How to patch a tire using a jacket liner
06-28-21, 05:22 PM
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How to patch a tire using a jacket liner
Tires are more than rubber. They have a reinforcing layer of threads. You might have seen tires listed as having this-or-that TPI - threads-per-inch. For any chance of a lasting repair your patch needs to have a similar structure.
I've used patches cut from an old jacket liner. I work liquisole into the patch until saturation before applying over the cut. For a road tire I'd patch both sides. You might want to stitch the cut closed first. And clean/roughen the surface first. I've used abt 15 mm overlap.
I've used patches cut from an old jacket liner. I work liquisole into the patch until saturation before applying over the cut. For a road tire I'd patch both sides. You might want to stitch the cut closed first. And clean/roughen the surface first. I've used abt 15 mm overlap.
06-28-21, 05:41 PM
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I would imagine that it is the polyester sateen material which lines the inside of an outdoors jacket.
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Does anyone know what dabac means by a jacket liner?
This could be used where a tire is split, and pumping it up would open up the split. The fabric glued to it, holds it closed.
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Some people have used ordinary patches on the inside of tires, but they have not been strong enough.
Another option is to glue a thicker piece of rubber to the inside of the tire.
Another option is to glue a thicker piece of rubber to the inside of the tire.
06-28-21, 05:51 PM
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By jacket he means something you wear in cooler weather. Some jackets have internal liners, that is an additional layer of fabric on the inside. He has cut a piece of fabric from the internal liner of an old jacket, and glued it to the inside of a tire, to patch it. It is necessary to use appropriate glue.
This could be used where a tire is split, and pumping it up would open up the split. The fabric glued to it, holds it closed.
This could be used where a tire is split, and pumping it up would open up the split. The fabric glued to it, holds it closed.
Like a radial patch for a car tire?
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Conditions & options are not predictable, but if it were I, I'd use the old tube & double patch the tires problem area. Then install the new tube.
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You could use anything that is strong enough. For example, you could cut a piece of rubber from a truck tube, and glue it inside the tire.
You could even use two layers.
You need an appropriate glue.
Another option would be to cut a piece of rubber from the sidewall of an old tire and use that.
You could even use two layers.
You need an appropriate glue.
Another option would be to cut a piece of rubber from the sidewall of an old tire and use that.
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I think dabac is just using his smarts to improvise with a perfectly good solution and anything that is a light, strong and non-elastic woven material should work. Regular tube patches are a poor solution for cuts as they can stretch rather than hold a cut closed. They can work for small cuts and emergency repairs but not as strong as a proper patch. There are special patches made for cuts in tubeless tires as well and his suggestion to sew the cut together first is a good one.
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Perhaps spinnaker cloth would work?
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fwiw - I started carrying these a while ago. I use tubes, but I suppose they would work for tubeless, no?
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If the cut is big enough that the area bulges, I'd personally pitch the tire. If the cut is small enough that it doesn't bulge, a regular inner tube patch kit will suffice.
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Best fix for tire slits: Tyvek from FedEx shipping envelopes. Cut a piece from the flap of the envelope, peel off the paper that covers the adhesive, and apply. I always use two pieces of the Tyvek, one on top of the other, with the fibers in the patches oriented at 90 degrees to each other.
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get a new tire....that simple, especially tubeless or put a tube in and get some more miles on the tire
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06-29-21, 10:11 AM
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There are TL patches meant for TL tyres, made with a reinforcing ply of "cloth" They are usually a different colour identify and separate them from ordinary tube patches I believe the Rema ones are blue. For instance the Rema tip top tt13 set of patches and glue.
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