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Repairing spraydecks... 17 years 11 months ago #15384

dolly Topic Author Offline Premium Member Posts: 76 Thank you received: 0	Does anyone have any tips on repairing a neopreme playboater work deck? Ive found two hole, one in the actual neopreme, one where the deck attaches to the shock cord which id rather werent there... Cheers! Dolly
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Re:Repairing spraydecks... 17 years 11 months ago #15385

glass_pipe_murder Offline Junior Member Posts: 13 Thank you received: 0	stitch the hole in the neoprene then seal it on bot sides with neoprene glue.. I haven't repaired a hole at the shock cord but i guess you would pretty much do the same thing as above..
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Re:Repairing spraydecks... 17 years 11 months ago #15409

kernel Offline Premium Member Posts: 97 Thank you received: 0	dolly, Aquasure or similar should do the job. One of the guys in my club had two holes near the cord on his deck and successfully repaired them with Black Witch. It seems to be particularly stretchy. I can't find a website for it, but it should be available from most paddle/surf shops in the UK. Hope that helps, Ross
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Re:Repairing spraydecks... 17 years 11 months ago #15412

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I used a Pratley product to fix an old deck of mine. I used the 'Wondafix' and it works like a charm. Waterproof, flexible. Made in SA and in fact, the only South African product to have gone to the moon. Hahahaha. A mate of mine used to work there so I got it for free. Not sure if you can get it in the UK :think:

www.pratleydistributing.com/adhesive.htm

And BTW, on a friend of mine's deck, we first repaired the deck with a needle and cotton and then apply, apply, apply the glue. My deck was just old and I smeared this stuff along all the seams. Good luck. Hope this helps. :roflol:

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Re:Repairing spraydecks... 17 years 11 months ago #15426

bartw Offline Administrator Posts: 405 Thank you received: 9	I used \"liquid sole\" from Bison. Its normal juse is for the repair of the sole of sportshoes, but it repaired my spaydeck perfectly. It's flexible so it streches a little when putting the spaydeck on the cockpit. I got the tip from a kayaker many years ago. Good luck
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Re:Repairing spraydecks... 17 years 11 months ago #15427

bartw Offline Administrator Posts: 405 Thank you received: 9	bartw wrote: I used \"liquid sole\" from Bison. Liquid Rubber is the name; look at repair products www.bison.net/US/en/index.do
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Re:Repairing spraydecks... 17 years 11 months ago #15469

dolly Topic Author Offline Premium Member Posts: 76 Thank you received: 0	Cheers guys for all your advice, taken the sewing and sealing route and it seems to have done the trick! Found that neoprene is surprisingly difficult to sew through....a few broken needles attest to that! Cheers again! Dolly
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