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Old 03-27-15 | 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by milkbaby
One problem I had was that I didn't realize how big the patches were in relation to the width of the flattened tube, so there's a bit of the patch's edge that isn't bonded to the tube because I didn't spread the cement over a large enough area. Will this be a problem or cause of a leaky patch?!
Take one of your patched inner tubes with the exposed, unglued edges. Now take a pair of pliers and try to pull the patch off. My guess is the only way you'll get the patch off will involve tearing the tube apart. That's a long way of saying "I wouldn't worry about it."
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