Originally Posted by
RCMoeur
I will note that Slime sells a larger jar of fluid that is labeled as "rubber cement" but has an ingredients list matching vulcanizing fluid. The smell is also consistent with that of vulcanizing fluid. I've used it with Rema patches with results identical to the Rema fluid so far. Note that the only reason I bought the Slime brand was because a friend was selling a bunch of cans at the bike swap and I just couldn't turn down the price.
The
Rema vulcanizing fluid lists N-ethylcyclohexylamine in addition to hexane and a heavy naphtha.
Slime’s rubber cement lists only hydrocarbons. The N-ethylcyclohexylamine is a promoter for the vulcanizing process. I have an
old post on the topic. The link to the Nocil article is dead but
I found a copy of it if you want more details.