Compound Tires Using a Black & Decker heat gun to patch up holes in my tires?
I have been using rubber patches to patch holes in the inner tubes of my truck tires. Traditionally, they'd use a heating mechanism to make sure the rubber patch would stick to the inner tube permanently.
I was wondering if using a B&D heat gun would make the job easier? I know that rubber patches like tiptop and tech can be vulcanized to the inner tube using a vulcanizing compound and some heat into it. Would the heat gun be able produce enough heat for vulcanization to happen?
I read somewhere that vulcanization occurs at 190 deg. C for 10 mins
HELLO DOCTOR CHRIS,
You are always operating on something so I decided to make you, 'DR. CHRIS'!!
In this process,the heat must be constant and evenly distributed as well as constant pressure.
It is much easier to use the products already 'perfected' for this. Feel free to experiment tho', great discoveries are still out there to be found.
It is cold here in N. Carolina, wish I was on one of your beaches.
Your UNK, SLY. " HAPPY HOLIDAYS"!!!!!!!
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