Can a slick be patched or plugged?

Larry Curtis · 06-21-2011, 04:12 PM

Has anyone had any good or bad luck trying to patch or plug a slick? I have a screw in one of my tires and it only has one pass on it.
Thank you,
Larry

Eric Merryfield · 06-21-2011, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Larry Curtis

Has anyone had any good or bad luck trying to patch or plug a slick? I have a screw in one of my tires and it only has one pass on it.
Thank you,
Larry

I did it with one of my hoosiers, but it was a radial and then only as an emergency for my dakota..Never had to use it...But it did hold air for 2 plus years....I didn't bother patching the hole in the dragpak's hoosier after 12 runs.....as it fell into the catagory of do I really want to role the dice on it not working out with that much HP and $....

Yours is a stick car correct?

Eric

1320racer · 06-21-2011, 04:37 PM

Both are done all the time and many racers including myself carry and have used a plug kit at the track and in the lanes.

Larry Curtis · 06-21-2011, 04:38 PM

Yes it is a stick car and has bias plies on it.

Joe DeMarzo · 06-21-2011, 05:37 PM

After the first bun out the plug is melted in, no problem getting 75 runs on a plug.

Rory McNeil · 06-21-2011, 06:20 PM

I have sucsessfully used "patch plugs" on bias ply slicks. These are a combination of a round patch with a plug in the center.

John Duzac · 06-21-2011, 07:21 PM

Larry, I feel your pain. I have several sets of Hoosier and Mickey Thompson slicks I could send you. My partner wants to keep fresh tires on the car. Imagine that. Do not patch that slick. You have a lot invested in your car to take a chance like that. Think about it?

Dyno · 06-21-2011, 07:29 PM

I had a flat last year at Topeka on a new radial that had 1 pass on it. Put a patch on the inside and it has worked fine. Dyno

John Dinkel · 06-21-2011, 08:15 PM

I had to pug a brand new Hoosier Radial. First time out it went flat. Put a radial plug and was very scared it would come out. Watched it carefully for several races with no problem. Wore the set out.

X-TECH MAN · 06-21-2011, 08:34 PM

I used a tube to repair a radial slick. Put one in the other tire even though it didnt need one so they would be the same. The car was already slow so it didnt matter.....LOL. Wore them out after many runs and they never went flat again.

06-21-2011, 04:12 PM	#1
Larry Curtis Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bethel MN Posts: 185 Likes: 1 Liked 9 Times in 2 Posts	Can a slick be patched or plugged? Has anyone had any good or bad luck trying to patch or plug a slick? I have a screw in one of my tires and it only has one pass on it. Thank you, Larry

06-21-2011, 04:37 PM	#3
1320racer VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,778 Likes: 70 Liked 400 Times in 191 Posts	Re: Can a slick be patched or plugged? Both are done all the time and many racers including myself carry and have used a plug kit at the track and in the lanes.

06-21-2011, 04:38 PM	#4
Larry Curtis Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bethel MN Posts: 185 Likes: 1 Liked 9 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Can a slick be patched or plugged? Yes it is a stick car and has bias plies on it.

06-21-2011, 05:37 PM	#5
Joe DeMarzo Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Mahopac, NY Posts: 666 Likes: 48 Liked 114 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Can a slick be patched or plugged? After the first bun out the plug is melted in, no problem getting 75 runs on a plug. __________________ Joe DeMarzo 1317 STK

06-21-2011, 06:20 PM	#6
Rory McNeil VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: from Vancouver BC Canada, now in Nova Scotia Posts: 1,257 Likes: 245 Liked 939 Times in 259 Posts	Re: Can a slick be patched or plugged? I have sucsessfully used "patch plugs" on bias ply slicks. These are a combination of a round patch with a plug in the center. __________________ NHRA 6390 STK M/S 85 Mustang

06-21-2011, 07:21 PM	#7
John Duzac Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Covington, La Posts: 310 Likes: 59 Liked 85 Times in 20 Posts	Re: Can a slick be patched or plugged? Larry, I feel your pain. I have several sets of Hoosier and Mickey Thompson slicks I could send you. My partner wants to keep fresh tires on the car. Imagine that. Do not patch that slick. You have a lot invested in your car to take a chance like that. Think about it? __________________ John Duzac D/S 4448 STK

06-21-2011, 07:29 PM	#8
Dyno Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 870 Likes: 920 Liked 605 Times in 177 Posts	Re: Can a slick be patched or plugged? I had a flat last year at Topeka on a new radial that had 1 pass on it. Put a patch on the inside and it has worked fine. Dyno

06-21-2011, 08:15 PM	#9
John Dinkel Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Pinckney, Michigan Posts: 501 Likes: 353 Liked 233 Times in 62 Posts	Re: Can a slick be patched or plugged? I had to pug a brand new Hoosier Radial. First time out it went flat. Put a radial plug and was very scared it would come out. Watched it carefully for several races with no problem. Wore the set out. __________________ John Dinkel 3295 STK

06-21-2011, 08:34 PM	#10
X-TECH MAN Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Lake Placid, Florida Posts: 3,207 Likes: 1,049 Liked 235 Times in 110 Posts	Re: Can a slick be patched or plugged? I used a tube to repair a radial slick. Put one in the other tire even though it didnt need one so they would be the same. The car was already slow so it didnt matter.....LOL. Wore them out after many runs and they never went flat again.