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General => General => Topic started by: YamFazFan on 04 January 2015, 06:56:47 pm
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Has anyone had any success using an ordinary bicycle inner tube puncture repair kit to patch a small hole/split in wellington boots?.They are the rubber type rather than the plastic/vinyl material.I don't want to have buy any special adhesive cos they are not that expensive to buy anyway (just used for garden & car washing etc..).
Cheers guys.YFF.
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Npe - no good for me I tryed the exact smae thing and it would not stay on, have a go be all means let me know if it works I also thought about rubbing it with a hot knife but the rubber is so thin.
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I was thinking about getting the soldering iron out & giving it a go,but chickened out thinking i'll just make it worse :lol.
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Pm me your shoe size and address and I'll buy you a new pair you tight cunt :lol
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:rollin :rollin I'm bringing em in the kitchen tomorrow evening to put the patch on & if it works this is going in "Tightwad Tips" ;).
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I've got a piece of Duct tape covering a hole over the toes in my wellys, been there years and doesn't leak.
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lol a pair only cost a fiver, try pinching the odd one from outside the shoe shop, :lol or walk on your hands.
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Someone else is fixing wellies http://youtu.be/TCGXUrmN4TE (http://youtu.be/TCGXUrmN4TE) the glue is 2.45 on flea Bay
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Someone else is fixing wellies [url]http://youtu.be/TCGXUrmN4TE[/url] ([url]http://youtu.be/TCGXUrmN4TE[/url]) the glue is 2.45 on flea Bay
I think i've used this glue before on a pair of boots years ago.
Once you've opened it you need to store it in the fridge otherwise the whole lot goes off really quickly.
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I would be weary of repairing them if the puncture is in the side wall.
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I would be weary of repairing them if the puncture is in the side wall.
Yeah a blow out on the motorway could be fatal
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I would be weary of repairing them if the puncture is in the side wall.
Yeah a blow out on the motorway could be fatal
:rollin :rollin :rollin
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I would be weary of repairing them if the puncture is in the side wall.
I first had a pair of boots fixed on the join of the sole to the leather upper using that glue, that's where i learned about it, and it's ridiculously strong but also flexible.
I was in no doubt it would tear again in no time but a few years later and they're still going strong, i still use them if working on the bike as i don't mind if they get scuffed.
It's a marine strength waterproof glue designed primarily to fix wetsuits, rubber boats, etc. so it really is good gear.
Personally though, i think i'd splash out and get myself a newer, faster pair of wellies. :)
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Crafty plugger .........
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Crafty plugger .........
I've had good success with the stringy type plugs.
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Crafty plugger .........
I've had good success with the stringy type plugs.
had many holes in ur wellies?
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Crafty plugger .........
I've had good success with the stringy type plugs.
had many holes in ur wellies?
Yeah a good few a this stage but only in the rear welly.
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:rollin :rollin I'm bringing em in the kitchen tomorrow evening to put the patch on & if it works this is going in "Tightwad Tips" ;).
Update...It's NOT going in "Tightwad Tips" :'(.
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I would be weary of repairing them if the puncture is in the side wall.
I have sorted mine and filled them with that green gunk to prevent any punctures causing any problems
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:rollin :rollin I'm bringing em in the kitchen tomorrow evening to put the patch on & if it works this is going in "Tightwad Tips" ;) .
Update...It's NOT going in "Tightwad Tips" :'( .
:useless C'mon, give us a good laugh :D
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The patch just came away with the backing film...& it made the split worse as well :'(
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Npe - no good for me I tryed the exact smae thing and it would not stay on, have a go be all means let me know if it works I also thought about rubbing it with a hot knife but the rubber is so thin.
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The answer is simple. Drill another hole in the front of the boot for drainage
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You should have bought a pair of these ..............
(http://dgeiu3fz282x5.cloudfront.net/g/l/lgpp0588+thigh-boots-jennifer-lopez-poster.jpg)
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That looks bloody high maintenance! :lol
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Fudnut
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They are the rubber type rather than the plastic/vinyl material.
Turns out they were nitrile not rubber :rolleyes.Guess that's why the vulcanising solution didn't work!.Oh well you can only go so far with scrimping,saving & thrift I s'pose.Just have to splash out on a new pair...does anyone know if Poundland have a January sale?...oh & the bulb went in me torch when I was reading the paper last night (had to finish it stood under the streetlamp),has anyone had any success refurbishing lightbulbs?,on second thoughts no worries,this birthday cake candle is chucking out a good bit of light + heat as well :sun