Thread: What happened to vulcanising patches?

Aaaaah!

Originally Posted by UncleHo

Yup! I remember Vulcanising patches only too well and the struggle to remove a 6.70 x 16 cross ply (non radial/conventional)tyre from a Ford Custom and Custom line rim,and also from FJ Holden rims 5.90 x 15inch with a set of hand tyre levers after driving over the rim edge to break the seal pulling out the tube,finding the hole,feeling for the culprit (nail/stake/pinch) then getting the Vulcanising kit and doing a roadside/garage repair,and was envious of the Toyota Landcruiser mob with split rims like the trucks had,but in later life I hated Truck tyre repairs with a vengance!!!

Now the only vehicle that runs tubes is my Series 2a GS in both the Steeltreks (road) and the Bar Treads (display)

Be thankful they didnt have JJ rims Kev.

Chemically vulcanizing (glue) is far more reliable these days as tubes have synthetic rubber.

I must be just the right age - I've got the whole kit including the special clamp and the little cheese grater, but never used any of it. Funnily enough, I rarely had any flats. The kit has been moved to my "museum" section. All my cars are tubeless now and my last flat was on the Falcon a few weeks ago where a bolt destroyed the tyre. On bikes and prams up here we use that tyre goo that seals them up for good and works well.

My experience a few years ago when I went to put a vulcanizing patch on a tube was that it would not stick thought my old patches had gone off or something.
I was told by the tyre bloke I went to that the old vulcanizing patches no longer work on modern tubes because there is now a lot more styrene in the rubber compound now used.

Chemical glue is the only way with modern tubes

Terry

G'day V8Ian

JJ yes, fitted to Mercedes and Volvos from memory,and something else
Ooh! yes, Jaguars and Rollers what a pain to demount.

So what about fuse wire for the porcelain fuses in the house's fuse box? It was also handy to solder into the car's blown glass fuses on a weekend when all the auto parts places were closed on a weekend. OK, some servos also sold fuses and globes, but often they closed on a weekend too!

Aah! yes, 3AG glass fuses easily fixed by cigarette foil wrapped around it ???? amps also helped the smoke escape from the wires

Originally Posted by UncleHo

Aah! yes, 3AG glass fuses easily fixed by cigarette foil wrapped around it ????

In a pinch, you could always use the spent rimfire cartridges that were rolling around on the floor to get you home!