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Old 10-20-2020, 09:53 AM   #11
Lona
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Default Re: Patching Inner Tubes

I don't think today's glue patches hold a candle to the old hot patches......the ones with metal shells you clamped tightly over the hole in the tire and then lit a match to ignite the sulfur type material in the shell which would vulcanize the patch to the tire. It produced quite a bit of acrid smoke as it burned.

To my understanding, they were outlawed years ago because of pollution.....Our fine government at work protecting us again.

Glen
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