Tube Patch Plastic
02-21-11 | 09:49 PM
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Tube Patch Plastic
I just patched my first tube using one of the patch kits which have the rubber cement. Am I supposed to peel the flimsy plastic backing off the patch after placing it or just leave it on there. When I read the park tools tutorial and the bicycletutor.com tutorial neither one mentioned what to do with it. Thanks.
02-21-11 | 11:04 PM
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Or leave it on. It doesn't hurt anything.
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02-22-11 | 03:49 PM
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Glad you asked that, I, too; traditionally I've always tried to get it off, but doing so runs the risk of pulling the newly placed patch off the tire. I'll probably switch over to leaving it on.
02-22-11 | 05:49 PM
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If you installed the patch correctly, you should have no problem taking it off......take it off, it does not have any use inside your tire. It's just to help you handle the patch after you peel off the waxed paper or foil on the other side.
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02-22-11 | 07:34 PM
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I heard folklore that said that leaving the plastic on could keep the humidity of the glue under the patch, making it lose its stickum. Is that merely a rumor? I'll be glad to learn I can leave the plastic on!
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02-23-11 | 03:21 PM
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Hey, I said it was rumor. I love it when I'm set straight (told I'm wrong).
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02-23-11 | 05:00 PM
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You don't have to worry about humidity. The glue is hydrophobic, i.e. water hating, and the solvent for the glue should have evaporated before you stuck the patch on. The plastic will crumble and break up in the tire but that doesn't cause any problems other than having small bits of plastic in your tire.
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Gold Fever Three days of dirt in Colorado
Pokin' around the Poconos A cold ride around Lake Erie
Dinosaurs in Colorado A mountain bike guide to the Purgatory Canyon dinosaur trackway
Solo Without Pie. The search for pie in the Midwest.
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02-23-11 | 05:02 PM
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Heh. That makes total sense. Thanks. 
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