cavemanmike
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i have successfully been repairing many of my oversuits over the years with f balls "f30" seaming adhesive. it's a flooring adhesive you can get from any flooring wholesaler .
caving suit repairs
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cavemanmike
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Cordura I think you would need some kind of vulcanized glue for pvc
royfellows
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Some info, hopefully useful
Builders merchants sell a PVC solvent adhesive for pipework that will weld glue PVC. However it is not a contact adhesive and requires both surfaces to be compressed together. I have a square block of steel I use. The best adhesive I have used to date comes from Jewsons
I used EvoStick in the past to repair neoprene wet suits but the 'real stuff' more difficult to get due to solvent abuse, the solvent free stuff was rubbish. I recently tried their TimeBond and amazing, its the best I have ever used! Whats more it does not appear to go off in the tin.
I often use neoprene thigh waders for mine walk ins, but they spring leaks I cannot address. I have just had this and eventually been successful in solving the riddle. The heels on these and ordinary wellies are hollow. So a cut in the heel lets the water in which then rises inside the boot. I have just filled my waders heel with silicone by shoving the nozzle into the hole and pumping away until it oozed back out. Now try leaking.
Builders merchants sell a PVC solvent adhesive for pipework that will weld glue PVC. However it is not a contact adhesive and requires both surfaces to be compressed together. I have a square block of steel I use. The best adhesive I have used to date comes from Jewsons
I used EvoStick in the past to repair neoprene wet suits but the 'real stuff' more difficult to get due to solvent abuse, the solvent free stuff was rubbish. I recently tried their TimeBond and amazing, its the best I have ever used! Whats more it does not appear to go off in the tin.
I often use neoprene thigh waders for mine walk ins, but they spring leaks I cannot address. I have just had this and eventually been successful in solving the riddle. The heels on these and ordinary wellies are hollow. So a cut in the heel lets the water in which then rises inside the boot. I have just filled my waders heel with silicone by shoving the nozzle into the hole and pumping away until it oozed back out. Now try leaking.
cavemanmike
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I also use f30 to repair my wet socks as it stays flexible
PeteHall
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You should try one of these:wormster said:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Speedy-Stitcher-Sewing-Awl-/181671319111?hash=item2a4c745647:g:M2gAAOSwPYZU5f15
Brilliant for sewing oversuits, but not as speedy as it would have you believe, hence I'm going to have to try some of that f30 stuff as I've not had a lot of luck with other glues.
Aparantley "Aquasure" neoprene glue is also very good, just very expensive and you need to keep it in the fridge once opened or it goes bad very quick...
Madness said:Pegasus said:
Is it not Badlad's kitchen also?
I stand corrected :blink:
...also reliably informed, it's not the same oversuit that's been there for days but 3 different suits being repaired one after the other - so a production line - using bricks
cavemanmike
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Them there bricks look a bit clean
chunky
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Pegasus said:Madness said:Pegasus said:
Is it not Badlad's kitchen also?
I stand corrected :blink:
...also reliably informed, it's not the same oversuit that's been there for days but 3 different suits being repaired one after the other - so a production line - using bricks
!!! can I bring my over suit for repair.....sadly I don't have any bricks of my own
cavemanmike
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Pegasus said:
an old pvc suit
or ask badlad he's got loads of pvc suits
