Any good ideas on patching vinyl (Haul bag)?
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I couldn't have done a shittier job just now and wondering if anyone has some suggestions? |
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Locker wrote:I couldn't have done a shittier job just now and wondering if anyone has some suggestions?Find a broken haul bag, cut it up, and sew pieces over the damaged spot using a commercial sewing machine and thick-ass nylon thread? |
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Locker, Once the patch is on cover with lots of Plasti Dip. Buy the paint on not the spray on. The spray on tends to be too thin. |
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I haven't actually done this but I'd try a rubber raft repair kit like this: rivergear.com/tear-aid-b.html |
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20 kN wrote: Find a broken haul bag, cut it up, and sew pieces over the damaged spot using a commercial sewing machine and thick-ass nylon thread?This is the best option. I actually used the vinyl from an old bag to sew up a couple of heavy duty bolt bags (that I typically haul up slabs). They're still going strong after a lot of use. |
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Don't really have a commercial sewing machine hanging around. |
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..or if you can find a old heavy duty 6 man inflatable boat, Shoe-Goo the crap outta it, cut a patch out for your bag. |
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Gorilla tape and a little glue is pretty quick if you don't want to sew. |
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If it's big enough cut off part of your foreskin and slap that on there. If not, well i dunno. |
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^^^ |
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Speed stitcher and pieces of old haul bag material is how we used to do it , cover in plasti dip or at least cover the stitching . |
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+1 for silly stitcher. Then goop with seam seal |
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Locker wrote:Don't really have a commercial sewing machine hanging around. Maybe a speed stitcher? Any other HACK ideas that work for more than 15 minutes?Take it to some tailoring shop. They should be able to do it. If not, sew it by hand. I suspect we are talking about a small hole, not repairing half of the bag? |
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If you go with the gorilla tape idea, use a paddler's trick and use a heat gun "cook" the tape on. Make sure an use a few layers. Not so hot that you could burn or start to melt the rest of the bag but hot enough to get the adhesive to really stick. |
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Try your local upholstery repair shop Locker? They have the heavy duty threads and sewing machines to do a professional job. |
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Welllllllll, |
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ask Fish |
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Could have called Russ. But then I wouldn't have done such a smoking GREAT job! |
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I missed how big the hole is..but agree with the boaat/pool/raft/vinyl patching kit use. Liquid cement WITH PRESSURE on an oversized patch. 12 hours usually suggested before moving it at all. Do it from both sides if you can, and then triple up the coverage with good old fashioned gorilla tape over the whole mess, even a total wrap around the whole bag if you can for security. Overkill always works. |
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If you can provide the material a good shoe repair shop has the equipment to sew in nearly any location and through nearly any materials - and they have thread heavy enough to do it right the first time. |
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i have had good luck with patching and then covering with shoo gu. that shit is pretty tough. |