Glue for repairing rubber boats. Repairing a rubber boat using glue

Modern rubber boats are considered to be quite safe and reliable, but they need to be repaired from time to time. Damage occurs due to improper storage or inaccurate movement through water bodies. In any case, the repair involves the use of glue. You need to choose such a composition very carefully, otherwise the connection will not be tight enough, and the seam may crack or blur in the sun.

When buying a rubber boat, you will always receive a repair kit, however, in most cases, this does not include the glue that is used to glue the seams in the factory. As a rule, the composition "Uranus" is found. He time-tested and well proven However, this adhesive does not withstand temperature loads well enough. If the boat stays in the sun for a long time, it will float, which will make it difficult to clean the area during subsequent repairs. The same problem is faced by people who use inexpensive compositions for do-it-yourself repairs. When buying a product, you must take into account the advice of experienced fishermen, as well as study the characteristics.

On the modern market the most common types are:

"Rogneda", as well as "Super-NN" with the addition of "Izur-021" - these budget trains are considered reliable;
"Tangit PVC-U" and "Griffon UNI-100", the principle of which resembles cold welding;
"Loctite Super Fast" has excellent properties and sets quite quickly, that is mend in field conditions rubber boat succeed literally in 5 minutes, however, the connection may be uneven;
"Moment-Gel" or "Moment-Crystal" work very well when heated.

To increase the heat resistance of any adhesive, manufacturers add individual components. In any case, quality adhesive composition, designed for sealing damage on a rubber boat, must have the following characteristics:

tensile strength, that is, the connection must be durable and very reliable;
resistance to high and low temperatures, so that the rubber boat can be safely stored in winter in a room where there is no heating.

What compounds are not recommended to use when repairing a rubber boat?

The use of "Moment" or "Superglue" is strictly prohibited. Such mixtures are considered unreliable. Moreover, they are difficult to remove from the surface of the rubber boat. Professionals never use cyanoacrylate glue. Even if you do the work according to all the rules, the quality of the gluing will be insufficient.

Before Doing Your Own Repair the surface needs to be degreased. and clean up all impurities. For this purpose, acetone is suitable, which slightly softens the material and removes dirt.

Gluing is carried out in stages using a primer layer for better adhesion. Also, to achieve a strong connection will help the use building hair dryer. The connection must be heated to a temperature of 50–60˚C. An open source of fire for such a purpose is not suitable.

A heavy roller is required to smooth out wrinkles and get rid of air bubbles. Also, when gluing, it is necessary to press the surface with something heavy.

To improve the quality of the seam, you can use a hardening additive, known as a hardener. As a result, the seam will be identical to the factory one. For it to be so preference should be given to"Izur-021". This composition is added in a small amount. To check compatibility, the agent is applied to a small piece of material.

You can make sure that the adhesive will withstand stress and temperature effects by conducting several tests. It is necessary to inflate the rubber boat after the glue has completely set. This period is indicated in the instructions.

Did you damage your PVC boat hull while fishing? Don't get discouraged and don't rush to buy a new boat. Seal the hole yourself and you will be able to successfully use the floating equipment for fishing in the future. Please note that glue "Moment", "Second" and the like is not suitable for gluing PVC boats. For repair, a special glue is used.

We glue the PVC boat - preparation

To seal various defects on the boat, prepare:

PVC patch. Comes with a boat
scissors with a pencil and a brush for glue;
acetone;
building hair dryer. If not in the household - use a hair dryer;
roller It is needed to roll the gluing place to remove the bubbles;
key for unscrewing the valve;
glue.

We glue the PVC boat - the choice of glue

Let's take a closer look at glue. It is included in the repair kit for the boat. But it is sometimes of poor quality, and the patch will fall off after a while. For example, the Uranus glue from the kit becomes soft in the warm season. Adhesives suitable for high-quality gluing:

Glue Bostik vinylcol 1520;
glue one-component SAR 306;
adhesive two-component Molefix 8325.

Check with a salesperson at a boat shop for advice on a quality PVC adhesive.

We glue the PVC boat - we eliminate small damages

Before repairs, dry the boat and clean it well from dirt. trouble spot acetone or thinner. Do not use sandpaper for these purposes! Your next steps are:

cut the PVC patch to the desired size;
straighten the damaged area and lay it on a flat surface. For convenience, apply the cut-out patch to the puncture site and outline with a pencil;
brush the cut out patch and the problem area with a brush. Apply glue in a thin even layer;
wait 20 minutes until the glue is well absorbed into both surfaces;
re-glue the patch and problem area of the boat with glue. Leave for 5 minutes;
heat the patch and the puncture area a little with a hair dryer. Do everything quickly, otherwise the glue will dry, and immediately apply a patch. It is important to heat it, and not to dry it with a hair dryer!
press well;
walk on the glued patch with a roller. If the boat is damaged in nature, use a lighter instead of a hair dryer, and a bottle instead of a roller. If it rains, hide the surfaces in a safe place. Do not bend the glued area and leave the boat for a day or two to dry.

