Sepia Posted December 2, 2021 Share Might be of interest......somebody might have tried it previously. I plugged a large puncture in a tubeless tyre and after a while it started to leak again. The tyre was still in good nick so decided to MacGyver it as I had nothing to repair it with, or so I thought. I opened the tyre and squirted some Alcolin over the leaking plug and worked it into the leak and the plug fell out. I let it congeal for a bit, added about 60ml Alcolin to the sealant and pumped up. After 600kms the hole is still sealed and all is good. Maybe the tyre will be difficult to remove ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steady Spin Posted December 2, 2021 Share I wood not have thought of that. throttles, ChrisF, Scary Rider and 12 others 4 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
117 Posted December 2, 2021 Share I'm stumped! Pure Savage, ChrisF, MORNE and 7 others 1 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACM Posted December 2, 2021 Share Had a side wall cut that I plugged, but it kept loosing air with the tyre flexing. Put sikaflex around the plug and problem solved. _David_ and Brighter-Lights 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Posted December 3, 2021 Share You really are branching out. I wood just leaf it there. DJR, MORNE , LBKloppers and 8 others 2 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zebra Posted December 3, 2021 Share Using wood glue on a puncture is KNOT recommended; it just GUM’s up the works, makes you PINE for a more lasting result, and may leave you WEEPING like a, er, willow… Scary Rider, Paul Ruinaard, Mars1967 and 6 others 3 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MORNE Posted December 3, 2021 Share 9 hours ago, ACM said: Had a side wall cut that I plugged, but it kept loosing air with the tyre flexing. Put sikaflex around the plug and problem solved. works wonders on slightly torn/ripped bartape too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewbacca Posted December 3, 2021 Share The best solution for plugged tires is to take the tire off, take the plug out, clean it and patch it on the inside with a piece of latex strip. Just saying. DieselnDust, Dexter-morgan, Sepia and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter-morgan Posted December 3, 2021 Share 26 minutes ago, Jewbacca said: The best solution for plugged tires is to take the tire off, take the plug out, clean it and patch it on the inside with a piece of latex strip. Just saying. I got a piece of 0.4mm Diaphragm rubber from supplier, works like charm, it is nicely re-enforced with fibers as well. gerriemtb, TheoG and Jewbacca 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted December 3, 2021 Share 1 hour ago, Jewbacca said: The best solution for plugged tires is to take the tire off, take the plug out, clean it and patch it on the inside with a piece of latex strip. Just saying. latex or strip of old butyl inner tube Jewbacca and gerriemtb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger Dassie Posted December 3, 2021 Share Something about this goes against the grain... Sepia, 117, DJR and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throttles Posted December 3, 2021 Share really now, wood wood have thought of that.. Zebra 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted December 3, 2021 Share patching old tyres affects their symatree. They will need to be dynamically balanced to extract marginal grains LBKloppers and Zebra 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ouzo Posted December 3, 2021 Share you DO know that despite the similarity in spelling, there is infact no Alcohol in Alcolin right ? Scary Rider and LBKloppers 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guidodg Posted December 3, 2021 Share you oaks are full of wood advice... Zebra and Sepia 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
117 Posted December 3, 2021 Share Why are we all getting stuck into this one? Maybe its cold out? Edited December 3, 2021 by 117 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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