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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: fishyfish on August 11, 2007, 01:49:01 PM

Title: Repairing waders
Post by: fishyfish on August 11, 2007, 01:49:01 PM

What is the best product for repairing chest waders?  Not neoprenes. Thankyou.

Title: Re: Repairing waders
Post by: funfisher on August 11, 2007, 04:04:05 PM

Try Aquaseal. It works wonders

Title: Re: Repairing waders
Post by: kingpin on August 11, 2007, 05:55:35 PM

plasti-dip.

Title: Re: Repairing waders
Post by: bentrod on August 11, 2007, 09:13:05 PM

Here's a tip to find pin-holes.  turn the waders inside out and in the vicinity of the pin hole, take a cotton swab with rubbing alcohol on it.  rub the inside of the waders.  The pin holes will turn to dark spots. 

Title: Re: Repairing waders
Post by: Fish Assassin on August 12, 2007, 12:03:08 PM

The only problem I have with Aquaseal is that you can't save the leftovers in the tube.

Title: Re: Repairing waders
Post by: bentrod on August 12, 2007, 12:23:30 PM

True.  to get around this, I always buy a couple of the smallest tubes I can buy.  I throw away the tube after I use it and have one new one for emergencies.  I also have some of the curing stuff that cuts the curing time in half for those days I'm fishing the next day. 

Title: Re: Repairing waders
Post by: funruh on August 12, 2007, 04:45:54 PM

for hook punctures try placing masking tape around the hole in the shape of the number sign. swipe some aquaseal over the middle section and wait for it to dry a little then peel the tape off.  you get a nice neat patch this way.
also keep the aquaseal in the freezer until you need it. I have had an tube in the freezer for a year now and just used it the other day and it was fine.

Title: Re: Repairing waders
Post by: Fish Assassin on August 13, 2007, 08:42:10 PM

Quote from: funruh on August 12, 2007, 04:45:54 PM

also keep the aquaseal in the freezer until you need it. I have had an tube in the freezer for a year now and just used it the other day and it was fine.

I've tried keeping in the freezer. All it did was to make the cap unopenable. I had to prick it in the middle of the tube and get at the Aquaseal. What a waste. :'(