Heat gun and pliers

Burtox · 02 June 2011, 22:26

Well I thought I would have a go at repairing the tubes on my Ribcraft 585. A few of the wear patches and bands were looking a bit tatty so I softened the glue with a heat gun and pulled it off with a pair of pliers. I bought some hypalon and glue and I'm going to have a go this weekend as the forecast is good.

I will post photos of the finished results on Sunday along with the wise words of wisdom

What hope have I got I can't even work out the smiley icons.

C-NUMB · 03 June 2011, 06:14

Maybe a stupid question but wen re gluing/ performing this type of repair, what should be the tube pressure(if any)? Good luck with the work!

Stephen-RIB · 03 June 2011, 10:20

Tube pressure should be nice and firm, you don't want to be gluing large patches with wrinkles in the tubes!

C-NUMB · 03 June 2011, 14:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stephen-RIB

Tube pressure should be nice and firm, you don't want to be gluing large patches with wrinkles in the tubes!

OK, thanks

Burtox · 03 June 2011, 18:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by C-NUMB

Maybe a stupid question but wen re gluing/ performing this type of repair, what should be the tube pressure(if any)? Good luck with the work!

Yes they are pumped to the max 3 psi as you need to apply pressure to ensure a good bond.

Sanding back the shine off the tubes and degreasing with bostik m501 cleaner is also a good idea.