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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?
the heat gun can produce 100 to 1000F
I read somewhere that vulcanization occurs at 190 deg. C for 10 mins
2 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
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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.
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- KmaxLv 51 decade ago
Vulcanization requires about 170 degrees Celsius. Heat guns (adjustable ones) goes from 350 to 610 deg. C. It will definitely produce enough heat but it may be too much and you might have localization problems. Also, pressure is an important factor too for proper vulcanization process. A small hobby iron might be a better choice.
