Tear in bladder

[D3.]

To fix this problem is it just a case of joining the two edges whilst bladder deflated with a patch, then inflating bladder and strenghening the join?

 

Help appreciated.

 

I have repaired puctures before but a mate has gotten himself a tear so a little stumpped.

 

Cheers

D3.

[Maro]

New bladder perhaps.

[harry_a]

where is it? and what size? pop a pic up.. it might be saved via the wonders of an iron i've done a couple before

[GeorgeFromDevon]

petes your man he can fix anything!!

 

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[D3.]

The tear is 2 inches. Its a little to big to inflate the bladder first - which is what i would do with a puncture. Worry is around fixing it, inflating it only to find the bladder has addtional stress points around the patch

[kevin210303]

like george says, give it to pete at kitemare

[RichieRipz]

If it's only a couple of inches this will sort it:

 

KiteFix Ultra-Adhesive MONSTER Bladder Patch

 

It's a giant self adhesive patch, just cut it to size.

 

Make sure you lay the bladder really flat when you apply it, and overlap by at least an inch on the good bladder material.

 

In my experience it works a charm. You can find them on eBay.

[mick]

The thing about a sticky patch is that as soon as the kite is inflated, every part of the bladder is pressed against the leading edge tube so its can't come off. If you are gonna stick it, make sure you clean it with a solvent prior to stickingness.

[KciN]

If it's only a couple of inches this will sort it:

 

KiteFix Ultra-Adhesive MONSTER Bladder Patch

 

It's a giant self adhesive patch, just cut it to size.

 

Make sure you lay the bladder really flat when you apply it, and overlap by at least an inch on the good bladder material.

 

In my experience it works a charm. You can find them on eBay.

 

and if you do trim it make sure you round the corners.

[RichieRipz]

Those patches come with an alcohol wipe.

[D3.]

Thank people for all your advice, i have passed this on so hopefully i will see him on the water soon. Big-up your bad selves

[RedSky]

Be very careful not to stick both sides of the bladder together through the tear and take care to insure that the bladder is completely flat before sticking the patch.