Such a nuisance as a broken camera happens with cyclists all the time. If there are no auto repair shops nearby, you have to solve the problem yourself. In this case, savvy, the knowledge of older generations plus life experience comes to the rescue.
The first stage: we determine the damage
It’s not enough to know how to seal a bicycle’s camera. You need to be able to remove it from the tire and find out the puncture sites. To this end, completely bleed air from the chamber. Then, with a long screwdriver or some other suitable object, carefully bend the tire by the rim. Do this a few more times. After releasing a sufficient amount of the camera, then remove it simply with your hands. Now take the pump in your hands and pump it up again (a little). Wet your finger with saliva, swipe it next to the surface. This way you can catch the movement of air. Mark the punctures with chalk or something else. How to glue a bicycle camera if the hole was not found by the method described above? Pour water into a wide basin or bucket, lower the studied object there, and by the air bubbles you see where exactly you need to put latki and in what quantity.
Stage two, preparatory
The damaged area should be sanded, i.e. cleaned. To do this, take a flap of sandpaper and gently rub it with a grained surface area with holes. Before sticking the bicycle camera, degrease the surface to be treated. Simply put, wipe with a cloth soaked in gasoline or a universal solvent (sold at the store). Both operations are performed not only with the camera, but also with the patch that is imposed on the puncture. Along the way, the question arises of how to seal
a bicycle’s camera. Especially for such purposes, emergency kits are sold where there is everything you need: glue, solvent, patches, etc. Or you can find an old camera from a car or a bicycle, cut a small patch from it and process it in the way described above.
Stage Three: Repair
Suppose you have a bicycle kit. How to seal a bicycle camera? Remove the protective film from the finished shred of rubber, coat with glue, apply to the puncture, press, put it for 20 minutes under the press or clamp it in a vice (if you do the repair at home). This time is enough for the patch to catch. Inflate the camera again and check for holes in the water. If everything is in order, mount the wheel, pump up, then you can ride.
How to seal a bicycle camera if there is no emergency first aid kit? With all the other necessary components, it is important to choose the right glue. Numerous “moments”, “universal” and “super” are suitable, but be sure to read on the tube itself what they are for.
Ideally, a special one (for rubber) is suitable. Put a small amount of it on the patch and the camera itself, wait half a minute / minute, connect both objects. Press them first with your fingers, then also place them under the press. Usually you need to withstand the load for a day (or read the instructions for the glue). Then
carry out the verification procedure,
flange the wheel, after which you can go!