We glue the PVC boat - we eliminate serious damage

If the defect is large, it may be difficult to precisely connect the edges of the torn material before gluing. Simplify the boat repair process by doing the following:

rinse and dry the damaged area;
degrease the area of the tear or cut on the boat;
sew the damaged edges of the hole together with threads and then proceed to gluing.

To eliminate large cuts, install not one, but two patches. Glue one on the inside of the damaged area, and the other on the outside. The torn bottom of the boat is repaired in this way.

To facilitate the work of gluing patches inside the boat, use a special hook. Turn the valve completely with a key and glue the first patch to the hole inside the boat through the hole with a hook. The second patch is the outer one. After the repair is completed, check that inside the walls of the cylinder they do not connect with each other when glue gets in. If this happens, carefully pull the balloon on opposite sides. It is advisable to glue another one, larger in size, on top of the outer patch. But do this after the glue has completely dried.

Proper operation and storage of the boat will avoid unpleasant problems. You can fix small damage yourself. But entrust significant gaps or punctures to be repaired by specialists so that the pleasure of fishing in the future is not overshadowed.

An inflatable rubber boat is a must have for any fisherman or hunter. With such a vehicle on the water surface, you can fully appreciate all its advantages. Namely: light weight, compactness when folded, decent speed that can be developed equipped with a motor.

It was not without its shortcomings. The fact is that the dense rubberized fabric from which the boat is made is not strong enough: snags, reeds or pieces of reinforcement can damage it. For all the benefits mentioned above, you have to pay for periodic repairs.

You can do it yourself and without spending a lot of money. Consider various options defects and ways to eliminate them.

For work we need:

a set of patches from a repair kit for a boat or a piece of rubber from an OZK (old thick oilcloths from the USSR times are also suitable);
fine-grained sandpaper;
rubber brand 4508 - a universal adhesive or polychloroprene glue;
acetone, alcohol - for degreasing the surface;
marker, pencil or chalk;
scissors;
hair dryer building or household;
soap solution;
roller or bottle for rolling.

Step number 1. We determine the places that require repair.

We inflate the boat and with the help of a sprayed soapy solution we determine the damaged areas - they will foam. We mark the places of punctures with a marker or pencil and blow off the boat.

Step number 2. Cut out the patch.

Its size should be at least 2 cm larger than the damage surface. After cutting the patch, attach it to the site and circle it with a marker.

Step number 3. Cleaning the surface and degreasing.

With sandpaper, carefully, but gently clean the marked places and the patch itself. We remove all the debris formed during the stripping and degrease the surface.

Step number 4. Bonding.

There are two gluing methods:

cold;
hot.

The cold method is similar to the hot method, but the surfaces to be glued do not warm up during operation. Use it in field conditions when necessary. urgent repair. At home, it is advisable to then re-glue the patch in a hot way.

hot way:

1. Using a brush, glue is applied to the patch and to the puncture site. It is advisable to put cardboard or any other hard paper under the patch and apply glue, going beyond the edges of the patch - then it does not twist.
2. We wait 10-15 minutes and apply the second layer of glue.
3. We hold the glue for the required time (usually from 10 to 20 minutes - see the instructions) and heat the surface of the boat with the applied glue and the patch to 50–60 degrees Celsius with a hair dryer.
4. We connect the surfaces to be glued together, squeezing them strongly for a few seconds, and roll them on top with a roller.
5. We wait until it crystallizes. The required exposure time is indicated on the packaging and usually it ranges from 3 hours to 3 days, depending on the brand of glue.

Characteristics

Type: Glue
Works: Outdoor, Indoor
Application area: Universal, For wood, For furniture, For windows, For floor
Manufacturer country: Russia
Package: Box

Description

Adhesive for boats and other PVC products suitable for both professional and self repair. The glue line is transparent. The connection is resistant to water, oil and gasoline. Suitable for bonding various combinations of soft and hard PVC, rubber, leather, metal, fabric,...

Taping gaps

To glue the gaps on the boat, we will need the same tools and the same gluing technology will be used. A small tear can be sealed in the same way as a hole in a boat by sticking a patch on one side.

If the gap is large on the bottom of the boat, then after preliminary cleaning of the surface, it is necessary to carefully sew the gap with nylon threads without overtightening the threads.
The patch needs to be cut out rectangular, but with rounded edges, in the amount of two pieces. We glue one on the outside, the other on the inside.

If the gap appeared on the balloon of the boat, then you do not need to sew it up, but gluing the patch with inside will be a little problematic. You will have to glue in several stages:

1. Spread half of the patch with glue, wait the necessary time and carefully place it inside the gap, press and roll.
2. Then grease the second part of the patch with a brush and repeat the entire gluing procedure.

