Will it Patch?

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One of my spare tubes is in quite good condition; just one old patch on it which has held for ages and looks good. When putting new tyres on the other day though I pinched it :blush: When I removed it the hole is right on the feather (orange section) of the existing patch, will a patch on the edge of another patch hold ?
 

gbb

Legendary Member
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Peterborough
I always try not to overlap patches, can't remember a specific reason, perhaps just lifes experience that it often doesnt work. I'll often try to peel back the existing patch then fit a bigger one.
 

Rickshaw Phil

Overconfidentii Vulgaris
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Hmmm, tricky one. I have put a patch over a patch before (only a couple of months ago actually) but it was on a tube I was going to replace anyway so I don't know whether it'll cause a problem long-term. Presumably provided it seals it'll be as reliable as any repair but I don't know for certain.
 

cyberknight

As long as I breathe, I attack.
Binned a tyre today for a similar reason , the patch would not hold properly as the hole was near the edge of the inner tube so it did not seal the flat properly.
 
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