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Veggie
Guest
I've been using the regular rubber and cement type patches for years.
Recently, I tried out one of those pre-cemented patches. It was faster,
no glue drying time, etc. I had the tube back in there pretty quick.
The next morning, flat. I pulled the tube out again, pumped it up a
little and water tested it. No leaks! I changed the schrader valve,
pumped it up again. Flat within half an hour.
Must be one of those leaks that only happen under pressure. So I put
the tube in the tire, but leave it off the rim unmounted. I pumped it
up higher, since the tire is holding it back some. Sure enough, when
the tube is under some pressure and expands, the glueless patch scoots
moves ov a smidgen. Not a big deal, but air is oozing out too. I
reapplied another patch, located it a little to the side so that it
would be centered under pressure. Still leaks.
It seems to me that there is too much liquidy goopy glue on these
things. The glue never dries apparently, and air oozes thru it like air
bubbles in honey. Also, the patch itself is basically a thin piece of
green plastic. Too flimsy, should be a piece of rubber IMO. These look
like they would work on low pressure air mattresses or pool toys, but
not on bike tubes.
So do these new patches work for anybody? It's back to the old glue
patches for me, as soon as I figure out a solvent for the glue **** left
on my tube.
Recently, I tried out one of those pre-cemented patches. It was faster,
no glue drying time, etc. I had the tube back in there pretty quick.
The next morning, flat. I pulled the tube out again, pumped it up a
little and water tested it. No leaks! I changed the schrader valve,
pumped it up again. Flat within half an hour.
Must be one of those leaks that only happen under pressure. So I put
the tube in the tire, but leave it off the rim unmounted. I pumped it
up higher, since the tire is holding it back some. Sure enough, when
the tube is under some pressure and expands, the glueless patch scoots
moves ov a smidgen. Not a big deal, but air is oozing out too. I
reapplied another patch, located it a little to the side so that it
would be centered under pressure. Still leaks.
It seems to me that there is too much liquidy goopy glue on these
things. The glue never dries apparently, and air oozes thru it like air
bubbles in honey. Also, the patch itself is basically a thin piece of
green plastic. Too flimsy, should be a piece of rubber IMO. These look
like they would work on low pressure air mattresses or pool toys, but
not on bike tubes.
So do these new patches work for anybody? It's back to the old glue
patches for me, as soon as I figure out a solvent for the glue **** left
on my tube.