To facilitate the process, use improvised tools such as a ruler or knife. They will be useful to you so that the surfaces to be glued do not touch each other until the right moment.

Regluing oarlocks

Oarlocks are such a node in a boat that is subjected to intensive use and sooner or later needs repair.

In order to carefully remove and glue the oarlock, you must:

1. Warm up the joints with a hair dryer and slowly tear off the oarlock.
2. Thoroughly clean the surface of old glue with sandpaper.
3. Degrease and apply in two steps (as described above).
4. Connect the two surfaces to be glued, pressing them firmly against each other (the balloon must be deflated).
5. Using a small roller or bottle, roll the surface.

Wait for the time specified in the instructions and only after that use your watercraft again.

Tape re-gluing

It is very easy to re-glue the tapes on the balloon.

For this you need:

remove the old tape;
clean and degrease the surface;
apply repair adhesive rubber boats on the surface of the cylinder (it must be filled with air);
wait the necessary time, re-apply glue;
warm up the areas to be glued and put a tape on top (it does not need to be lubricated with glue);
roll with a roller or bottle;
wait until the glue crystallization process is completed, according to the instructions for it.

Regluing the bottom of the boat

Repairing the bottom of the boat will take much more time than all the previous options, but it can also be successfully done at home. Follow the instructions exactly, apply the glue twice and you will definitely succeed.

Step number 1. Remove the tape inside and outside the boat.

To do this, we inflate the balloons and mark with a pencil or marker the place where the tape is glued. Carefully remove the tape inside and out. All this can be done with deflated cylinders, but it is much easier to outline the outline with a marker on a boat when it is full.

Step number 2. Remove the bottom.

You should first circle the location of the bottom with a marker. Peeling must begin from the bow of the boat. If the process is tight, heat the problem areas with a hair dryer.

Step number 3. We clean and degrease the surfaces.

We prepare the areas marked with a marker for gluing in a way already known to you.

Step number 4. Glue the inner tape.

It is more convenient to do this when the boat's cylinders are upside down. To do this, glue only half the area between the lines marked with a marker. Since the boat is turned upside down, the place to smear with glue should start from the bottom mark. Apply glue twice and hold for the right time.

We begin to glue the tape from the bow of the boat and half of its width. The unglued part of the tape should be facing you with the wrong side.

Step number 5. Glue the bottom

Since the bonding area is quite large, you need to break the process into several stages: first glue the bottom to the stern and bow, and then to the sides of the boat.

We apply glue directly to the stern area, along the line marked with a marker and on part of the bottom. We maintain the required time after two applications and connect the surfaces to be glued. Here it is also necessary to take into account that the previously glued inner tape must also be connected to the bottom, so adjust the width of the glue on the bottom of the boat.

We perform the same operations with the bow of the boat, and then alternately with the left and right sides.

Step number 6. Glue the tape on the outside.

The manipulations are the same, only the width of the application of the adhesive layer must correspond to the width of the tape.

Before gluing, it is desirable to warm up the surfaces and after gluing to roll, to remove air bubbles and better adhesion.

Repair work must be carried out on the street or in well-ventilated rooms with an air temperature of 15 to 25 degrees plus and air humidity not exceeding 60%. If these conditions are not observed, then the process of crystallization of the glue will take place with violations and the bonding strength will be very poor.

It is worth noting that holes with a diameter of more than 1.5 cm, as well as a damaged valve and a surface break of more than 50 cm, cannot be repaired at home with high quality. You will have to contact the nearest service center.

Characteristics

standard: 1 PC.
country of manufacture: Russia
unpacked weight: 20 g
material: PVC
color: green
manufacturer's article: 0058050
discount system code:

Description

Liquid patch has a number of advantages, which makes it possible to repair a defect in PVC material with the highest quality and reliability. Penetrating into outer layer repaired surface, creates the strongest connection, increasing the strength of the connection. Unlike various adhesives, it is the original PVC, which...

Small punctures and cracks in inflatable boats are common.

The reasons for their formation are different: from improper operation and storage to a banal factory defect.

You can fix minor damage using special glue and patches. But if your favorite "Ufimka" or "Hummingbird" has sold at the seam, then you can not do without a serious repair.

Important gluing points

A thin layer of adhesive 4508 is applied to the patch and the damaged area. It is desirable to place the patch on cardboard and spread it with glue so that the mixture goes beyond it.

This way the patch will not curl when it dries.

After the first layer has reached almost complete drying (approximately 15 minutes), the same way a second one should be applied.

After 10 minutes, the patch must be applied to the puncture site and immediately rolled with something ( glass bottle, spoon, roller). For complete certainty, the place of contact for several hours can be pressed with a heavy press or clamped with clamps.

