Ron Hardin: Frozen patch glue

Pete Hickey wrote in part:

<< I left the glue out the other night, at -20F, and squirted some out. I didn't notice any
thickening of teh glue at all. The glue I had was "Rema Tip Top", and it is probably less than a
year old. >>

Pete, the problem is not with glue freezin in the container. The problem is that when it is spread
on the tube, if it is very cold, the thin layer of cement will not adhere well to the tube, and the
patch won't work.

Robert

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R15757 said:

Pete Hickey wrote in part:

<< I left the glue out the other night, at -20F, and squirted some out. I didn't notice any
thickening of teh glue at all. The glue I had was "Rema Tip Top", and it is probably less than a
year old. >>

Pete, the problem is not with glue freezin in the container. The problem is that when it is spread
on the tube, if it is very cold, the thin layer of cement will not adhere well to the tube, and the
patch won't work.

How cold? I've patched a flat at around -10F, and didn'T have a problem with the glue adhering....
(I did have a problem with my hands on the cold metal, though.)

However, Ron said that his glue got thick at cold temperatures, and had to be warmed before it would
flow. I wanted to test again.

-Pete

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