P******e repair

custom-freak
custom-freak Posts: 85
edited July 2007 in Workshop
hello was just wondering about the use of bits of old innertube to repair p******s, does anyone do it? i guess that it probably isn't the best idea for high pressure road tyres but what about lower pressure fat tyres, i have a couple of blown road tubes and as they are nice thin rubber was hoping to recycle them to fix the p******es on my housemates bmx,

Ta CF

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  • priory
    priory Posts: 743
    Even I grew tired of doing this when good patches are so cheap:

    http://mikedyason.com/productDesc.asp?s ... _id=VP25MM

    but yes, you can do it.You have to roughen the surface very thoroughly by rubbing it on a stone floor( use of sandpaper could be regarded as extravagant) and apply a coat of glue to the patch as well as the tube.I never had a problem with ordinary holes.

    The only situation I would do it now would be to mend a big hole if desperate as a temporary measure, so I put a bit of old tube in my repair kits.Such a mend is not to be trusted to take high pressure.

    TerryJ
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  • Eurostar
    Eurostar Posts: 1,806
    How about mending a latex tub? An unusual situation I know, but I think I'm going to have to buy a new latex inner tube just to cut it up to mend my tubs! Never mind, this is completely off topic really...
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