Are you old enogh to remember .............

[rd_ab_penman]

Using these?
If you are, how did they work?

Les

 

[ctubbs]

If those are hot patches for innertubes, yes they worked. There were a variety of them in use, some used rubber glue which was set on fire and then the patch was rolled onto the tube while still hot, some had a jig/clamp that held the kit in place while a heating thing was set on fire that vulcanized the patch to the tube. Each brand had their own quirk to make it work better than the competition. Of course, none of the above is correct if those are not patches.

Charles

 

[TomS]

I fixed many a flat tire with those back in the late '50's, and early '60's. The cap on the can was perforated, and you would use that to scuff up the inner tube. Then you would put glue on the scuffed area, and put one of the patches on it. I only used it on bike tires.

Tom

 

[shadetree_1]

I remember them I think, I used to watch the owner of the Atlantic Richfield gas station fix tires with them, there is a rubber patch stuck to a metal like shallow cup, and you clamped it to the spot on the tire or tube you wanted to fix and the shallow cup had like a phosphorous like material in it, you dug your knife blade into it and pulled a little bit up and put a match to it and it burnt real hot and bright and fast and it melted the rubber patch to the tire or tube, If I remember right, but that has been 55 or 60 years ago

 

[shadetree_1]

If those are hot patches for innertubes, yes they worked. There were a variety of them in use, some used rubber glue which was set on fire and then the patch was rolled onto the tube while still hot, some had a jig/clamp that held the kit in place while a heating thing was set on fire that vulcanized the patch to the tube. Each brand had their own quirk to make it work better than the competition. Of course, none of the above is correct if those are not patches.

Charles

That's what I could not remember Charles, Vulcanize patches.

 

[CREID]

What do you mean, Old Enough? I remember them and I ain't old!


Curt

 

[PenMan1]

I never used those particular ones, because they were for automobiles only. These contained a thin metal piece in each vulcanized patch to strengthen auto tires.

BUT, if NASCAR had a bicycle event, my group would have had the best pit crew! I was the youngest of six children. We had a gravel driveway. As we got old enough to ride bicycles, the oldest child would get a new bike. The bikes then got passed down the line, with the youngest child getting the oldest and smallest ride.

I've used so much Monkey Grip (the bicycle version of this patch), that I'll bet I could STILL fix and replace a bicycle inner tube and put it back on the bike in less than 30 minutes. THAT INCLUDES FILLING the wash pot with water to find the leak, AND replacing the worn out baseball cards and clothes pins in the front spoke wheel!

 

[PenMan1]

The only time CHILDREN were allowed to use the sacred car tire kit was when an inner tube had been patched so many times that it was no longer road worthy. The kids could then patch the old tube for use floating down the creek!

Log truck tubes made the BEST river floats, but watch out for that metal valve stem. Now THAT could leave a mark.

GREAT POST! Thanks for the wonderful memories.

 

[OldGrumpy]

Precious memories - how they linger. Also, the smell when you ignited that patch still lingers in my memory.

 

[MarkHix]

Hey! I'm barely over 50 and I remember. I think the definition of old has the number 85 in it somewhere.

We were not allowed the hot patches as kids, only the cold ones.

I talked a tire guy into patching a leak he said could not be plugged a couple of years ago. He said he would not warranty it. I said do it anyway. The other guys in the shop did not know how to do it. Lasted another 20k.

 

[CREID]

at least 85.
Curt

 

[tomas]

I remember them I think, I used to watch the owner of the Atlantic Richfield gas station fix tires with them, there is a rubber patch stuck to a metal like shallow cup, and you clamped it to the spot on the tire or tube you wanted to fix and the shallow cup had like a phosphorous like material in it, you dug your knife blade into it and pulled a little bit up and put a match to it and it burnt real hot and bright and fast and it melted the rubber patch to the tire or tube, If I remember right, but that has been 55 or 60 years ago

I patched many a bicycle tube with those. I can still remember the smell of the smoke as they burned. I never had one of those hot patches fail.

Tomas