Mending tyres, HELP!

[Mike Muz]

I knew it was going too well.

The Sun was out, the route was good and the short, sharp hills weren't hurting too much.
Then BANG! Rear flat, instant deflation :roll:
Where construction traffic had crossed the road, there was debris, dirt and flint that hadn't been cleared up :evil:
So , found the hole in the tube, and traced it to the tyre. This is what I found.



And with another tube in,



I would normally put a patch on the inside of the tyre, but does anyone have any better advice please? It's a nearly new Corsa CX, - well it would be wouldn't it - with really soft casing, so I want to still be able to use it.

Thanks,

Mike

 

[mattr]

Moleskin patch on the inside. Attached using normal vulcanising tube adhesive.
Rubberised superglue in the cut that you'll be left with on the outside.

Wait until the patch dries first!

A normal patch will just bulge through and tear/wear.

 

[Mike Muz]

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Cheers Matt

Rubberized superglue? :?
As for the moleskin, I'll look through the Mrs' wardrobe when she's out! :shock:

Maybe

 

[mattr]

Moleskin patches are those things that used to come in tiptop puncture repair kits that no one knew what they were for, sort of pale brown, inch square thing. They get called tyre boots these days I think. (You could probably use a piece of old sidewall instead. Cut the tread and bead off and you essentially have a piece of mole skin)

Rubberised superglue is just a flexible version. Most of the stuff you get is hard/brittle. A repair won't last long on such a light weight tyre unless you use something flexible.
I use it quite a lot for gluing radio control car tyres to the rims.

 

[Mike Muz]

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I sure I can find an old tyre I can make use of mate

I used to race r/c cars too! In my yoof

Thanks for the tip Matt

 

[Mike Muz]

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We tn to the LBS this afternoon. Came away with this,



A pack of three big self adhesive patches. Cut one down, stuck it on , having roughed up the inside of the tyre slightly and put the tyre and tube on. Inflated it to around 80 psi. Seems good, although I will get some of the flexible Superglue tomorrow for the outside.
I did think of emailing the construction company who'd left debris on the road, but I really can't be bothered

Mike

 

[Citoyen du monde]

The best thing to use is Tyvek, the building sealing film that is also used for courier envelopes (DHL, UPS, FedEx...). It is super pliable, very resistant to separation and if you use the envelope flap, already with adhesive to stick to the inside of the tyre.

 

[hamster]

That's a neat trick!

 

[Mike Muz]

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That's interesting,

We sell Tyvek at work. Bloody great rolls of it, 1.5m x 50m, for roofers .

Mike

 

[godders]

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Business opportunity there Mike ! Just think how many tyre patches you could get out of a roll that size !! ;-)
Mick