An apparatus for the sealing of punctures and pumping up of tires, comprising a pressure-tight container containing a sealing preparation, the container having an outlet valve for the sealing preparation, a source of pressure for introducing the sealing preparation from the pressure-tight container into the interior of the tire and for the reinflation of the tire, said apparatus also comprising a source of heat for heating up the sealing preparation in the pressure-tight container and/or for the heating up of the pressure source and wherein the pressure-tight container contains a sealing preparation comprising a natural rubber latex, an adhesive resin compatible with the rubber latex, and a freezing protection agent, the solid content of said sealing preparation being in the range of 45% to 55% by weight of the total preparation and the weight ratio of rubber latex to adhesive resin being 4:1 to 1:1.