Another Kite repair question

[p***@cox.net]

I recently purchased a NewTech Kite and the wind here today was
excellent ~10-15mph and So I took my new Cherry Bomb to the park. At
the end of the day I noticed that there were a few rips in the nylon
not on a seam. I was just curious about the best way to repair this.
I am sure these little tears are fairly common especially among new
flyers so I didn't want to go about repairing it the wrong way. Any
help would be appreciated.

Patrick Jose
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Lubbock, TX

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Post by p***@cox.net
I recently purchased a NewTech Kite and the wind here today was
excellent ~10-15mph and So I took my new Cherry Bomb to the park. At
the end of the day I noticed that there were a few rips in the nylon
not on a seam. I was just curious about the best way to repair this.
I am sure these little tears are fairly common especially among new
flyers so I didn't want to go about repairing it the wrong way. Any
help would be appreciated.
Patrick Jose
Lubbock, TX

Hey Patrick

I had my cherry bomb for a while before it tore maybe a month or two.
It was about a one inch vertical by one inch horzontal tear in one
side on the wing.
I found some self adhesive ripstop patch, made for At REI, they also
have a wed site,
for about $ 3.00 dollars it worked great.

please excuse my spelling grammer etc.
Mike

[p***@cox.net]

I thought about that to but I wasn't sure. Thanks for the info. I
will probably try it out.

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The place that sold you your kite will probably carry self-adhesive
ripstop nylon repair tape in a variety of matching colors -- or any
kite store (you're by far not the first). You want to cut a repair
piece about a half-inch larger than the tear area and trim the corners
of the patch round (the little square tips pull up faster). Spread
the kite out on a flat surface like your kitchen table and use
something like a spoon or the edge of a spatula to firmly press the
patch into place and iron out any tiny bubbles to make sure its really
securely stuck down.

You can pach both sides of the sail for added strength and if you
really want it to stay in place you can stitch the edges of the patch
either by hand or on a machine (usually invoves removing frame
sections to fit it into the machine) with a matching polyester
thread. A long stitch or even better a long/wide zigzag stitch with
polyester thread -- but the adhesive on the patch gucks up the needle
so it helps to rub a bit of 3-in-one or some light oil on the needle
when attempting to sew thru the sticky-back ripstop........mel

Post by p***@cox.net
I recently purchased a NewTech Kite and the wind here today was
excellent ~10-15mph and So I took my new Cherry Bomb to the park. At
the end of the day I noticed that there were a few rips in the nylon
not on a seam. I was just curious about the best way to repair this.
I am sure these little tears are fairly common especially among new
flyers so I didn't want to go about repairing it the wrong way. Any
help would be appreciated.
Patrick Jose
Lubbock, TX