Originally Posted by Joe Dog
Wow - I admire your worksmanship. I just scuff 'er up, put the glue on and wait til it gets tacky, then slap a patch on and hold it there for a minute, put the flippin' thing back in the tire, mount it and pump it up. I always figured the tire pressure will hold the patch to the tube
. Well, it's worked for me so far. I'll run some tests and see if your method seems better. I am sure your method is more reliable, but mine awfully quick.
Workmanship or obsessiveness, whatever. I'm with Joe Dogg's far simpler and just as effective method. It's worked for me for over 50 years of patching (with glue) and I've never had a patch fail. Just don't try to apply patches at temperatures where the glue freezes before drying (as well as your hands.)