Matt O'Toole wrote:

Peter wrote:


The Rema patches I've used have a thin slit in the cellophane at the
center of the patch. Stretching the tube/patch after the repair
splits the cellophane at the slit and makes it easy to remove if
desired.


I just wonder about the best practice WRT removing the cellophane. I suppose
it's there to keep the patch from drying out. But I'm sure it also helps
protect it from peeling off the tube, and/or sticking to the tire. OTOH, I
wonder if peeling it off helps the patch cure faster.

I bet Jobst knows...

To quote Jobst Brandt, "It [cellophane cover] does hurt but not much.
The cellophane is non-stretch and the tube and tire are, so this has a
distortion effect that helps loosen a freshly applied patch, if this is
the only tube one has. The cellophane is made to be easily removed as I
previously explained.

Link to full post:
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/rec.bicycles.tech/msg/070b771882bbaf34?dmode=source.

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Tom Sherman - Near Rock Island