09-14-2009, 04:25 PM
A follow up on the toon repair.
The bladder repair worked flawlessly. Holding air like a champ as we expected.
TD and I tried to repair the outer shell with the roll tape he acquired from FG. It looked good at the time but when I aired up it just would not hold. This was just an experiment and we did not now how it would turn out, now we know.
The tape made for Urethane will NOT work on PVC.
I purchased a vinyl repair kit Sat. Cut an over sized patch on the inside. Sanded with 120 git paper, both the toon cover and the patch. Applied Vinyl glue on cover and the patch. Let it dry. Put more glue on just the cover and let it get tacky then applied the patch. Let it dry for and hour and did the same procedure on the out side but with a smaller reinforcement patch. Let it dry for an hour then put a bead of Aqua seal on the edges of the patch.
I went to work Sat. night let the it all cure and dry and aired it up this morning to 2 psi and it looks very very good. It may not look pretty, (especially with my inking) but I think the key is good reinforcement on the out side as well. I feel confident that I won't have any problems on the water.
Attatched are a couple of pictures.
Thanks again for your help TD. Your a great teacher and mentor.
Now, lets go fishing!
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The bladder repair worked flawlessly. Holding air like a champ as we expected.
TD and I tried to repair the outer shell with the roll tape he acquired from FG. It looked good at the time but when I aired up it just would not hold. This was just an experiment and we did not now how it would turn out, now we know.
The tape made for Urethane will NOT work on PVC.
I purchased a vinyl repair kit Sat. Cut an over sized patch on the inside. Sanded with 120 git paper, both the toon cover and the patch. Applied Vinyl glue on cover and the patch. Let it dry. Put more glue on just the cover and let it get tacky then applied the patch. Let it dry for and hour and did the same procedure on the out side but with a smaller reinforcement patch. Let it dry for an hour then put a bead of Aqua seal on the edges of the patch.
I went to work Sat. night let the it all cure and dry and aired it up this morning to 2 psi and it looks very very good. It may not look pretty, (especially with my inking) but I think the key is good reinforcement on the out side as well. I feel confident that I won't have any problems on the water.
Attatched are a couple of pictures.
Thanks again for your help TD. Your a great teacher and mentor.
Now, lets go fishing!
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