Fixing Punctures / Puncture Repair / Exploding Tubes

Good idea with gluing the lid on. I tend to be in a hurry fixing it out on the road so not sure i'd remember. Will try anyway..

I'm pretty sure different solvent cements are all the same stuff. 3 years ago when I ran a print/copy shop we used to sell stationery and I recall the wholesaler I used was flogging cheapo puncture repair kits at about £4.00 for a retail pack of 12.

My personal gripe is not with the solvent glue but the riddiculous over-sized patches that come in kits, or even the small patches on a strip they sell at my LBS. I eventually found some really small, really reliable round patches at Mike Dyason, 100 patches for about £3.00

well not sure about which one you got but the park ones do work, give 'em another try, you won't go back :)

+1 to using the glue to seal up the lid

Never had a problem with it drying up myself.

I always keep a pack of flat-boy S/A patches for use on the road, they work well but only usually last 2-3 months, so when I get the urge* I replace them with glued on patches.

• for urge, read: can be bothered
  

I agree with lpg - things improve so have the patches.

DJ - good to see ya fella!

ian

its not glue, its vulcanising solution, as it melts the patch to the tube

glued patches are ok as a temporary fix on roadside but they do not melt onto the tube

so you can pull off a glued patch, but not a proper vulcanised patch

Use tubs.

Preferably 650B on your converted lo-pro

not really answering your Q but i've used these self adhesive patches for a few years now mate, they work flawlessly, much better than faffing around with glue.

Used them for years and years too (maybe as long as 10 years ?!) - work flawlessly for me too, they are meant to be temporary (I think) but I have scooted around on inner tubes with two or three of these patches put on a a year or two back.

I already have normal patches so I'm not interested in your racist civil disobedience mother teresa patches..

fuck me, it must be a rainy day if people are fixing tubes, that or the recessionarmageddon is really kicking in

The glue often cures if you roll the tube it comes in, it creates tiny holes at the creases which allow air in, the lid doesn't usually let air in. Keep your tube flat is the moral of the story.

they are temporary, and mine have come off after 6 months or so

vulcanised patches ftw

fuck me, it must be a rainy day if people are fixing tubes, that or the recessionarmageddon is really kicking in

When my 4th Reich is in power.. I will be coming first for the people who were too lazy to repair their tubes..

The glue often cures if you roll the tube it comes in, it creates tiny holes at the creases which allow air in, the lid doesn't usually let air in. Keep your tube flat is the moral of the story.

The lid often appeared to be coated in glue anyway but it did seem like a logical place for air to get in. Thinking about it, I do squish the tube usually so maybe it wasn't the lid failing after all. Stupid feeble glue tubes!

I tend to have about 20 long valved tubes at one time, when the last is punctured I sit down and do them all in one go, use a whole tubr of glue and don't have to worry for another 6-18 months (luck dependant)

When my 4th Reich is in power.. I will be coming first for the people who were too lazy to repair their tubes..

alright alright fuhrer, keep your hair on
you should know Im *old/ stupid enough to do them too.

i agree with dov

was having same conversation with murts this afternoon as i have a huge collection of punctured tubes

The glue I have in my bag is Rema Tip Top vulcanising fluid from a patch kit. Been there for several months after opening and shows no sign of drying up. FWIW, I flatten rather than bend the tube.

accept no substitutes

the best by far!

been using these for about 18years, glue never hardens/drys in the tube

and no, i have not still got the same tube

ian

its not glue, its vulcanising solution, as it melts the patch to the tube

glued patches are ok as a temporary fix on roadside but they do not melt onto the tube

so you can pull off a glued patch, but not a proper vulcanised patch

sorry to be such a bore, but vulcanisation is a process using heat and sulphur to turn natural rubber into the more elastic stuff we all know and love. The "glue" I refer to is actually "rubber solution" which acts as a type of glue by fusing the surfaces of the rubber together.

fuck me, it must be a rainy day if people are fixing tubes, that or the recessionarmageddon is really kicking in

I thought the recessionarmageddon was over and we are in the little bit before the doubledipageddon ?

Either way, I got beer, they didn't manage to take my beer.

I already have normal patches so I'm not interested in your racist civil disobedience mother teresa patches..

Get fucking real man, get 2010, the kids are patching not gluing, that shit is NewLabour, trying getting into a club these days with a puncture repair kit.

patches are poop

I've ordered some Tip Top Lickity Split Rema stuff. 10g for £3. I wish coke was that cheap.