Swamp Lite sidewall repair
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01-22-2009, 01:30 AM
Swamp Lite sidewall repair
DavidXP Vulcalizing a tire is still used at all major tire centers and some full service stations use a simular proceedgure to patch tubeless tires for a permanent fix on the thread area of tires today , however it isn't done the same way the big tire centers did back in the late 50's to early 70's ; and they don't do it to the sidewall areas like they did back in the good old day's !
Just using the plug's you use today to repair a tire is really just a temperary emergency fix untill you can get to either a tire center or local full serve gas station and have it patched permanently , it required to remove the tire from the rim to do this and they will hold up very well if done right ; however what i was refiring to the Vulcanizing is with the tire off rim and is put in a machine that spin's the tire at a high enough speed to heat up the tire to the point that it actually begins to smoke , then stainless steel roller's squease the tire untill it turns inside out !
The they would use a wire brush to ruff up the spot where the hole is , then they apply a rubber cement and what is or was known as a hot patch that was stuck to the under side of a metal cap that had a fiber that looked like brake pad material ; then they would lite this material with a match that burn till the rubber patch would bond to the tire it's self making it as good as new !........
Just using the plug's you use today to repair a tire is really just a temperary emergency fix untill you can get to either a tire center or local full serve gas station and have it patched permanently , it required to remove the tire from the rim to do this and they will hold up very well if done right ; however what i was refiring to the Vulcanizing is with the tire off rim and is put in a machine that spin's the tire at a high enough speed to heat up the tire to the point that it actually begins to smoke , then stainless steel roller's squease the tire untill it turns inside out !
The they would use a wire brush to ruff up the spot where the hole is , then they apply a rubber cement and what is or was known as a hot patch that was stuck to the under side of a metal cap that had a fiber that looked like brake pad material ; then they would lite this material with a match that burn till the rubber patch would bond to the tire it's self making it as good as new !........
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01-22-2009, 08:09 AM
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Swamp Lite sidewall repair
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: Williebee
Vulcanizing is with the tire off rim and is put in a machine that spin's the tire at a high enough speed to heat up the tire to the point that it actually begins to smoke , then stainless steel roller's squease the tire untill it turns inside out !
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Never heard of that type of vulcanizing - guess we haven't got that technology yet.
They repair big truck and skidder tires around here using vulcanizing because it makes a permanent repair as good as the original tire. It can be expensive so might not be worth it on an ATV tire unless you know somebody that works at the tire center. But worth looking in to.
Vulcanizing is with the tire off rim and is put in a machine that spin's the tire at a high enough speed to heat up the tire to the point that it actually begins to smoke , then stainless steel roller's squease the tire untill it turns inside out !
q]
Never heard of that type of vulcanizing - guess we haven't got that technology yet.
They repair big truck and skidder tires around here using vulcanizing because it makes a permanent repair as good as the original tire. It can be expensive so might not be worth it on an ATV tire unless you know somebody that works at the tire center. But worth looking in to.
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