Is it ok to use bits of other, trashed, tubes to patch ones with fewer holes?...
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Don't know if this is a silly question about tube patching...
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Posted 8 months ago #
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Yes, it's fine.
Wash off any slime or french chalk/talc though.
Posted 8 months ago # -
Excellent
This makes me happy. I had run out of patches and have a heap of tubes to fix. I guess any kind of rubber solution glue is ok to use too then? I feel all thrifty and recyclicious now
Posted 8 months ago # -
Hmmm, I had no idea this worked!
Posted 8 months ago # -
It works fine, have done it loads of times
Posted 8 months ago # -
I wondered about this the other week and couldn't find anyone who had tried it on the interweb. Let us know how you get on.
Posted 8 months ago # -
And you know, you can also use nail polish to fix holes in your tights....
Posted 8 months ago # -
Hels, I tend to use nail polish to hide the fact that I have oil ingrained underneath...
Another thrifty tip for bikeyness is stitching torn tyres with dental floss, then sealing with rubber solution glue. Mon cher Ex did it quite proficiently a couple of times.... the dental floss thing.
Posted 8 months ago # -
I guess tippex works better in Scotland anyway !
Posted 8 months ago # -
For added pro points feather the edge of you DIY patch, a belt sander is best for this but normal sandpaper will do.
Posted 8 months ago # -
Nice, i remember getting tubes fixed growing up in Nigeria, most garages would have a guy known as a "vulcaniser". He would take the wheel off (car, bike, motorbike) whip out the tube, find the leak, cut a patch off an old tube to fit the hole, clamp the whole lot on a steel plate and under an old upturned piston head, fill the piston head with petrol and put a match to the petrol, the heat and pressure fixed the patch onto the tube everytime. Put it back into the wheel and you were good to go..
Beats Kwik Fit everytime, though not recommended for your garage/wooden shed or kitchen
Posted 8 months ago # -
If I'd started this thread the haterz would be flaming me for being a tight bodger.
But if a hot female starts it...
Or even Jojo
Posted 8 months ago # -
For added pro points feather the edge of you DIY patch
My patch kit patches don't have feathered edges - can't say I can tell the difference.Posted 8 months ago # -
Will work just fine my dear
You'll need to prep thoroughly both the tube and the patch, and use indeed vulcanising glue.
HTH
XXJPosted 8 months ago # -
to you too Mr Cynic.
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