got the full life out of the tyre . Thanks

[peterl]

The mushroom plug does look pretty neat. The strip plug does turn into a ball on the inside after some mileage, they work very well, have done 100s, they normally last the life of the tire.

[ZZFE]

We greatly appreciate you using a brand new tire and also showing us the inside view of the tire.😊