UST Tire Repair

Doug Cox says...

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Have a small slice just above bead on a low mileage Mosquito. Have read
various reports on success of repairing this kind of cut by thoroughly
cleaning with acetone and gluing the cut with superglue or such. What
experience has been had by the group?

I've fixed small punctures in the tread with super glue, but in every
case I also used a patch on the inside of the tire. The Super glue can
be good to close the slice, but it works best if there is a lot of
rubber to stick together. I'm afraid that using it on a sidewall would
only make a mess. Sidewall repairs are iffy at best. If the cut is all
the way through the tire, then you will need the inside patch at the
very least, but in all likelihood, nothing will hold for long. The smart
thing to do is get a new tire.

Doug Cox said:

Have a small slice just above bead on a low mileage Mosquito. Have read
various reports on success of repairing this kind of cut by thoroughly
cleaning with acetone and gluing the cut with superglue or such. What
experience has been had by the group?

put a patch on the inside like they do for car tires. exactly the same
process as you'd use for a tube except you're sticking it to the inside
of the casing.

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Quoted message said:

Have a small slice just above bead on a low mileage Mosquito. Have read
various reports on success of repairing this kind of cut by thoroughly
cleaning with acetone and gluing the cut with superglue or such. What
experience has been had by the group?

I use a tube patch to repair the inside of tubeless tires, but never a
sidewall. I'd cut my losses and get a new tire if I were you. The more
flexible the sidewall, the lower the rolling resistance.

Dave