08-02-2011, 09:27 AM | #1 |
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Anyone know if you can still get innertube hot patches?
I've still got my old hot patch vice thingy. But I did some brief searching for hot patches and couldn't locate any. All I could find is cold patches.
Either will work in an emergency. But hot patches hold a lot better than cold patches.
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08-02-2011, 09:29 AM | #2 |
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A vulcanizing rig. I haven't seen the "burning" patches in a long time.
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08-02-2011, 09:31 AM | #3 |
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I don't think there is such a thing as a hot patch kit anymore.
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08-02-2011, 09:35 AM | #4 |
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I guess too many people just throw the innertube away and buy a new one anymore. Also, not as many things have tubes in them either.
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08-02-2011, 09:37 AM | #5 |
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Not available in US due to 'health hazards', EPA probably. Found a China site though.
http://www.wheel-weight.com/kp-hot-t...ches-6205.html FYI my wife has been on an Ebay buying kick of silk and glass beads from Chinese venders and the service and prices has been excellent. I would not use a credit or debit card though. She uses paypal. Shit, Thought I saw hot patches at this site but couldn't find them again when I went back. Brain fart? |
08-02-2011, 09:40 AM | #6 | |
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Anyone else remember putting a boot in a tire that had a cut in it? I remember the hot patches I used to buy had a camel on the can. |
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08-02-2011, 09:49 AM | #7 | |
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I remember making a "boot" out of the sidewall of another tire, just to get by. As long as you could keep the boot in place there wasn't much of a problem. But, high speed, hot tire, would sometimes cause "problems." Another example of a "boot" is duct taping innertube material to the inside of an ATV tire, THEN installing the tube. That very thing is done around here because of the puncture weed. Fix-a-Flat has a tendency to rust the inside of the rims. Slime works good, but not everybody thinks ahead to use it early. |
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08-02-2011, 10:02 AM | #8 |
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I think Camel company still makes patches,cold ones though,I use them on my tractor tubes,,,you just clean the area with carb clean,put on a little glue,let it set for a second and put the patch on ,mine have have held good in hot and cold weather,,or at least until I run over more nails
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08-02-2011, 10:14 AM | #9 |
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The absolute best inner tubes were the old red ones. Those things would seem to last forever. I remember back when I had a 49 Ford, one of the tubes must have had 50 patches on it.
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08-02-2011, 10:25 AM | #11 |
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The kits I remember came in a red cardboard tube with a metal lid that had perforations on it to rough up the inner tube.
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i remember back when i had a 40 Ford it had all red inter tubes in the tires, and yes, they were the very best for making sling shots. up until about 1972 i still had one just for that purpose, then along came the "Wrist Rocket" that used surgical tubing. i still have that slingshot just need new rubber.
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08-02-2011, 10:31 AM | #13 |
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Do I remember boots? Thumpty Thumpty Thumpty
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08-02-2011, 10:33 AM | #14 |
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Hot patches are amazing. I've used them to patch even the sidewalls before and they held. Yeah, yeah, I know, not recommended. But sometimes you have to do things in a pinch and you can do that when using quality stuff.
I haven't seen them though for about 10 years.
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Dang, I guess the Camel automotive company moved out of the US. (Chased out by the US government). http://www.camel.com.co/index_eng.html |
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