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Old 08-10-2008, 06:00 PM   #1
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Do the patch thing already described on inside and out.

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Old 08-10-2008, 07:51 PM   #2
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I save the patch for tears I have fixed hook holes with goop alone.On the outside only.Do not attempt to do both sides at the same time if u go that route.goop runs like epoxy slow an steady till it starts to set up.mark the area u want to cover with a pen.A 2" daimeter of goop should do it. set your waders up so they will sit nice an flat.The directions say let dry over night which I always thought was a joke..I also use the activator/accelerator cotol 240..I Had a great pair of orvis waders lasted me quite a few years.They looked like someone had shot me with a machine gun loaded with goop..

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Old 08-10-2008, 08:50 PM   #3
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Gorilla tape, I tried it once when I was fishing far from home. Lasted as long as the rest of the waders.

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Old 08-11-2008, 07:31 AM   #4
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Do the patch thing already described on inside and out.
I put a 5oz canal special through the crotch of my breathables three nights ago(fortunately I wasn't wearing them at the time) and employed the above technique. Works fine. If you need extra support, put some heavy duct tape over the repair. Works wonders. No leaks last night.

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Old 08-11-2008, 07:35 AM   #5
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I put a couple of holes in mine and couldn't find Aquaseal at my local hardware store... so I bought a tube of Shoe Goo. So far so good.
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Old 08-11-2008, 05:38 PM   #6
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Any or all the above adhesives should work just fine,
Just make sure your patch has round edges and the
area is clean.
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Old 08-12-2008, 09:32 AM   #7
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Well one thing I learned is that if the hole is small, meaning small enough to not warrant a ptach of material, the best and quickest method is a drop of Super Glue ( non water soluble like Zap-a-Gap) inside and out, the chemical reaction bonds to the materials and itself through the pin hole and hardens like rock.

The spot is maybe a 1/4 inch around the 1/8 inch puncture. Tested after a several hour cure and not a drop of water came through.

I rembered I did this on my first ever breathables and it worked slicker than shizit. On bigger stuff I will definetly do the aquaseal and patch gig. The Zap-a-Gap hole fixes outlasted the waders.

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Old 08-12-2008, 09:34 AM   #8
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Did that last year.
the disadvantage is the stiffness.
put a dab of seal over the hole inside and out. just in cast you bent it the wrong way...

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Old 08-12-2008, 09:39 AM   #9
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I'm glad this thread is up. I have a hole in the booty of my breathables. how would you guys go about repairing that? I Tried super glue and it didn't work in fact may have made it worse. The booty is a neoprene type of material by the way.

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neo needs the aquaseal treatment.

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