Originally Posted by
noglider
Is it feasible to make a patch out of a cut-up inner tube? I almost resorted to that, patching a 24x1.75 tube. I ran out of patches and really had to get the bike working and delivered today.
If using an old inner tube as a patch, would it require a special procedure? My hazy memory says that I tried this long ago, and the patch didn't stick.
With some extra looking, I found some patches in my messy shop. I have an order of 100 patches on the way to me, which will arrive any day now, any day.
Should be an easy test, just use vulcanizing glue to stick two pieces of tube together, and see whether it works. I think you'll want to make sure you use the outer surface, not the inner, because (a) as mentioned the talcum on the inside, and (b) the outside of the tube is prepared for vulcanization with some compound (I'm not a chemist, ask cyccommute), I don't know if the inside has that.
So 100 patches; do you have a big container of vulcanizing glue? What I'd like to know is, what's a good solution for packaging small amounts to keep on the bike for road repairs?