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If the wheel is bolted on you will need a wrench to start with. Then you need a set of tire irons/tire levers.(three is good) Then a small piece of sandpaper or something to roughen up the surface for the patch.
If your tire has a "folding" bead, then you might be able to do w/o the tire levers. Those tires usually fit more loosely and can often be pride off using only your hands.
Oh, you need a pump too.
If the bike has a coaster brake, then you'll probably need a screwdriver of sorts to loosen the reaction arm from the chainstay.
I strongly advise AGAINST trying to lever the tire off the rim with screwdrivers. They're far too sharp and are likely to damage both rim and tire. If you must improvise something, then the back end of a spoon handle is quite OK.
It's usually easier to get the tire over the lip of the rim if you make sure that the rest of the bead is centered in the rim.
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