Why do I keep getting a nail in the same tire?

When your tires are under-inflated, more of the tire touches the road and causes friction as you drive. When you have too much pressure in your tires, your tires are at a higher risk of damage from potholes and other obstructions in the road. You also need to check the pressure when the tires aren’t hot from driving.

Is it common to get a nail in your tire?

Problem 1: Nail, Screw, or Puncture Wound This is a surprisingly common problem for drivers. Because they are usually left lying flat on the ground, it might seem unlikely that they can pierce tires. If a car in front of you kicks up a nail, it can more easily get lodged in one of your tires.

How do I stop a nail in my tire?

TIRE PROTECTOR is the most effective puncture protection/repair solution in the world. Tire Protector, is a liquid (gel) puncture sealant that is injected into tubeless, pneumatic tires that offers permanent guaranteed puncture protection for the life of the tire.

Can a screw in a tire cause a blowout?

Driving with a hole in your tire is potentially dangerous and could cause a blowout. Furthermore, driving too long with the nail can ruin the tire so you will have to replace the entire tire, instead of having a small piece plugged.

How do you protect tires from screws?

How do you know if someone put a nail in your tire?

Unless you’ve got VERY good security footage of your car, you’ll never know if someone deliberately put a nail in your tire. It’s not all bad news, however. Generally speaking, it’s kind of hard to jam a nail through a car tire with just your bare hands. That means a potential douchbag needs to either: Jam the nail into the sidewall of your tires.

How hard is it to jam a nail through a tire?

Generally speaking, it’s kind of hard to jam a nail through a car tire with just your bare hands. That means a potential douchbag needs to either: Jam the nail into the sidewall of your tires. Again, not easy with your hands, which means they either need to take the time to hammer it in (which lengthens the possibility of getting caught), or…

What happens when you run over a roofing nail?

When backing up your car, you will run over the big head roofing nail, it will go straight through your tire with ease.

Is it bad luck to get a nail stuck in your tire?

If the nail is found in different places of your tire, not the same place, not in the center, that is not placed by somebody, it is just a bad luck of you that day having run over a rusty nail or screw, just patch or plug it by yourself or hire someone to do it for you.