BenjaminE1979 Posted June 23, 2006 Report Posted June 23, 2006 Hi all, Does anyone know the best way to repair a kite. i have just returned from hoylake beach and while washing down my 7.5 cent i noticed a 1 inch hole in the outer skin Is it possible to repair this myself or should i send it off somewhere to get fixed......? Quote
king_of_the_sky Posted June 23, 2006 Report Posted June 23, 2006 as a temp thing you could use spinnika repair tape on it do it as carefulyl as poss making sure the fabric isnt streched and no creases etc and that'll last u ages. obviously a proper repair is better tho. Quote
Middleend Posted June 23, 2006 Report Posted June 23, 2006 Have just been doing same on Buster and Frenzy, have used "Unibond Extreme" contact adhesive, from my freindly hardware store and some ripstop that comes with the frenzy's. Seems to work. What I've done is....If possible apply plaster to inside of the cell. Make sure that you clean the area to be applied with a little white spirit. Cut out piece larger than the tear, put thin layer of glue over the whole area of the "plaster" and then apply. If you have fat fingers like me then when you are happy the "plaster" is in the right place, wipe away excess with a little more white spirit on some kitchen towel. So far I've not had any problems.........but time will tell....if you're not happy applying medicine to your kite take it to a pro. Hope this helps Quote
sunk Posted June 24, 2006 Report Posted June 24, 2006 I had a repair done by THE LOFT www.theloftworkshop.co.uk Good work, Kite is good as new Before http://community.flexifoil.com/images/icons/bawling.gif http://www.geck-o.co.uk/albums/Sunks-Kites/RIP_UTURNOXIGEN7_8PRO.jpg After http://www.geck-o.co.uk/albums/Sunks-Kites/repaired_oxigen.jpg Quote
8015 Posted June 24, 2006 Report Posted June 24, 2006 I would recommend the loft or aerofix, but for a 1 inch rip spinnaker tape is just fine and a whole lot cheaper. If you want to stitch it yourself the sand yacht club have a suitable sewing machine but you will need to get someone who knows how to work it to show you how, the adjustments are all a bit old fashioned.... JIM Quote
BenjaminE1979 Posted June 24, 2006 Author Report Posted June 24, 2006 I had a repair done by THE LOFT www.theloftworkshop.co.uk Good work, Kite is good as new Before http://community.flexifoil.com/images/icons/bawling.gif After Ouch!! IF you dont mind me asking, how much did that cost to get fixed?? Quote
sunk Posted June 24, 2006 Report Posted June 24, 2006 About 70 quid they replaced two cell panels (Oxigen Pro 7.8) i got the material from u-turn so that it was a perfect match Quote
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