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Following on from my question about a permanent fix for a tyre with a dart repair, I bought some mushrooms and vulcanising solution. The tyre had stans sealant in it and this seems to be preventing the vulcanising working. I’ve tried to remove the sealant remnants with my nail, the edge of a blade, with sand paper and with degreaser but the repair patches are just not attaching at all, not even a little bit. They just slide around on the vulcanising solution.
Leaving the fluid for five minutes to dry before sticking the patch on, this is correct yes?
Brake cleaner and a rag to get ride if the sealant and residue, then sand paper to rough it up for the adhesive.
I’ve cleaned them up with rubbing alcohol. Seemed to work but on changing tyres the sealant has loosened up the mushroom glue.
The tyre stayed up so maybe they don’t need gluing.
Brake cleaner and a rag to get ride if the sealant and residue, then sand paper to rough it up for the adhesive
This^^^ never failed
I've done this a couple of times, trailside using a packaged alcohol wipe (for resus facemasks) an old bit of tissue and a tube repair kit + an anchovie usually.
Works well enough to get riders home but typically there's normally partial peeling of the tube patch off the inside of the tire on next inspaction.
The only seemly permanent success has been a good cleaning (as posts above) and clamping a patch in place to set overnight.
Sorry if this seems stupid but I have done this so maybe someone else might have.
The mushroom plugs have a plastic backing that needs to be peeled off. Doesn't stick at all without doing this
Sorry if this seems stupid but I have done this so maybe someone else might have.
The mushroom plugs have a plastic backing that needs to be peeled off. Doesn’t stick at all without doing this
A very good point, very well made.