AUTO SHOP WORKER SHARES WHY IT REALLY COSTS $80 TO PATCH YOR MICHELIN TIRES

Alex the Tire Guy (@tiremania) received some flak from TikTokers for the amount he charged a customer to patch their tire.

So Alex decides to address their grievances in a follow-up video where he clearly delineated the repair process.

"It had a nail in it so I had to repair the nail for him,” the tech says, pointing out a rubbery popped pimple. This appears to be the puncture entry point of the nail and what Alex had to fix to make the tire safe for road use. “As you can see it’s a really good tire, really expensive Michelin tire. So what I did is I charged him $80 to do the patch.”

“So anyway the process was really hard, as you can see we struggled to take the nail off. That’s a lot of labor work,” he says.

Alex engages in multiple stages of sanding down the area to ready it for the repair. “Wire brush to clear all the debris and contamination. The next step is you put glue and the best way to dry is with fire.”

“After that you’re gonna use the roller to roll it in. Make sure it’s nice and in. After that you take the little film off and go ahead and seal it,” he says. According to Alex, it’s this step of the process that is responsible for his business’ premium pricing. “We use seal, that’s why we charge so much.

Throngs of people who saw Alex’s video didn’t think that the repair process he delineated in his clip justified the cost. “That’s a $20 job hell no!” one person remarks.

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