Best puncture repair kit

[Manonabike]

I got three sets of puncture repair kits from Wilkinson a few months ago. I opened one about 3 months ago to repair a tube, no problem. I closed the adhesive tube and wrapped it in plastic and stored it away. Today I went to use it again but the adhesive was a good as water to glue the patch.

Can you recommend a good repair kit?

 

[Mr Haematocrit]

park super patch

 

[mrandmrspoves]

Self adhesive patches are great nowadays.....Knog do very good ones including the somewhat silly but good for a smile when you have a puncture,Knog Porno Patches.

 

[Manonabike]

Yeah, I have some park self adhesive patches that I keep in my saddle bag but never used in 4 years, I wonder if there are still ok

I'll get some more.

In the mean time I will open another puncture repair kit when I have at lest 10 tubes to repair

 

[02GF74]

but the adhesive was a good as water to glue the patch <-- what do you mean by that?

i've used kits from poundland and not had problems - if the cap is not on propertly, the rubber solution can dry out; cna't see how the solution can turn watery.

if the tube is prepared properly, then put on the solution, wipe with finger to give even surface, allow a minute for it to get tacky and apply pathc - jhob done.

the best puntucre repair kit contains park tyre levers, the blue ones.

 

[Manonabike]

but the adhesive was a good as water to glue the patch <-- what do you mean by that?

i've used kits from poundland and not had problems - if the cap is not on propertly, the rubber solution can dry out; cna't see how the solution can turn watery.

if the tube is prepared properly, then put on the solution, wipe with finger to give even surface, allow a minute for it to get tacky and apply pathc - jhob done.

the best puntucre repair kit contains park tyre levers, the blue ones.

I mean, it did not glue the patch at all. The tube had the cap on properly and also wrapped in a sandwich plastic bag.

 

[Chris S]

Today I went to use it again but the adhesive was a good as water to glue the patch.

Did you let the tube touch the rubber when you applied the adhesive? It can start a chemical reaction that will neutralize the remaining solvent in the tube.

By the way, I've used ones from Poundland and 99p Store without any problem.

 

[guitarpete247]

I've always found that between repairs (rare happenings) the glue has set. I end up with lots of patches and no glue.
I've now found the glueless patches. I have some Slime Skabs and some Revolution. Only used one of the Revolution patches of a kids tube. Seemed to work well. It lasted the rest of the week. I'm not going back to old style glue patches.

 

[albion]

Its why I always buy the 15g rubber solution and cut my own patches.

 

[Manonabike]

Did you let the tube touch the rubber when you applied the adhesive? It can start a chemical reaction that will neutralize the remaining solvent in the tube.

By the way, I've used ones from Poundland and 99p Store without any problem.

You might be spot on there, I normally allow the tube to touch the rubber. I wont be doing that again

I've always found that between repairs (rare happenings) the glue has set. I end up with lots of patches and no glue.
I've now found the glueless patches. I have some Slime Skabs and some Revolution. Only used one of the Revolution patches of a kids tube. Seemed to work well. It lasted the rest of the week. I'm not going back to old style glue patches.

If that was the case then I don't think I'd use glueless patches. I don't have to re-repair a tube very often at all.

I think doing a bunch of repairs in one go might work for me.

 

[ianrauk]

If that was the case then I don't think I'd use glueless patches. I don't have to re-repair a tube very often at all.

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If you apply a glueless patch properly it will last just as long as a traditional patch.
That is preparing the area to be patched as you would as normal and pressing down on the glueless patch for 30 seconds or so.

 

[Manonabike]

If you apply a glueless patch properly it will last just as long as a traditional patch.
That is preparing the area to be patched as you would as normal and pressing down on the glueless patch for 30 seconds or so.

That's good to know as I'm yet to use any of my glueless patches.

 

[albion]

I used the Park ones and was lucky to get 1000 miles (in all weathers)

That might be different for others but my traditional DIY repairs last as long as the inner tube.

 

[Davidc]

Park super patch kits on offer from Amazon at present. Link

Like ianrauk since they came out I've used nothing else and as yet no failures. £2.69 for 6, no postage, so I bought 4 kits, 1 for each bike = 2 + 1 for the main tool box + 1 for wife's bike's kit. With 8 on one and 9 on the other I'd have to have a serious on road holy experience to run out.

The technique I use is slightly different from traditional patches. I inflate the tube so that it just has some shape and slight rigidity, then smooth the patch on from the corner just like a rubber and glue one, whereas with rubber and glue ones I always put the patch on with the tube as flat as possible.

 

[ianrauk]

@Davidc
Cheers for the link squire.
Time to top up.