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Oh God, Not Another Tubeless Tyre Question... Good ideas for patching?
FlyingCoyote" wrote in message
m... The tubeless tire patches seem to be a little beefier. Not sure if there's anything different about the material or adhesive. I'd tried regular tube patches first since they are cheaper (and often free at events and such) and they usually didn't hold for long, and didn't work at all on anything bigger than a pinhole. On anything other than tiny pin holes the patch would blow out of the tire after inflating. -- A description of the patches states: "Designed specifically for repairing tubeless tires, with a patch compound formulated to provide a longer lasting bond with the tire. Wider patch design makes mounting a snap." -- FlyingCoyote http://boarsgut.com -- |
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Oh God, Not Another Tubeless Tyre Question... Good ideas for patching?
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Jonesy typed: "Per Elmsäter" wrote in message ... Westie wrote: Snip interesting technique of patching a tire From what I heard you just patch it with normal tube patches and glue from the inside. I'm still waiting for my first flat so I haven't had a chance to try it yet. I carry a spare tube and selfadhesive patches, just to make sure I can always get home. Supposedly, you have to clean the inside of the tire at the repair point with some solvent like toluene. So that the glue and patch will stick properly. And don't sand the spot first! IIRC, there was an article in one of the bike rags about this. I'm too lazy to look it up, tho'. http://www.tireservicecentral.com/Pr..._Items/Tire_Pa tches___Chemicals/tire_patches___chemicals_3.htm It was MBA that had the article. It scairt me from tubeless tires forever. This stuff is extremely toxic and flammable. It basically involved donning rubber gloves and respirator (J/K), scrubbing the inside of the tyre with the buffer, apply the patch and clamp in place the blocks of wood and a c-clamp. Mike - I'm 'sticking' with tubes. |
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Oh God, Not Another Tubeless Tyre Question... Good ideas for patching?
Westie wrote:
Well, the super glue hasn't worked. The holes are no bigger so that's good ;-) Tubes for now, Slime or Stans when I find it. -- Westie (Replace 'invalid' with 'yahoo' when replying.) |
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Oh God, Not Another Tubeless Tyre Question... Good ideas for patching?
JeffP said...
Also, I've used quarts of Super glue in my modeling days, I've found that it sticks to cotton quite well but that on other surfaces, especially flexible ones, it can just crack off. Super glue does work well for closing the punctures in tubeless tires. The holes stay closed. For tubeless punctures, I patch the inside with a normal patch and super glue the hole closed from the outside. |
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