elfasa
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Getting the correct repair tape
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indigo_wolf
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Ripstop tape is what's recommended by FIXMYKITE, in case you or the new owner decides to have it professionally repaired later
without the repair shop having to deal with clean up of something for agressive.
TearAid or Kitefix use more agressive adhesives that are for repairs that you are pretty much committing to doing yourself.
Instructions on Kiteboarding.com for use of ripstop tape is as follows:
Clean area of kite to be repaired.
Lay out sail area to be repaired flat on a table and remove all wrinkles.
Match up sail using grid in fabric.
Round corners of the tape.
Place tape over cut. Do not pull or stretch the tape. Tape should go beyond the cut by at least 1/2".
Match another piece of tape on opposite side of sail.
Rounding the repair tape prevents sharp corners which are more prone to lifting up and shearing off.
Since the Samurai has no air intake mesh covering, you should be able to apply ripstop tape to both sides. You just have to be careful about creases
and guiding the tape into the cell interior without it sticking to the cell walls.
Footnote: Non-branded items on eBay can either turn out to be good or bad... not knocking the listing... just something to keep in
mind.
ATB,
Sam
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lives2fly
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The Only kite I have with a rip in it is my 10m Park. I have repaired it with Gaffa tape :D
I guess I would do something a bit more professional if I was going to sell it but the Gaffa tape is working surprisingly well!
15m Naish Fly,12m & 7.5m Naish Cults, 10m & 12m Naish Parks, 9m Naish Bolt, 6m & 14m Naish X3's, 13m PL Venom, 10m & 6m Ozone
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Quote: Originally posted by lives2fly  | | I guess I would do something a bit more professional if I was going to sell it but the Gaffa tape is working surprisingly well! |
The big plus for Gaffa/Gaffer tape is that it's supposed to leave behind very little residue when it is removed. The downside is that it uses a
synthetic petroleum-based adhesive which may or may not be detrimental to the sail coating.
ATB,
Sam
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) has a little rip in the sail, about 2cm
long:
