FLYIT Posted October 2, 2011 Share hi there .I got a small hole in the sidewall of my brand new set of rocket ron schwable tubeless tyres .i have plugged it and it seems to be holding pressure but i am going to be doing the Isuzu 3 towers in two weeks time and dont want to have tyre hassles at the event.I also dont feel like buying new tyres again.is there a way to patch the inside of the tyre even if it has stans liquid inside the tyre.if anyone knows of a solution please let me know.thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad890 Posted October 2, 2011 Share its called a gaiter (spelling?), basically a patch placed on the inside of the tire, some bike shops sell those really big parktool patches otherwise what you can do is just pop round to a autozone or midas and buy a biggish car patch. with regards to the stans what i do is, take the tire off and remove the excess stans and wipe the spot to be patched with a dry clean cloth, and then lightly sand the patch site to give it a bit of roughness once i've put the patch on i like to put the tire back on the rim and pump it up with a tube inside and leave it like that overnight, so the patch glues nicely to the tire before a make it tubeless again. if the hole in the side wall is quite big you can always stitch it with fishing line just before you put the patch on, with it being the side wall, the line shouldn't wear away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotSoBigBen Posted October 2, 2011 Share I have sewn a few stitches with dental floss and then cleaned just that piece well on the inside and used one of those bigger patches inside with great success. Having said that I got a cut in a 29r Conti Race King sidewall on Saturday about 3cm long, a nearly new tyre trashed ..... That one we also sewed as best we could (yes we do carry dental floss and a needle ...) and then used an energy bar wrapper. Put in a tube and we managed to get the last 20k's home with no problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLYIT Posted October 2, 2011 Share its called a gaiter (spelling?), basically a patch placed on the inside of the tire, some bike shops sell those really big parktool patches otherwise what you can do is just pop round to a autozone or midas and buy a biggish car patch. with regards to the stans what i do is, take the tire off and remove the excess stans and wipe the spot to be patched with a dry clean cloth, and then lightly sand the patch site to give it a bit of roughness once i've put the patch on i like to put the tire back on the rim and pump it up with a tube inside and leave it like that overnight, so the patch glues nicely to the tire before a make it tubeless again. if the hole in the side wall is quite big you can always stitch it with fishing line just before you put the patch on, with it being the side wall, the line shouldn't wear away.thnks for the advice .I just wasnt sure if the gaitor would stick with the stans residue but i will def give it a try this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad890 Posted October 2, 2011 Share thnks for the advice .I just wasnt sure if the gaitor would stick with the stans residue but i will def give it a try this week. no it does work, you just need to try and get that oily feeling to the touch to be gone, if trying to rub it off with a clean cloth doesnt work, leave it overnight to dry a bit and try again the next morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ichnusa Posted October 2, 2011 Share and to get the patch to press/pressurize nicely on the inside, use a tube as you would non-tubeless tires till the rubber glue is dry... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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