METHOD FOR RECOVERING PUNCTURE REPAIR SOLUTION

An apparatus for recovering puncture repair liquid including a tube 10 and a sealing portion 11 is employed. The tube 10 is to be inserted into a tire 1 through a tire valve 3 mounted to a wheel 2. The sealing portion 11 is disposed at a part of the tube 10 in a longitudinal direction, has an outer diameter larger than that of the tube 10, and is fittable in the tire valve 3. A valve core is removed from the tire valve 3 of the wheel 2 with the tire 1 where puncture repair liquid 4 has been injected. Pressurized air filled in the tire 1 is discharged through the tire valve 3. The tube 10 is inserted through the tire valve 3 to bring the tube 10 to a liquid surface of the puncture repair liquid 4 while the pressurized air in the tire 1 is being discharged. Meanwhile, the puncture repair liquid 4 in the tire 1 is recovered via the tube 10 using a residual pressure in the tire 1 by fitting the sealing portion 11 to the tire valve 3. In this manner, the puncture repair liquid can efficiently be recovered without cutting off the tire valve.