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Re: Tips and Tricks to Repair Kites - add your experience!

Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 3:16 pm
by 72kiteboarder

Re: Tips and Tricks to Repair Kites - add your experience!

Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 1:16 am
by humandrive
Is there any tips or tricks to sew the covers on the lines to make the loops for the larks head? or just fold the cover in half and use a zig-zag stich up the length of it.

Re: Tips and Tricks to Repair Kites - add your experience!

Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 6:07 am
by sflinux
Tolios,
The 303 products are good. I've been using the 303 aerospace protectant:
http://www.303products.com/tech/index.c ... N=81947885
I spray it on my kites about every six months. Most of my kites are 2005 and still going strong. I started using the 303 products after reading about it in a kite mag article.
@humandrive, you have the idea. Just make sure your zigs are going through the kiteline. I like to use the short zig-zag stitch, where there are a couple stitches in each zig (that stitch came with my Brother sewing machine).

Re: Tips and Tricks to Repair Kites - add your experience!

Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 8:25 am
by tolios
sflinux
thanx for your reply
thats what i wanted to hear.

Re: Tips and Tricks to Repair Kites - add your experience!

Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 2:50 pm
by ryuu
The protectant is great stuff for the car dash, door, etc. can't say about on a kite

If you get the "Fabric Guard" PLEASE try it on something other than your kite first.
I used it on my rag top and wished I never had. Once it's on there your stuck with it.

Re: Tips and Tricks to Repair Kites - add your experience!

Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 4:53 pm
by tolios
just saved my new sw3...ryuu
the fabric guard was the only product i could find in the market over here...just canceled the order. :remybussi:

Re: Tips and Tricks to Repair Kites - add your experience!

Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 8:29 pm
by Hooked-onKitesurfing
In the UK its so expensive. When you go on kitesurfing holidays to other places its usually a lot cheaper. SO top tip there! go on holiday to fix your kite!

Re: Tips and Tricks to Repair Kites - add your experience!

Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 5:34 am
by spork
Hooked-onKitesurfing wrote:In the UK its so expensive. When you go on kitesurfing holidays to other places its usually a lot cheaper. SO top tip there! go on holiday to fix your kite!
Wow - what a pimp. Seven posts since you've been here and six of them contain links to your kitesurfing business. I guess is beats paying for ads.

Re: Tips and Tricks to Repair Kites - add your experience!

Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 3:09 am
by 72kiteboarder
sflinux wrote:Tolios,
The 303 products are good. I've been using the 303 aerospace protectant:
http://www.303products.com/tech/index.c ... N=81947885
I spray it on my kites about every six months. Most of my kites are 2005 and still going strong. I started using the 303 products after reading about it in a kite mag article.
@humandrive, you have the idea. Just make sure your zigs are going through the kiteline. I like to use the short zig-zag stitch, where there are a couple stitches in each zig (that stitch came with my Brother sewing machine).

All my kites are 2005 and I use nothing but good house keeping on them. Keep them clean and never put them away wet.

Re: Tips and Tricks to Repair Kites - add your experience!

Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 7:57 am
by tolios
i ll try tha fabric guard on my sw and i ll let you know soon of the results.
i take care of my kite a lot but if there is something that will expand the life of the fragile ripstop fabric i think is worth the try.