Glue for peeling tyre tread on "open tubular"

[hubner]

The tread on my Vittoria Open Corsa has been peeling at a few places. I've been using patch rubber solution but it only holds for a while and eventually starts peeling again. I did use a clamp one time and that seems to make it stay stuck a bit longer but it has still worked loose.

I found this USA instructions:
https://www.bikeman.com/bicycle-repair-tech-info/featured-tech-articles/2359-cross-tubular-tread-repair

As usual, lots of USA products/brands are not available in the UK and vice versa. I do have some Uhu contact adhesive, would that be equivalent and would it work?

http://www.uhu.com/en/products/all-purpose-adhesives.html

Anyhow, I've decided to go ahead and use it as I need to commute tomorrow on the tyre. The main issue is whether the glue will stay flexible after it's dried.

[hubner]

The glue holds for several hours of riding but the treads starts peeling again. Maybe I'm using the wrong gluing technique, or I need to leave it longer after gluing before use.

I might try taking the tyre off the wheel and glue and clamp the tyre between flat blocks of wood, I suppose ideally you'd want to clamp using a tyre-shaped clamping block.

Here's how they do it at the factory, at 2min50sec:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwrwbxPKjAI
It only mentions a "special glue". And they don't seem to use much clamping pressure.

[hubner]

I think Uhu contact adhesive is not suitable as it dries fairly hard.

Also I would guess at the factory, the contact areas for gluing is clean and gives a better result than on a used tyre even if I can get the same glue.

[Oxford_Guy]

Did you slightly rough up the affected area of the tyre with sandpaper before applying the rubber glue? This can help with adhesion when patching a tyre, I assume it would also help with re-attaching rubber tread

[giropaul]

I have used the same adhesive I used ( well used to use when I was a tracking) to replace shellac in this more technical world. It is a specialist 3M adhesive used to attach interior lining to car interiors I think.- Scotch Grip 847 I think. It isn’t always easily available to the public ( H&S questionnaire etc).

Having said that, at the risk of offending those of a more careful budgetary stance, I wouldn’t ride anything with worse than a small nick that can be superglued as I’ve an aversion to tarmac.

[hubner]

I didn't roughen the rubber tread, that might be a good idea as the tried UHU glue seems to come off quite easily.

I have access to some Evo-stik non drip contact adhesive which I will try. I've seem a dried glue (on something that's been glued) that's really rubbery but I don't know what it is.

Scotch Grip 847 seems to be quite hard to get hold and expensive as well.