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 czkid |
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Posts: 3743 11/28/2008 12:26 Moderator |
I have discovered a "seep" in my wader booties. The source is apparently a "compression area" where my big toe presses up against the
wader's bootie and then the wading boot. You can see a little "dimple" when I remove the waders.
What's the best way to repair said leak???? Certainly my smart companions have an answer to this one!!! Thanks; Ralph |
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dt4wt |
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Posts: 15 11/29/2008 09:09 |
Hi Ralph,
I fixed mine, with pliobond, had to reapply a couple of times, to get them water tight. Good luck Larry |
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Posts: 758 11/29/2008 09:34 |
Larry's tip is a good one. For the first coat or two apply the Pliobond to both the inner and outer surfaces at the same time then squeeze the site
repeatedly to get the glue to permeate the neoprene foam core. Neoprene is a closed cell foam and when it breaks down the air cells collapse causing the
dimple. The same wear factors also usually separate the outer fabric from the foam. Once the first couple of applications have cured for a day or three paint
overcoats of Pliobond to finish the job.
To prevent recurrence of the problem you might want to shorten that big toe by 1 joint. 
I'm more successful at keeping my mind open than my mouth shut.
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czkid |
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Posts: 3748 11/29/2008 11:36 Moderator |
I suspect that the booties need to be really dry before we try this as well???
Part of the problem Ken was a short pair of wading boots, when you wear a size 15 you just don't have a hell of a lot of options!! ESPECIALLY when that size 15 is a AAA width....... Ski Foot |
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Posts: 760 11/29/2008 12:03 |
Yeah, Ralph, stone bone dry is what it will take. Size 15??!! You must get around a lot. Believe I've seen photos and plaster casts of your footprints
collected in all kinds of wild places around the world.
Ken
I'm more successful at keeping my mind open than my mouth shut.
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Posts: 407 12/05/2008 16:46 |
I repaired many a neoprene wet suit in my scuba diving days. The main thing is to use a proper cement made for foam neoprene. If not available at a nearby fly
shop, any diving shop will carry it. If you have an area with a lot of pinhole leaks, the best thing is to obtain a piece of foam neoprene, and glue a patch
over the worn area. If done properly, the glue will "melt" the new neoprene into the old, and they will become as strong as a single piece. Just
follow the directions on the glue tube. Just be sure the spot to be repaired is bone dry.
Fine flyrods can be made from different materials, but bamboo is the Benchmark against which all the rest are compared......
Last Edited By: wb4tjh 12/05/2008 16:48.
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czkid |
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Posts: 3782 12/06/2008 11:34 Moderator |
I just happen to have a dive shop around the corner!!! I figure the waders will dry well while my new knee heals......
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Posts: 1689 12/06/2008 12:00 |
Yo Rotorhead
Best Bob PS - Notice how quiet the forum is when the "Elderly Gentleman" is napping ? |
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czkid |
We're All There!!! | #8 | ||
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Posts: 3784 12/06/2008 13:25 Moderator |
Bobbie;
In case you haven't noticed... we're mostly all OLD FARTS. Like the old signs say VEGETSOSOONOLDUNDSOLATESCHMART!!! Now like I told Ed... it's Christmas, and so you have to be nice until New Years or Santa will put a lump of coal in your stocking and a rats nest in your leader. Ho, Ho, Ho.... and all that Crap!! Scrooge |
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