Patching waders

[abbie mcmullen]

What is everyone favorite method for patching waders? I have a small hole behind the knee of my Simms waders. Thanks!

[vladimir polivanov]

For neoprene waders Aquaseal  works great. Not sure

 how well it would or would not work on non neoprene waders

On Mon, Mar 12, 2018, 2:06 PM abbie mcmullen <abbie.m...@gmail.com> wrote:

What is everyone favorite method for patching waders? I have a small hole behind the knee of my Simms waders. Thanks!

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[Yambag Nelson]

I just use the little kit that simms provides with the waders.  Has always worked fine for me.  

[The Shad Hammer]

Hey Abbie,

I've used a UV resin successfully on my wader pinholes. Try a small amount cured on the outside, then a tiny bit on the inside too.

I carry a small tube of the stuff in my fishing bag for various dork emergencies  :)

Steve

On Monday, March 12, 2018 at 2:06:56 PM UTC-4, abbie mcmullen wrote:

[Richard Farino]

Abbie,

Most waders are patchable easily with AquaSeal. Rub a small portion into the pinhole and let it cure overnight.

If the waders are Gore-Tex, put some rubbing alcohol into a spray bottle and spray around the area wherever you think might be a pinhole. Any tears in the facing fabric on the back of the wader and the Gore-Tex will absorb it and turn dark grey/black. Circle it with a pen or a marker and when the alcohol evaporates, do the same thing with the AquaSeal to seal the waders.

You can fish in them the next morning.


R

On 3/12/18, 2:06 PM, "abbie mcmullen" <tidal-potoma...@googlegroups.com on behalf of abbie.m...@gmail.com> wrote:

What is everyone favorite method for patching waders? I have a small hole behind the knee of my Simms waders. Thanks!

[Connor Donovan]

Tear-Aid is wonderful as well for both small and big jobs.  I use it with a UV cure product or aqua-seal along the edges to ensure it holds well.  For small holes, cutting the tape into a circle will do you best to keep the edges from peeling.

My buddy took a tumble on the Jackson a few winters ago.  He had a five inch by five inch gash in the knee-thigh area.  That night we utilized a combo of the tear-aid and UV wader repair by Loon.  They were good to go the next morning and have been dry ever since.

On Monday, March 12, 2018 at 7:01:55 PM UTC-4, Richard Farino wrote:

Abbie,

Most waders are patchable easily with AquaSeal.  Rub a small portion into the pinhole and let it cure overnight.

If the waders are Gore-Tex, put some rubbing alcohol into a spray bottle and spray around the area wherever you think might be a pinhole.  Any tears in the facing fabric on the back of the wader and the Gore-Tex will absorb it and turn dark grey/black.  Circle it with a pen or a marker and when the alcohol evaporates, do the same thing with the AquaSeal to seal the waders.

You can fish in them the next morning.


R



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