There was a company in Ladysmith Wisconsin who did a sidewall repair by
"vulcanizing" the tire. Remelting the whole closed. I bought and tires from
him for many years and never had a problem with them. I believe that only
safe way to repair sidewalls is to do this "remelting process."

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jason Ewing" <uberhare@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 12:13 PM
Subject: Re: Advisability of patching tire sidewall

> The only time I'd ever plug a sidewall is on a trail, and would change
> the tire before heading out on public roads.  It can be handy when
> your up to your knees in mud!  :)
>
> Jason
>
> On Nov 13, 2007 12:10 PM, Ed Duntz <eduntz@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> Someone punctured the sidewall of my Goodyear Wrangler HT. It looks to
>> have been done with a pushpin or very small screwdriver. If it were a
>> wide gash or larger puncture, it would not be a good idea to try to patch
>> it- the integrity of the sidewall would be compromise. But wha about a
>> small puncture? Is is ever ok to use a patch on a sidewall?
>>
>> Ed in CT
>>
>
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