Kram
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I used the string repairs a lot on my bikes. I also fitted tyres myself and quite easy to get one off to do properly. A bit more difficult with a car tyre but still possible.
Strings are great as temporary repairs. I found after a month or couple of months they had lost all of their stickyness and were only held in by the knot/twist.
Tyres deform over bumps and stones. It would not take much to push a string repair inside the tyre and cause rapid deflation. Wont happen with a fresh one but once its lost its stick it would be easy, and you can test that your self, poke it with your keys or similar. If it moves it needs replacement with a proper repair.
A proper repair is done after removing the slippery rubber liner and gluing to the sticky rubber.
Strings also will not stick if latex liquid sealants have been used, they are no good in that situation.
Strings are great as temporary repairs. I found after a month or couple of months they had lost all of their stickyness and were only held in by the knot/twist.
Tyres deform over bumps and stones. It would not take much to push a string repair inside the tyre and cause rapid deflation. Wont happen with a fresh one but once its lost its stick it would be easy, and you can test that your self, poke it with your keys or similar. If it moves it needs replacement with a proper repair.
A proper repair is done after removing the slippery rubber liner and gluing to the sticky rubber.
Strings also will not stick if latex liquid sealants have been used, they are no good in that situation.