Gluetread?

[ebourlet]

Looking for people that do not carry a spare and rely on gluetread. Not looking for comments from people with no experience on the subject.
Have you had any issues on the trail a gluetread did not get you back home?
How long have you not carried a spare?

 

[Apparition]

@gasiorv used it a couple times in Moab a while back.

An issue that I remember was that his glue was dried up so it was unusable.

After that trip I did buy myself gluetread. I haven’t had to use mine. I keep my spare in the tow rig.

 

[bbaldwin237]

Following for the Glue Tread experience. Seems like a solid product from what I've seen, but hard to know if you can trust the YouTubers and the like.

 

[JMT]

@ebourlet

I have not had a spare for two + years. I carry GlueTread and bought an extra can of glue so I'm not reliant on the small tube that might dry out. I have not had to use a patch on the trail, but I have used it on a slit on the sidewall that appeared to be a weak point. It has held up fine and I have been driving on it regularly for over a year now. One thing I noticed is that you really need to sand down the edges of the patch so that they don't get caught on rocks and peel off. Also, if you were on the trail it would take a long time with the little piece of sand paper they give you, so I'd bring a drill with a nylon abrasive wheel to sand down the edges of the patch. Another thing is you have to make sure you get enough glue on the edges of the patch for the same reason.

 

[Weasellee]

It works. Got me out of the trail with a nasty sidewall slice. Sorry. No photos. It was awhile back and cold and muddy and maybe O was really ticked off that I tore my second sidewall of the day and maybe I wanted to sell my Jeep and….

No really I’m over it. And they were new Ko2’s.

B

 

[Wildman]

Jeff ( @NashvilleTJ ) used some his on a torn sidewall.

Post in thread 'Nashville TJ's Build - Continued'

Jun 21, 2024

And one last bit of Moab news. I mentioned earlier that out on Pritchette I had cut a tire.

I carry these GlueTread tire patches...

...and had actually prepped the tire out in Moab to receive the patch. Using the grinder and a flap disc, I removed the tire lugs which were in the way of the patch:

I did not have time to actually apply the patch while out in Moab, but I did want to see how well they worked. So back in Nashville, I finished the cleanup, cut a patch to size, and added some reference marks for placement:

The kit...

• NashvilleTJ

• 

 

[Apparition]

Jeff ( @NashvilleTJ ) used some his on a torn sidewall.

Post in thread 'Nashville TJ's Build - Continued'

Jun 21, 2024

And one last bit of Moab news. I mentioned earlier that out on Pritchette I had cut a tire.

I carry these GlueTread tire patches...

...and had actually prepped the tire out in Moab to receive the patch. Using the grinder and a flap disc, I removed the tire lugs which were in the way of the patch:

I did not have time to actually apply the patch while out in Moab, but I did want to see how well they worked. So back in Nashville, I finished the cleanup, cut a patch to size, and added some reference marks for placement:

The kit...

• NashvilleTJ

• 

I was there for that cut too just not the patching.

 

[Wildman]

I was there for that cut too just not the patching.

And he never really got to test it out after the patching.

 

[gasiorv]

From experience. There is a likelihood that your cut will be at or next to a letter or raised tread area of tire and you got to sand it smooth to work. That little piece of sandpaper is not going to cut it for removing rubber (it is OK for scuffing, but not removal). So carry something that will remove some rubber. Typically I carry a grinder and a drill with me, so in a pinch the grinding wheel will work, but since I also have the drill I threw a tire buffer that attaches to the end of the drill in the kit. Also, check your glue because as App noted above, I had unopened glue dry up on me.

I don't carry a spare, but I do carry the following and have used the following:
In the jeep:
Colby Valve (these have worked for me multiple times).
Tire Slug (successfully used these for sidewall slits)
Glue Tread
Tire Plug kit
Co2 tank or air compressor

On the trailer:
Tire Irons
internal Patch kit
I have broken down tires back at camp and patched them internally.


You can check out this trip for using tire plugs and slug to get a SXS back to camp who had three (yes three) flats.
https://wranglertjforum.com/threads/ivy-branch-h-m-trails-in-wv.81296/

 

[mrblaine]

An issue that I remember was that his glue was dried up so it was unusable.

A local gent had the same issue and posted up about it. Gluetread saw it and went a bit overboard taking care of him so it wouldn't happen again.

 

[mjonesjr84]

Here is my experience with them, not on my Jeep but on a friends.

We spent about an hour getting the lugs ground down enough to be a perfectly smooth area for the GT to adhear too. This was done with a M18 angle grinder. After that, we cleaned the sidewall with alcohol and let it dry. Then GT was applied and the allowed time for drying was done. We aired the tire up. It held until we rolled the tire at which point it started leaking. We decided since the tire had the gash in it, we would drive it out on the flat tire to the trailer for the spare.

I wasn't impressed with them. It may have been the location or the installation. If I were to use one and get it to hold, that tire/wheel would immediately become the spare. I wouldn't trust it on the road at all.

 

[Apparition]

Gluetread posted these over on a truck forum I'm on. In response to how to patch in a non smooth area



Do they work on a heavy vehicle