You can also glue damage with any other glue, just brand 4508 is the most elastic, guarantees good result. In addition, this glue is waterproof, does not dry out and does not crack in the heat.

If you do not find and seal a small hole in time (no matter how small it is), then over time, fixing the problem will require a lot of effort.

Restoration of serious damage

If the "Ufimka", "Volga" or other product has parted along the seam, then the technology for eliminating such damage becomes somewhat more complicated. In these cases, the balloon must be sealed on both sides.

The patch for the inside should exceed the gap itself by at least 5 cm. It is necessary to clean and degrease in the usual way, and glue - in two stages.

One half of the gap is immediately spread from the inside and one half of the patch is similar to the method described above (two layers with a break of 15 minutes).

Using some narrow metal objects, it is important to prevent the sides from touching prematurely. The outer patch should be glued in the usual way.

Large damage and cracks in a rubber boat can be repaired in another way. The cut is sewn with a nylon thread, while the seams should be as close to each other as possible. From above, damage must be sealed with a patch large sizes. The use of a patch from the inside in this case is not required.

To service life inflatable boat was the longest, you need to stick to simple rules operation.

Don't pump the bottles too hard.
It is advisable to store the watercraft in an inflated state.
Try to drag the boat as carefully as possible along the coasts of water bodies, especially in places where there is a risk of mechanical damage.
Limit the contact of the cylinder with sharp objects (when fishing, it is best to use a folding knife, the ends of the anchor must be blunt, etc.)
If any defects are found, they should be glued immediately.
It is advisable to cover the seams and the bottom with a special self-adhesive tape.
Protect from constant exposure to sunlight and frost.

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A pleasant Sunday walk on the river or fishing can suddenly end if a hole is found in the vessel. In order not to immediately throw away the craft, you need to know how to properly seal boat pvc. Even with a patch, it will last more than one season.

Boat preparation

Before repair, you need to find a hole, it is worth remembering that there may be several damages. Punctures are not always visible. Therefore, an inflated boat must be inspected in the water. When holes are found, you need to circle them with a marker or something else so as not to repeat the search procedure.

Then the boat goes down. No glue will hold the patch when air whistles out from under it. Under the damaged area, you need to put an even object: a board, a container, a stone, etc., which will be at hand. The base should not sag when pressed.

Before sticking a PVC boat, you need to clean it of dirt and degrease it. To do this, you can use gasoline, toluene, thinner, alcohol or vodka. Acetone can damage PVC, so its use is undesirable. It is impossible to use emery and so on, because. it is easy to damage the boat and make the holes bigger. The degreasing agent must completely evaporate from the surface. Only in this case, you can start gluing.

Patch

When the boat is ready, you need to prepare a patch. It is cut from similar material. It is best if you have a repair kit with you. In it, as a rule, the same fabric as on the boat.

The size and shape of the patch is determined by the size of the hole. The glued piece of fabric should extend 3-5 cm beyond the edges of the hole. Most often, round, oval, rectangular and square patches are used. It is worth remembering that the corners tend to cling and peel off.

The patch must be prepared in the same way as the boat: degrease and dry.

The last step is fitting. The patch is applied to the puncture and circled along the contour, as it will lie.

What kind of glue to glue a PVC boat: the choice of means

The most important thing is what will connect the boat and the patch. It is the quality of the adhesive that determines the reliability of the repair. Of course, if there is a repair kit, then there will be no particular difficulties. However, it is not always available. What you need to remember to choose the right tool?

Instant glue (such as "Second" and others) is not able to provide high-quality repair of PVC products. The patch will fall off as quickly as it sticks. In addition, cyanoacrylate compounds can “burn through” the material.
To repair the boat, it is better to use polyurethane glue. This is exactly what is in the repair kits.
Good glue, drying, will not stick to your hands.
It is better to stop the choice on a special tool.
After drying good glue, even its excess can no longer be removed from the surface.
Heat resistance is not the last factor to pay attention to when choosing an adhesive. The higher this indicator, the better, because. in the sun, the boat can get quite warm.

Instructions: how to seal a PVC boat

So, the boat and the patch are ready, degreased, dried. Glue selected. You can put everything together.

In the event of a serious puncture

Sometimes quite serious holes appear in the side or at the bottom. Difficulties will not cause cuts or holes about 5 cm in size. But if the snag tore out a significant piece of tissue, then it is better to contact a specialist. Therefore, it is advisable to know where to seal the PVC boat in case of serious damage. Perhaps there are special workshops in the city. By the way, some tire fitting shops also provide boat repair services.

Unfortunately, in some difficult cases the boat may not be repairable. Then you have to buy a new one.

That's all for how to seal a PVC boat. With a quality repair, it will last for a long time.