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Name | Date | Lines |
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| 1088.1 | GE SILICONE | CRBOSS::NERKER | | Wed Apr 12 1989 08:16 | 7 |
| I have had good success with using the patch, along with GE Silicone
along the edges of the patch to prevent water from getting in
underneath the patch.... also put some on the inside of the boot.
Any glue that stiffens up will not work as the boot is flexible
and demands that the glue be flexible as well...hope this helps
Blue King
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| 1088.2 | BOOT PATCH works great! | HPSCAD::BPUISHYS | Bob Puishys | Wed Apr 12 1989 08:48 | 14 |
| There is a product on the market called BOOT PATCH, it is a tube
of silicone. It is in a tube and is like tooth paste. Take a little
sand paper and clean the surface then put this stuff on. I will
dry hard!! I patched a 3 inch cut from a glass bottle. It lasted
5 years then I got new waders!!
Fish Tanks cement, works good too.
Bassin Bob..
P.s. If you a filling a big cut like I had, put some masking tape
or something on the inside. The stuff ozzes in the hole and you
get a very hard spike in the inside. I had to sand it off.
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| 1088.3 | | SALEM::HART | Trout Fishing In America | Wed Apr 12 1989 09:38 | 8 |
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I have two little pinholes that were caused by thorns. What gets
me is how so much water leaks in on just them two little holes.
Where do I find this boot patch? I think all I'll need to do is
put some of that stuff over the holes and maybe cover it with a
piece of rubber.
Kevin
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| 1088.4 | where are ou from! | HPSCAD::BPUISHYS | Bob Puishys | Wed Apr 12 1989 10:23 | 6 |
| I found the tube I have at Paul's in Worcester Ma, I have seen
the stuff in sportting good stores and some shoe/boot stores.
I think the Fair in worcester has it, and Spags.
Bassin Bob
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| 1088.5 | New Hampsha | SALEM::HART | Trout Fishing In America | Wed Apr 12 1989 11:09 | 10 |
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I live in Manchester N. H. and work in Salem N.H.. I also work part
time with Hermans sporting goods at the Mall of N.H. in the hunting
fishing and camping dept.. I haven't seen silicone patch on our
shelves or anyplace else up here. I'll keep looking though and
thanks for the advice.
Kevin
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| 1088.6 | Aquaseal | TOEOUT::VPAWS1 | John DeInnocentis CFO2-2/F53 | Wed Apr 12 1989 16:39 | 7 |
| There is a another product made specifically for this. It is a urethane
rubber compound and can be used on vinyl, rubber or neoprene. It
has a 24 hour curing time unless you use a kicker. This one also
resembles a tube of toothpaste. Hunter'a Angling Supplies in New
Boston, New Hampshire is one of many places this can be found.
Hope this helps
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| 1088.7 | I second the silicone | FURTHR::HANNAN | Dancin' Bear | Fri Apr 14 1989 14:23 | 12 |
| I'd try a tube of Silicone that is used for calking houses.
That stuff has many uses, and in my book is in the same category
as WD-40 and duct tape... they can be used for all kinds of things.
It's flexible, waterproof, weatherproof, and is guaranteed to last
50 years... on houses, anyway!
I've used to reconnect a humidifier belt, to put a tweeter back
onto a car speaker, and for may other things. It works great!
And at about $3 a tube, it's pretty cheap. You'll also need a
caulking gun, but they're cheaper than the $3.00.
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| 1088.8 | Shoe Goo | DECWET::HELSEL | A thousand points of lightwt threads | Mon Apr 17 1989 14:49 | 7 |
| I use Shoe Goo. Works fine for me. I just slop some on and
let it dry overnight. The stuff adheres well to boot materials.
You can buy it anywhere (ie. Bean's, Kittery, Maynard Outdoors....)
/brett
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| 1088.9 | found the real leak | SALEM::HART | Trout Fishing In America | Tue Apr 18 1989 10:43 | 11 |
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I used some silicone rubber gasket goop I had in my tool box,
it worked great, the key word here seems to be silicone. I've seen
the shoe goo stuff at Hermans, it looks like the same stuff.
The real problem I had was a tear at the seam about halfway up
the right leg on the inside. Tough to see when you looking at the
stretched out length of the wader. I only saw it after going in
the stream and getting wet, swearing and looking a little closer.
Kevin
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| 1088.10 | 10 second wader repair | ROLL::ADAVIS | | Tue Apr 18 1989 17:10 | 6 |
| You might like to try using the hot melt glue sticks for repairing
small wader leaks. All you need is a match or a lighter to melt the end
of the stick and in 10 seconds your back in the water with no leaks! I
have made many repairs this way and have never had a leak reoccur in
the same place. The glue sticks can be bought at any hardware store.
Good luck and happy fishing!!!
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