09-19-2006, 01:25 AM
Today I got a package of Knot Sense and Wader Repair that I bought on Ebay and I just wanted to ask around, before I did the repairs incorrectly. I posted on a few boards and others also recommend Aquaseal and patches. I have some patch material that came with the waders, but nothing to stick it on with. I wonder if I can just use the Loon Wader Repair to apply a patch over the tears?
Here's a Colorado fish picture! This was from Gore Creek I believe. [reply]
I have no specific knowledge of The Loon Wader Repair stuff but I do use their knot sense product for sealing the knot and smoothing over the knot.
My guess would be that the loon product would work great for small holes. If it does not work then you can always repair it with another product.
For rips in the material that is of any length I would say that the loon patch by it self would not be up to the task. Unless it also comes with some kind of wader material that you can glue over the rip to reinforce the material and the repair. Assuming that the Loon kit does not have wader material in it then you can a wader repair kit that does. Simms has a kit that will work well. cut a patch that extends 1/4 to 1/2 inch on each end of the the rip and on the sides of the rip. Use Aquaseal or Goop. I think aquaseal works better but Goop is cheaper. The Simms kit will come with Aquaseal.
For pin holes you can apply the Loon product or the Aquaseal on the inside or the outside.
You are going to find that after you get those big visible rips and holes repaired that there are other pin holes that you can not see. You will find that they are there when you get back in the water. But after you get out of the water you are still not going to know where precisely the leaks are at.
Turn you waders inside out. Put Rubbing Alcohol or any other Denatured alcohol in a spray bottle. Spray it liberally over the inside of the wader. any little pinholes will turn the material a little darker in color. Circle it with a sharpie or magic marker. Contine this all over your waders. Dry off the alcohol then apply aquaseal or whatever to the spots ( I have used window adhesive caulk before). Let it dry.
This methods works for most breathable wader models. Will not work for neoprene.
I don't use the spray bottle. I soak a paper towel or rag in the alcohol and rub it over the waders. I have never tried the spray bottle method but that it what Simms recommends.
Don't worry about the waders looking patched. This will be the first of a number of patchs that will be coming. Beside they are fishing duds. They are suppose to be skanky looking. Not like you just walked out of a GQ Mag photo shot. [/reply]
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Here's a Colorado fish picture! This was from Gore Creek I believe. [reply]
I have no specific knowledge of The Loon Wader Repair stuff but I do use their knot sense product for sealing the knot and smoothing over the knot.
My guess would be that the loon product would work great for small holes. If it does not work then you can always repair it with another product.
For rips in the material that is of any length I would say that the loon patch by it self would not be up to the task. Unless it also comes with some kind of wader material that you can glue over the rip to reinforce the material and the repair. Assuming that the Loon kit does not have wader material in it then you can a wader repair kit that does. Simms has a kit that will work well. cut a patch that extends 1/4 to 1/2 inch on each end of the the rip and on the sides of the rip. Use Aquaseal or Goop. I think aquaseal works better but Goop is cheaper. The Simms kit will come with Aquaseal.
For pin holes you can apply the Loon product or the Aquaseal on the inside or the outside.
You are going to find that after you get those big visible rips and holes repaired that there are other pin holes that you can not see. You will find that they are there when you get back in the water. But after you get out of the water you are still not going to know where precisely the leaks are at.
Turn you waders inside out. Put Rubbing Alcohol or any other Denatured alcohol in a spray bottle. Spray it liberally over the inside of the wader. any little pinholes will turn the material a little darker in color. Circle it with a sharpie or magic marker. Contine this all over your waders. Dry off the alcohol then apply aquaseal or whatever to the spots ( I have used window adhesive caulk before). Let it dry.
This methods works for most breathable wader models. Will not work for neoprene.
I don't use the spray bottle. I soak a paper towel or rag in the alcohol and rub it over the waders. I have never tried the spray bottle method but that it what Simms recommends.
Don't worry about the waders looking patched. This will be the first of a number of patchs that will be coming. Beside they are fishing duds. They are suppose to be skanky looking. Not like you just walked out of a GQ Mag photo shot. [/reply]
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