Re: Very Slow Leaks.

On Wed, 14 May 2025 00:16:37 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
wrote:

On Fri May 9 06:36:05 2025 zen cycle  wrote:

 
Yup: "Once located I use a marking pen to make an X but the glue lifts
that off and I end up putting the patch in the wrong spot."
 
Can't say I've _ever_ heard of that problem

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Only you could mark the tiny leak with an "X"\, put a spot of glue on it, rub the glue around and then be able to see the "X" through the glue carrier.

Tom... That was the method that YOU mentioned (except for where you
added the "rub the glue" part) which was not included in YOUR original
tale of woe[1].

<https://www.novabbs.com/tech/article-flat.php?id=125411&group=rec.bicycles.tech#125411>
"Many of these leaks are so slow that they are only a bubble every
second. Once located I use a marking pen to make an X but the glue
lifts that off and I end up putting the patch in the wrong spot."

Tell us again about how you averaged over 17 mph for an entire year of riding. I particularly like that one.

Are you shopping for a topic change?

[1]  You didn't mention the color of the "marking pen".  A black pen
on a black inner tube doesn't work.  The found ink in a common
"marking pen" will smear if you try to cover it with a solvent based
blob of glue.  See "check washing" for how it's done.  You might have
a chance if you use "gel" glue, which does not smear with solvent.  It
seems to me that you've never actually done what you're suggesting.

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