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Old 09-02-12 | 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by dprayvd
The only time(s) I've seen a proper Rema failure was due to the the puncture being larger than a couple of mms, and the patch eventually began to aneuryism/rupture. I stated in another thread where I'd "doubled" over a patch. This is when I did such, sucessfully. It's now SOP this type of puncture.
I keep a stock of Rema patches in different sizes, so bigger tears are usually not a problem either, unless next to the vent. The repair kits tend to have just a couple of sizes. The larger patch sizes need to be bought separately and they might not be there at LBS-es.
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