As a kid back in the late 60's to the 80's our bikes were our main source of transportation. We lived out in the country and always got bullhead stickers in our tubes. Patching our tires was part of the fun. Seems we did it as a group of kids with no adult supervision. These patches were common back when I was a kid. We used to call them hot patches. We didn't have the fancy clamp to hold the patch down but always used a metal tool to hold it down. I always liked them better than the conventional contact cement patches. I wish they were still available.

My next door neighbor used to fix my bike tubes this way but now I just shove rubber or foam pool noodles in my bike tires and they protect them from thorns nails and glass

we used this in turkey long time for bicycle the best patch i ever used !

We had that same kit when I was a kid. Clean the tube, scuff, then poke some holes in the top of the patch then light it. I've never had one fail.

I mean me personally, I just came here for the top-notch original content. Very entertaining, gripping at times. So i'm chipper as can be fyi THANX A LOT

@NoobieToob

2 жыл бұрын

USE SUPERGLUE AND THICK PAPER TO PATCH INNER TUBES. IT MIGHT SOUND FUNNY BUT IT DOES WORK. I PATCHED MY INNER TUBE 3 DAYS AGO WITH SUPERGLUE AND IT'S STILL HOLDING (65 PSI) PRESSURE. NO NEED TO SHOUT ON KZread COMMENT SECTION.

@lavishlavon

2 жыл бұрын

@@NoobieToob _THINK YOU MISSED THE WHOLE ENTIRE POINT OF MY COMMENT TO BEGIN WITH,_ ALL GOOD THO.. besides wth do i even know ? im just some jazzhonk up sh!ts creek lost without a paddle, franticly tryna fix the busted tire-balloons on my 2-wheeler for the 69th time this week. & yet im the schmoo for looking into sum silly RELIABLE & PERMANENT 'pipe-dream' of a hot patch tube repair ~when all this time, all i actually had to do was just go milk the glue fairy..then just take some old TP or last yrs tax returns (whichever i wiped my exhaust pipe w/ most recently)..then supe glue that sh!t paper on nice n' thicc = boom patched DONE. well dun sir.

@lavishlavon

2 жыл бұрын

@@NoobieToob (im half joking, but thanx 4 the tip) 👌

@NoobieToob

2 жыл бұрын

@@lavishlavon I'M JOKING TOO. I LOVE SHOUTING ON KZread COMMENT SECTION IN RESPONSE TO OTHER SCREAMERS.

@NoobieToob

2 жыл бұрын

@@lavishlavon THE TIP WORKS TOO.

50 years old? It's way more than 50 years since I saw anyone use one of those.

Patch after 50 years seems to lost its strong that's quite clear, however the system itself is quite good, I do have a problem with patches and glues, actually eventually all of them come off after 60 Fahrenheit degrees in a Summer time, no matter how good you apply them they do not resist the pressure and heat in a ride hence, come off, so been looking for a system that actually vulcanize the patch, could you please give name or information about this system......thank you for your time

@ayuchanayuko

5 жыл бұрын

Our street vulcanizing shops here take pieces of rubber from broken inner tubes, then put them in a clamp that also electrically apply heat on the top part which melts the rubber patch into the tube. Makes your broken inner tubes useful to patch your newer tubes.

Cut a piece of rubber from a broken inner tube preferrably a thicker one from motorcycles and use it in the same fashion. I suppose you can use other source of heat for the clamp such as from an igniter so you can control the duration. The extreme heat and the age of the rubber must have overcooked the old rubber patch to become sticky and brittle. This system is not perfect and can result in patches that can leak air over 2-7 days but you can always pump up between rides when at home before leaving. Maybe you can apply some rubber glue or polyurethane glue around and on the patch to seal away some micro-sized holes that cause slow leaks. Our street vulcanizing shops do this using cutouts from motorcycle tubes and with a giant clamp/heatpress.

@raccoon-zoom8791

4 жыл бұрын

Hi ! I'm interest by more information about your street vulcanizing shop. Have you an internet link ?

@tumericvalley6749

4 жыл бұрын

well thats interesting

do they sale this in usa now where can i find one??

@JohntheGerman

Жыл бұрын

I think the last 50 years it's sold out, aka not used any more...

Anyone tried using butyl rubber via a sealant or tape? It’s considered airtight. Paint the interior of the tire with it.

Fail and waste of time. Should read: how not to fix a tube.