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My hub blind took a tumble weed trip yesterday in some strong winds. A couple of road rash holes in the top about finger size. Iwas thinking about putting Shoe Goo on them after the season. Any of you got better repair suggestions?
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My hub blind took a tumble weed trip yesterday in some strong winds. A couple of road rash holes in the top about finger size. Iwas thinking about putting Shoe Goo on them after the season. Any of you got better repair suggestions? Shoe goo and a piece of fabric that matches the blind would probably be good
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Shoe goo will disappoint, I guarantee you. Try a product called Aquaseal..more expensive but it works great in those type applications.
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I've used Aquaseal on fabric waders and it does fine. It is simply silicon seal, however, so a big $3 tube from the hardware store will do the same job.
Hate it when folks rebottle/re-label goods and triple the price.
Cookie has put some serious wear on her photo blind and uses the Gorilla duct tape to keep it going. Once one puts that on fabric, you have to wear it off. Have some on tent flies that has been there for years. Actually put some on waders when I wore a hole in the area beneath the ball of my foot. Held up fine for a week long trip with about 6 hrs of fishing each day. That tape though is rather expensive stuff.
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I've used Aquaseal on fabric waders and it does fine. It is simply silicon seal, however, so a big $3 tube from the hardware store will do the same job.
Hate it when folks rebottle/re-label goods and triple the price.
Good to know..Aquaseal is expensive as schitt!
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Aquaseal is good stuff. It is not a silicone adhesive. More akin to super glue. Aquaseal MSDS sheet.
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first off, throw away those little wires that come with a popup blind and buy or make some real 12-15" tent stakes. stake it down well and use those guy strings they gave you and tie those out and stake them as well. i learned that lesson with my first popup. to fix any holes/tears use black gorilla tape available at any wally world. my primary blind is probably about half gorilla tape now. and be sure to do any repairs while the inside is dry and free of condensation. i've been getting about 5 years out of the cheap popups i use. they stay out sept. to jan. good luck
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I usually use cyanoacrylates (superglue) on nylon with a patch made from same or similar material.
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Aquaseal is great stuff not like silicone. I have used it to repair Zodiak air keel on the front of the keel where a patch will not hold. Only thing I have used that will seal a raft without a patch. Amazing stuff, that will seal and not leak air.
But spendy and tough to reseal tube for additional use. Some of the raft companys up here recommend it for sealing small air leaks. I use it on my waders every year.
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I have Shoe-Goo on rips and tears on my work truck seat. I put it on very thick and it never comes loose. Shoe-Goo done right is very tough
Put it on thick!!!
BTW....I use 12" nails for stakes
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I've used it to repair neoprene waders and it lasts. Sure it will work well on a blind.
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Shoe goo (black not clear) works on damn near anything. I was having a problem with my rear diff cover leaking on my '04 GMC. The synthetic oil was eating the fancy silicone and rubber gasket I was using. After getting leaks on 2 different gaskets, I said "I'll fix you biotch" and used some black shoe goo on a new gasket. Hasn't leaked in over a year and a half now. I'm scared to try to take it off again though... . Seriously though, I started using the stuff in the late 90's to cover the toes on my steel toed boots. Everyone in my trade does this, as the shoe goo is the only damn thing that keeps the toe of the boot from wearing and the steel toe from falling out... Shoe goo is some good chit Maynard....
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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Aquaseal is great stuff not like silicone. I have used it to repair Zodiak air keel on the front of the keel where a patch will not hold. Only thing I have used that will seal a raft without a patch. Amazing stuff, that will seal and not leak air.
But spendy and tough to reseal tube for additional use. Some of the raft companys up here recommend it for sealing small air leaks. I use it on my waders every year. Vacume seal the tube?
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Shoe goo will disappoint, I guarantee you. Try a product called Aquaseal..more expensive but it works great in those type applications. This ^^^ Shoo Goo has been a temporary repair IME. Aqua Seal is NOT like a $3.00 tube of silicone caulking. It is expensive and once opened you may as well use it all. (it doesn't keep well after opening) I never use the catalyst. Aqua Seal is recommended (used) for the repair of the most expensive waders in the world because it works.
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spray with flex seal and patch.it will last. shoe goo works well on some things. a bear bit a 3in hole in my atv seat last year during hunting season. i cut a square of vinyl that i had and slid it under the rip then i took shoe goo and filled in the rip. i then taped the patch with gorilla duct tape. the tape came off in a week but the shoe goo is still holding the patch after a year. that's not bad considering how stretchy the vinyl seat is.
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For quite a few years I have been using a product called Tear Mender.I patch blue jeans, tents,my winch cover, nylon saddle bags, just about anything fabric or leather. I have never had a patch come off of blue jeans after they have been washed many times. Dries in 15 minutes. Sort of a latex glue I buy mine at Ace Hardware, 6 oz is about $6 -$7 https://tearmender.com/
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Used to use Shoe Goo to attach pieces of outdoor carpeting or AstroTurf to the soles of waders and make them non-slip, it lasted a long time....
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We had bought the kids one of those swimming pools that you inflate the top ring and then fill the pool up. They come with a patch kit, and the adhesive works under water. When the pool sprung a leak, you could patch it from both the inside and the outside with that stuff-while it still had water in it. Good stuff-whatever it was. I used it for a lot of different things. If you could get that stuff it'd work pretty good I bet.
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As far as longevity goes when sealing a used tube, I squeeze the goods up flush, put a couple layers of saran wrap on top, and screw or click on the cap. Have Aqua seal and silicon seal tubes that I've had for years and the product is still fine.
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