A few months ago I had a problem with a punctured Slime-filled inner tube that I couldn't fix with a patch so I had to vulcanize it.

However, I had the same problem a week ago with the rear tube as well and tried to find a tyre shop in Zambia that could vulcanize it. Didn't find one but instead I found a good tyre shop that says they can patch it. And they did, cleaning the puncture area with hexane and using Tip Top's Blue Cement. That did the job! 1000 km after putting it back on now and it hasn't started leaking. So I think it's gonna hold.

Nice thing about it was that they did it for free because we weren't sure about the result .

Jami

nice tip, thanks for sharing - i had the same problem last year and junked the tube.

only question i have is - in what form does Hexane exist in a form it can be used to clean a tube?

Pete

It's a solvent so it's liquid. They just took some from a big can and used a paint brush to clean the area. If you're planning on carrying it with you you would need to have a well sealed bottle or something.

Jami

Fair enough, thanks.

If it works with hexane, you can also use petrol (all hydrocarbons)