Continental "Aluminum" Glue ?
12-12-17, 08:59 AM
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Continental "Aluminum" Glue ?
Picked up a tube of glue, later realized it says "Aluminum" on the box. I guess I need "carbon" glue ?
I have race wheels with carbon rims and a few tubular tires hanging around...might as well ride them.
I have race wheels with carbon rims and a few tubular tires hanging around...might as well ride them.
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the aluminum stuff sticks better IMO. I use it to stick all of my carbon race wheels. The carbon specific glue is supposed to do better with high heat build up of heavy braking on carbon rims. If you're not subjecting them to that kind of use.....
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I have nothing constructive to add here. But thanks for the info @theblackbullet I always wondered what the difference was.
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Thanks, Just riding around the neighborhood these days.
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I've tried both their glues only a coupe times each. Once cured they are similar to contact cement and a bit rubbery but don't stay as tacky as I'd like for a re-glue. They are solvent resistant for my solvents at least and that also affects cleaning and re-glue. I just use Mastic One and find it works as well as I want. I posted before that over adhesion where the tire tape sticks to rim and comes off tire is also not so good. You want the tire not to move on the rim, re-bond if the is a seal crack (rare) and allow you to remove the tire to glue again. I think the Conti stuff is too rubbery for me (it moves), and hard to get off, and too adhesive, yet because it cures well, I don't think the re-bond aspect is as good as the Vittoria.
