ok stupid question , is there an easy way to get the plastic backing off a tube patch without ripping edge of patch off ?

[andybk]

is there an easy way to get the plastic backing off a tube patch without ripping edge of patch , off tube , dont know why they dont split the back , I allowed it to dry all afternoon , still lifted the edge getting it off !

 

[spin cycle]

is there an easy way to get the plastic backing off a tube patch without ripping edge of patch , off tube , dont know why they dont split the back , I allowed it to dry all afternoon , still lifted the edge getting it off !

been there ..... i just leave it on not that i do many

 

[steveR]

I never bother trying if they are not an "easy off"!

Everything from m'bikes to a wheel barrow

 

[andybk]

been there ..... i just leave it on not that i do many

lol thats why i put question on the classic thread , all the ones with modern kit prob just get the tyre man in ,

 

[steveR]

lol thats why i put question on the classic thread , all the ones with modern kit prob just get the tyre man in ,

Are you implying "we" are classics...... Pah!!

 

[Kidds]

You need to give it a good rauming with one of these

 

[Cjm]

If it doesn’t come off easily I just leave them on. If you try as soon as you’ve rolled the patch on and it just slightly peels the edge up you can always roll it back down again

 

[Pistonbroke]

Bend the patch sharply and the film splits across the halfway point

 

[milkloss]

Roll it quite firmly with the roller pictured above and the plastic should come looser. Peel it from the middle out or maybe tear it round the edge in a curve.

 

[andybk]

Roll it quite firmly with the roller pictured above and the plastic should come looser. Peel it from the middle out or maybe tear it round the edge in a curve.

yea thats what i did , then i get a kink on the edge , weak spot then

 

[Pistonbroke]

Maybe didn't let the glue dry enough before putting the patch on? If still wet the fumes will lift the patch to find a way out

 

[milkloss]

yea thats what i did , then i get a kink on the edge , weak spot then

did you shake the glue?

 

[andybk]

did you shake the glue?

yep , its all dried ok ,

 

[Bury the Trash]

dont forget to let the glue go off a bit before putting the patch on


could be mending punctures is a bit of a dark art like sharpening shearing gear...

 

[Courier]

Bend the patch sharply and the film splits across the halfway point

In Theory ....

In practice just leave it on and make sure there is plenty of fine dust off the workshop floor (talc) over it to cover the smears of stray "dry" glue...

 

[Courier]

dont forget to let the glue go off a bit before putting the patch on


could be mending punctures is a bit of a dark art like sharpening shearing gear...

Make a cup of tea and let it brew to make sure the glue has gone off sufficiently...

 

[Bury the Trash]

Make a cup of tea and let it brew to make sure the glue has gone off sufficiently...

sounds good, any excuse ..