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Old January 4th 05, 12:48 AM
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Werehatrack wrote:
On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 15:47:42 -0500, "Matt O'Toole"
wrote:

How can I buy a bunch of the smallest size patches? Most patch kits

come with a
bunch of big ones, but only two or four small ones. The larger ones

don't fit
on road tubes without wrapping around them, so it's hard to get a

good bond all
the way around, to keep the edges from peeling. I haven't had one

fail in
awhile, but smaller patches would be better. Can someone get these

in bulk, and
sell me a bunch? I'm sick of paying $4.00 for a patch kit with 2

good patches
in it, and a bunch of crap I'll never use.


I just buy the large package of them from the auto parts store and

cut
the larger ones into smaller pieces. The smaller ones in the kit
(about one inch square) are near to ideal for the majority of my
patching, but even they are a tad large on a road tube.


I agree. I get my big cardboard tube of patches from Wal-Mart. About
$2.50. After cutting all of the big patches into the 1"x1" square
size, I have over 100 patches. I've never bothered to trim them
smaller but I suppose a compulsive person could do this. And the
various auto parts stores sell big tubes of patch glue for under $1.
If the big tube of patch glue in the Wal-Mart patch kit runs out after
5 years.

Reading all of these posts about paying $15 or more for a box of 100
REMA patches specially ordered from the LBS has provided the chuckle
for the day.

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