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How to clean wet sealant off inner tube so patch will stick?
I put sealant inside a tubular tire. Now I need to patch it. But the inner tube is wet with sealant. I tried wiping it off and patching but the patch didn't stick.
The inner tube might be latex. Typical patches have worked for me before.
The sealant is a combination of Stan's, Bontrager and Orange Endurance!
It's crazy but there was somehow a 1/2" hole in the tube but no injury in the sidewall. A lump of sealant TRIED to plug it up and worked for awhile. It doesn't even seem to be a puncture. It's like a hole -- old tube is missing. Strange...
Well, I want to try to patch it... But this wet sealant stuff is messing me up. I've never used sealant before. How do you clean it off?
I see info on cleaning DRY OLD sealant. I suppose it's just water soluble. I also see some bits of info saying warm soapy water. I'll try that... Any other tips appreciated.