Repairing Slicks

[Ghost Missle]

Point taken, The "tread" area of a slick is very thin. I thought a
"mushroom patch" from the inside would be safer but the patch
area on a slick would deform massively more than on a street tire.

[Dave Ribeiro]

Geoff,

Put a plug in it & be done with it , have been doing it for years without a problem .. *Only works when leak is in bottom surface ,not on side-walls !!! Plugs also work very well on Trailer tires .... Go for it, buy a Kit and always be prepared ...

[chevy620]

Clean it best you can, open the hole up enough to squirt in some Super Glue and let is sit about 10 minutes. Did the one on my Olds Cutlass, held air for over 10 events then started slowly leaking, found it by putting 20 lbs in and using soap.and reglued it. July til now, A-OK.
Not saying plugs aren't better but when they are calling you to the lanes, I went with what I know works.

Jok

[tommy d]

We have plugged them for years. We keep a kit in the racecar behind the drivers seat.

[1320racer]

Originally Posted by tommy d

We have plugged them for years. We keep a kit in the racecar behind the drivers seat.

This^^^, repaired in seconds in the lanes!

[cad]

Initially sounded like a crazy question...thanks everyone for chiming in.
I would have bought new, but not now...super glue, silicon, or a plug if it ever happens.

Clark

[tafc10]

Originally Posted by cad

Initially sounded like a crazy question...thanks everyone for chiming in.
I would have bought new, but not now...super glue, silicon, or a plug if it ever happens.

Clark

Guys, thanks once again for helping the Aussies out.

In my head the plug made all the sense in the world BUT my daughter has already been upside down at 150 plus in a Dragster so I didn't need to do that deal again, and we had three events in one week culminating with a three day race so the pressure was on, she lost in first round yesterday (oh well, all good).

If you want to see it today www.sydneydragway.com.au live streaming with everything from Top fuel to Junior Dragster.

Banged a plug into it and no issues at all, thanks again everybody, and Clark, I kinda thought it was a dumb arse question too.

Enjoy
Geoff in Australia

[RacingRicki]

I have repaired a slick with black silicon before. This was a recommendation from the tire guy at the track. Dismount to the tire and squirt the silicon into the hole from the back side then rub a little across the hole on the inside. I actually saw silicon coming out of the hole on the outside so I knew I has enough to plug the hole. This got me threw the rest of the season with no problems.

[KEN BUGAJ]

Originally Posted by Dave Ribeiro

Geoff,

Put a plug in it & be done with it , have been doing it for years without a problem .. *Only works when leak is in bottom surface ,not on side-walls !!! Plugs also work very well on Trailer tires .... Go for it, buy a Kit and always be prepared ...

X-2
Never try to patch a side wall,,,,BAD NEWS !!!

[John Kissel]

Type in Saftey Seal on the confusor machine and you can look at what they have available. I have had their kit for years and it is good old fashion made in America metal tools, not chineeze junk. The stuff works great. The sidewall stuff, I got a cut in a brand new slick where the sidewall meets the tread surface. I sent it off to Callaghan Tire in Tampa where they stitched it up and vulcanized it and it lasted 9 years. John Kissel