rumrunn6

just got mine, forgot I ordered it!

now I need to check my patch kits to see whats what



Wulidasheng Bicycle Tire Repair Glue, Bike Maintenance & Tools,5Pcs Bike Bicycle Tire Inner Tube Patches Glue Rubber Puncture Repair Tools

freeranger

That looks like it might be rubber cement?--vulcanizing fluid is what should be used for patches, such as: 4 Tubes Rema SVS-Vulc Tube Patch Vulcanizing Cement 5 Gram (7 ml): Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific

rumrunn6

hmmm, thanks for that. what to do, what to do ...

pdlamb

Use it up. If you notice any problems that can reasonably be attributed to the cement, buy something different after you've used these up. Otherwise, you can order more of the same.

rumrunn6

OK, got the good stuff ...

but I need to ride the bikes! & get some flats!

Camilo

FWIW, I've used that same brand as in the yellow tubes above (although purchased from a small eBay seller instead of Jeff Bezos ). It's worked fine, just the same as the Rema I've also used. I believe they are functionally the same whatever they actually are.

I have large containers for home use where 99% of my patches are done. Tiny tubes in the saddle bags. But I patch tubes on the road bordering on never.

Yan 

There is no such thing as "vulcanizing fluid". It does not exist and is simply the same old regular Elmer's rubber cement you used back in elementary school, with a scam marketing name slapped on it. Check out this test by one of our own Bikeforums members who is a rubber chemist:

Click link

Bill Kapaun

Nothing to stop you from applying a patch to a spare tube just to see if the stuff works.

rumrunn6

my only patches currently on any of my 3 bikes are holding up. 1 in front & 1 in back on my MTB. one done trailside & another done at home. I check on them seasonally when I swap the winter tires. it's been years now

freeranger

I clicked and read the replies, including post #84--did you bother to read that far?

Yan 

Hmm... interesting. So there is a difference. Wonder what the OP's generic glue is.

freeranger

In all fairness, I have read where riders have used it, some said it worked, and some said it did not work. But I'll stick with (unintended pun) the tried and proven- don't read of bad results using Rema patches and vulcanizing fluid (at least I haven't).

Camilo

Since I have the exact same product as the OP (yellow tube "Rubber Solution") I just grabbed one (my last one) and looked. No ingredients listed so I don't think that question can be answered.

I know the following makes no what-for to the scientists and materials experts among us, but I have used the "Yellow" stuff as well as the Rema stuff extensively. I've used both on genuine Rema patches as well as generic, similar looking patches I've bought in large sheets from Ebay sellers.

Again, I can't say what the ingredients are compared to Rema, but my experience has been:

To my eyes, nose, and fingers, they look, smell and feel like the same substance, they apply the same and dry the same.
They work equally well - perfectly, if prepped well; imperfectly if not prepped well - on both Rema and generic patches.

IOW, I can't tell any difference either by senses or function. So I really think that they are the same. Identical chemical make up? Who knows, but if different, it doesn't matter except maybe theoretically. It doesn't matter that the Yellow tubes say "Rubber Solution" and my current Rema tubes say "SVS Vulc"

I'm not arguing for the "yellow tube" product; I have only one tube of it left after using it exclusively for a couple of years, and recently bought a good supply of tiny and larger Rema tubes for road and shop, so will be using that again. Just want to say I think that "yellow" stuff is fine and if not chemically identical, functionally identical, if a person ever has occasion to use it.