Tire repair

[lawn guy]

I have a almost new tire with a hole in it. The hole is to big for 1 single plug so I Doubled up on the plugs and put two in one hole. This sealed it for about 2 lawns and then popped out so I kept doing this for the day. When I got back to the shop I patched the tire. First i scuffed the area then put glue on both the patch and the tire, I then let the glue air dry until it was tacky, I put on the patch and reassembled the tire. When I inflated the tire the pressure spread the hole open and I could see the patch through the hole. After about 5 lawns it started to leak. So I installed a double plug and well you know where this is going. Is the tire Garbage? Also I noticed that alot of my patches even on small holes sometimes will show tiny bubbles during a leak test am I patching the tire wrong?

[Bill Kapaun]

IF you can see the patch through the hole, I think you'll continue to have problems. A small, sharp twig etc, can puncture a patch.
You could try a small patch over the hole and then the large "sheet" patch over that. Maybe fill the tread side of the hole with some type of caulking/epoxy?

I use emery cloth to buff the rubber. If you are using the little metal scraper, they're next to useless except for removing skin. You want all the oxidized rubber cleaned off the glue area.

I started riding a bicycle about 5 years ago, and thus started patching again. 50 years ago, we didn't apply glue to the patch, so I just kept on using that method successfully. I looked at the directions sometime back and it said to apply glue to the patch also. I don't know if that actually does a better job or not??
The main thing is get the rubber CLEAN.

[topsites]

How big in diameter is this hole, roughly?

[lawn guy]

Its a strait cut about 1/4 inch long just big enough for 2 two plugs to close the hole. How about those patches with the plugs attached? Do these work better? if so where can I gdet them?

[jkilov]

Its a strait cut about 1/4 inch long just big enough for 2 two plugs to close the hole. How about those patches with the plugs attached? Do these work better? if so where can I gdet them?
Don't know what patch you're using, I used one of those sets you can get at the pump and they come with different size and shaped patches.

Key word is patience, rub the surface, clean very well, apply sealer then dry a bit and press on the patch, give it time to cure. To be honest I've done it and don't think it's worth doing, and then there's the risk of costly downtime ...

Smart thing you got a new tire, I mean what @ like 50-100$ a pop it's a no brainer. If you're determined to repair the old one, take it to a dealer/tire shop. They use the hot process, don't know exactly what that means but it works. Had my trailer tire repaired and it never leaked, think it cost only in the 20$-ish.

[I.M. Green]

You need to rough up the area you're patching first, then try cleaning it with a solvent or alcohol and one of the scrapers and let it dry then put the glue on, then the patch, after putting the patch on use something to roll the patch with to try and get the air bubbles out.

[Gravel Rat]

There is plugs that you use from the inside out. They have a flange with a plug sticking straight out. You glue the plug in then a patch over top.

If the tire is cheap replace it. A rip in a tire is hard to repair it keeps flexing.

[olde_blue]

Don't forget inner tubes. They are relatively cheap. I put them in a mini-skidesteer's tires when they were sliced by glass, and they are holding up well.

[topsites]

Don't forget inner tubes.

That's what I was going to suggest as well, not sure if the hole is small enough...

[lawn guy]

Thanks for all the help everyone. I think im going to experiment alittle and see what I come up with:drinkup:

[Maple Groundskeeping]

Patch it and then put a tube in it, problem solved.