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Got a small slate slash in the tread last night that resulted in an instant flat. Too big for worms.
Popped a tube in to continue the ride but need to fix tyre from inside before going tubeless again with fresh jizz.
Best way to do so? Glue a patch of something in? TIA
Done this to a few tyres that I thought might be write offs and theyve held up fine...
-Get a proper tubeless patch kit. I went for the Velox one, has nice thick\heavy duty patches compared to a regular tube kit.
-Clean the area inside the tyre of sealant and then heatgun\hairdry the patch area in the tyre on low heat to get rid of residual moisture
-Roughen\key the surface
-Clean with brake cleaner\degreaser
-Add glue, wait a bit as per usual vulcanising solution.
-Patch on.
-Apply pressure! - I use a G-Clamp jobby to hold it to the tyre and leave to dry.
There's other ways of doing it but this has worked every time for me. You could cut some sidewall material out of an old tye and glue that in otherwise, not tried it so I dont know how well it works.
Super glue. Apply. Hold the edges together for a few minutes. Done. Use on the road too. Small bottle in my adventure bike seat pack.
I've read that a few people have had good results using these.
I've used the Mushroom plugs a fair few times with 100% success in both the tread and side wall. Last couple I got were from a local tyre garage for a couple of quid, or in standard STW fashion you could try a pack of biscuits as payment.
What I do is -
- Clean inside area of tyre very well with brake cleaner to remove all sealant residue
- Leave to dry naturally and roughen up a little
- Clean area again and leave to dry
- Apply glue (vulcanising solution) and allow to get tacky
- Push mushroom through and apply bit more glue to the base and bottom of stalk
- Pull through tightly and press patch on from inside
- Leave to cure (normally overnight)
- Peel off mushroom backing and press down feather edge on plug
- Trim stalk to same height as tread
- Fit tyre, add sealant and go ride
HTH
Carlos
I like mushrooms too, I like to stick a tube in and inflate, to really mash it on but it's not essential.
Mushroom plugs, brilliant tyre savers.
Been looking at the mushroom plugs. May be ebay time having read the success stories.
Last time this was asked some one said stitch with dental floss then patch.