04-03-2003, 09:57 PM
[cool]You might want to take your "holy" waders with you to the dive shop. They often have scraps they will sell cheap or donate if you buy the cement. If you beg and grovel a lot, they might even help with the repair.
I learned about repairing neoprene wet suits as a young diver in California, long before they began using neoprene in waders. I was pleasantly surprised at how easy that cement is to use. You just daub on a fair amount around all the edges to be sealed, and they press the pieces together when the stuff has dried a bit. By pressing it firmly together and allowing the bond to cure for a few hours, you have a weld that is about as strong as a piece of untorn material.
One thing I had not posted, on this thread, is NOT to use epoxy in making repairs on waders or air chambers. Some of that stuff is great for a lot of things, but it is not good for any mending job that requires flexibility or water immersion. I have never found an epoxy yet that would hold very long when subjected to a lot of wet. Ditto for "Super Glue".
I have mentioned "Aquaseal" in a couple of places. This gooey liquid is good to carry on all long trips, to help save the day for tears and punctures in your gear...rubber, plastic, urethane or neoprene. It is a slow curing product, by itself, but wherever it is sold you can usually buy a bottle of the accelerant to mix with it, to make it cure faster. It dries almost clear, it grabs onto almost any fabric or plastic material and it makes a flexible patch that will not crack and break loose.
One last question I have for you. Which did you discover first...the mouse hole in your neoprenes...or a constipated rodent exhibiting signs of severe distress in eliminating rubberized "pellets"? Ain't that a visual?
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I learned about repairing neoprene wet suits as a young diver in California, long before they began using neoprene in waders. I was pleasantly surprised at how easy that cement is to use. You just daub on a fair amount around all the edges to be sealed, and they press the pieces together when the stuff has dried a bit. By pressing it firmly together and allowing the bond to cure for a few hours, you have a weld that is about as strong as a piece of untorn material.
One thing I had not posted, on this thread, is NOT to use epoxy in making repairs on waders or air chambers. Some of that stuff is great for a lot of things, but it is not good for any mending job that requires flexibility or water immersion. I have never found an epoxy yet that would hold very long when subjected to a lot of wet. Ditto for "Super Glue".
I have mentioned "Aquaseal" in a couple of places. This gooey liquid is good to carry on all long trips, to help save the day for tears and punctures in your gear...rubber, plastic, urethane or neoprene. It is a slow curing product, by itself, but wherever it is sold you can usually buy a bottle of the accelerant to mix with it, to make it cure faster. It dries almost clear, it grabs onto almost any fabric or plastic material and it makes a flexible patch that will not crack and break loose.
One last question I have for you. Which did you discover first...the mouse hole in your neoprenes...or a constipated rodent exhibiting signs of severe distress in eliminating rubberized "pellets"? Ain't that a visual?
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