That's what I do, smoosh the cement on the plug material just before I jam it in. From my experience, it helps make the coating on the plug cord material more liquid and "fills the hole better".
On Wed, May 22, 2019 at 4:50 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I have a tube of vulcanizing cement as well. How should I apply it? Put > some on the plug? > > -D > > > > On May 22, 2019, at 12:56 PM, fmiser via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > > >> Dan wrote: > > > >> Should I let most of the pressure out of the tire before I pull > >> the nail out? > > > > No. It's easier to work on if the tire is stiff from internal air > > pressure. Not letting extra air out is especially valuable if the > > means of re-inflation is a hand pump. *smiles* > > > > Pull the nail out, use the reamer to make the hole big enough and > > to clean the rubber in the hole (I like the one with stepped > > diameters), and put a plug in. > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
