Postby travisjonak » Fri Jun 06, 2008 9:46 pm
the kitefix kit is great, but now that I've used it, the only thing I would buy again out of it is the glufix. You can get the dacron super cheap at any boat store. The fiberfix, or so they call it, is nothing but drywall tape, the kind you can get a 50 ft roll of for about 3 bucks at any hardware store. Magic marker, 99 cents, plastic bag, free, add some mini zip ties for re-attaching your hoses, alcohol swabs, a couple bucks for a large box of them. I might mick up some more of the bladder patches only because the large size is good for full blowouts, where tire patches only work on small holes. Get a brush and a credit card to apply the glufix and you're golden. Another tip, when removing the LE of a 1 pump kite, leave the hoses attached to the LE bladder, not the struts, or you'll have to find a way to plug the valve stems. It's way easier to just slide the clamps on the hoses so you can fill the naked bladder. That's my 2cents. Hope it helped. Oh, and if you forget to attach lines to the end of your bladder before removal, an extension cord works well to feed the line through after removal because it's easy to feel where it's at in the dacron. Peace.