Piece of thick old tube instead of patch?

Got a couple of thick tubes that are damaged because of the #%&@!!
Gatorksin side wall blow-outs back when I used those tires. Expensive at
around $17/pop, don't want to throw away. Fixing small tears of 1/10" or
so with REMA patches works but only for 3-6 month, then they hiss
through and I get a slow leak. I can ride home but it's annoying.

Using Slime Rubber Cement, is it possible to glue a roughened chunk of
tube material on there instead of a REMA patch or is that a recipe for
another flat? If not, are there better (= thicker) patches than REMA?

--
Regards, Joerg

http://www.analogconsultants.com/

"Joerg" wrote in message
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Got a couple of thick tubes that are damaged because of the #%&@!!
Gatorksin side wall blow-outs back when I used those tires. Expensive at
around $17/pop, don't want to throw away. Fixing small tears of 1/10" or
so with REMA patches works but only for 3-6 month, then they hiss through
and I get a slow leak. I can ride home but it's annoying.

Somehow that never worked for me - I've heard of people soaking a patch of
denim in rubber solution, but I've never tried that (yet).

Ian Field wrote:


"Joerg" wrote in message
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Got a couple of thick tubes that are damaged because of the #%&@!!
Gatorksin side wall blow-outs back when I used those tires. Expensive at
around $17/pop, don't want to throw away. Fixing small tears of 1/10" or
so with REMA patches works but only for 3-6 month, then they hiss through
and I get a slow leak. I can ride home but it's annoying.

Somehow that never worked for me - I've heard of people soaking a patch of
denim in rubber solution, but I've never tried that (yet).



Canada started making their money out of plastic. Works the charm for a
temporary patch in a slit tire.

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duane

On Sun, 16 Jul 2017 18:43:23 -0000 (UTC), Duane
wrote:

Canada started making their money out of plastic. Works the charm for a
temporary patch in a slit tire.

I guess any inflationary currency will work.

(Sorry, but I just couldn't resist).

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Jeff Liebermann
150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com
Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558

Jeff Liebermann wrote:
On Sun, 16 Jul 2017 18:43:23 -0000 (UTC), Duane
wrote:

Canada started making their money out of plastic. Works the charm for a
temporary patch in a slit tire.

I guess any inflationary currency will work.

(Sorry, but I just couldn't resist).


Lol. Well Ben Franks used to work as well as George Washingtons for that
matter. But the plastic pictures of someone else's queen seem to work
pretty well.

--
duane

On Sun, 16 Jul 2017 20:35:08 -0000 (UTC), Duane
wrote:

Jeff Liebermann wrote:
On Sun, 16 Jul 2017 18:43:23 -0000 (UTC), Duane
wrote:
Canada started making their money out of plastic. Works the charm for a
temporary patch in a slit tire.

I guess any inflationary currency will work.
(Sorry, but I just couldn't resist).

Lol. Well Ben Franks used to work as well as George Washingtons for that
matter. But the plastic pictures of someone else's queen seem to work
pretty well.

I just discovered that "plastic money" refers to credit cards, while
"polymer banknotes" are what is used for patching tires:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymer_banknote
I must lead a sheltered life. I've never seen a polymer banknote.

Looks like the queen is currently on the $20 banknote:
https://www.google.com/search?q=canada+polymer+banknote&tbm=isch
Too bad it has a Norway maple leaf on the front, instead of Canada
maple leaf:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/canada-s-new-20-bill-at-centre-of-maple-leaf-flap-1.1343767

The lowest denomination is $5,
http://www.bankofcanada.ca/banknotes/bank-note-series/polymer/
which is still a rather expensive tire patch, unless you cut it into
patch size pieces.

Looks like bicycle riding in Ottowa is ummm... thrilling:
"Cyclist survives dramatic collision after running red light" (0:25)
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/cyclist-struck-dramatic-video-1.4207758
No helmet.
--
Jeff Liebermann
150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com
Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558

"Duane" wrote in message
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Ian Field wrote:


"Joerg" wrote in message
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Got a couple of thick tubes that are damaged because of the #%&@!!
Gatorksin side wall blow-outs back when I used those tires. Expensive at
around $17/pop, don't want to throw away. Fixing small tears of 1/10" or
so with REMA patches works but only for 3-6 month, then they hiss
through
and I get a slow leak. I can ride home but it's annoying.

Somehow that never worked for me - I've heard of people soaking a patch
of
denim in rubber solution, but I've never tried that (yet).



Canada started making their money out of plastic. Works the charm for a
temporary patch in a slit tire.

So did the UK - but you get change from buying a new inner tube with the
lowest denomination folding money.

If the outer tyre was that bad, I'd just sit the rim in it to eliminate the
grinding burrs that would damage the replacement.

On 17/07/2017 3:07 PM, Ian Field wrote:


"Duane" wrote in message
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Ian Field wrote:


"Joerg" wrote in message
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Got a couple of thick tubes that are damaged because of the #%&@!!
Gatorksin side wall blow-outs back when I used those tires.
Expensive at
around $17/pop, don't want to throw away. Fixing small tears of
1/10" or
so with REMA patches works but only for 3-6 month, then they hiss
through
and I get a slow leak. I can ride home but it's annoying.

Somehow that never worked for me - I've heard of people soaking a
patch of
denim in rubber solution, but I've never tried that (yet).



Canada started making their money out of plastic. Works the charm for a
temporary patch in a slit tire.

So did the UK - but you get change from buying a new inner tube with the
lowest denomination folding money.

If the outer tyre was that bad, I'd just sit the rim in it to eliminate
the grinding burrs that would damage the replacement.

I think you're sort of missing the point. I'm 50k from civilization and
I split my tire. I use this as a patch to get somewhere that sells tires.

On Monday, July 17, 2017 at 12:25:03 PM UTC-7, Duane wrote:
On 17/07/2017 3:07 PM, Ian Field wrote:


"Duane" wrote in message
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Ian Field wrote:


"Joerg" wrote in message
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Got a couple of thick tubes that are damaged because of the #%&@!!
Gatorksin side wall blow-outs back when I used those tires.
Expensive at
around $17/pop, don't want to throw away. Fixing small tears of
1/10" or
so with REMA patches works but only for 3-6 month, then they hiss
through
and I get a slow leak. I can ride home but it's annoying.

Somehow that never worked for me - I've heard of people soaking a
patch of
denim in rubber solution, but I've never tried that (yet).



Canada started making their money out of plastic. Works the charm for a
temporary patch in a slit tire.

so does a US dollar bill

On 2017-07-16 11:21, Ian Field wrote:


"Joerg" wrote in message
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Got a couple of thick tubes that are damaged because of the #%&@!!
Gatorksin side wall blow-outs back when I used those tires. Expensive
at around $17/pop, don't want to throw away. Fixing small tears of
1/10" or so with REMA patches works but only for 3-6 month, then they
hiss through and I get a slow leak. I can ride home but it's annoying.

Somehow that never worked for me - I've heard of people soaking a patch
of denim in rubber solution, but I've never tried that (yet).


That sounds discouraging. I have ordered another thick tube yesterday.
Found it on EBay for $11. It would be nice not to have to throw away so
much stuff after just one event.

--
Regards, Joerg

http://www.analogconsultants.com/