Originally Posted by
ironhanglider
Vulcaninsing fluid (patch glue) will evaporate faster in higher temperatures. I have a small fridge in my garage/workshop that is primarily for the storage of patch glue and throat lubricant.
Cheers,
Cameron
Not in my experience. The solvent in the glue evaporates when the tube is open. As long as the cap is on tight, the solvent has no where to go. The only times I’ve had problems is if the cap isn’t tight.
Originally Posted by
Bill Kapaun
You can make the tube of REMA glue last much longer if you squeeze the air out before capping. Waste a drop or 2 of glue doing this. It still beats leaving a semi to solid "plug of glue" in the opening and wasting a lot more.
I keep my opened tube + a spare tube of glue just in case. When patching at home, I use the opened tube and haven't had a problem yet over several years.
There really is no need. The vulcanizing fluid doesn’t cure because of oxygen. Keeping air out of the tube does nothing. If anything, sucking a bit of air back in the tube so that the top seals better might be beneficial.