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Kevlar repair?

I managed to put a substantial tear in the Kevlar reinforced sole of a Gore overshoe in a fall earlier this year.

Does anyone have any experience of repairing this type of material or do I need to go down the gaffer tape route?

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FMOAB | 10 years ago
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Thanks, every day's a school day, never heard of either Shoe Goo or Dacron tape before, but sounds like the two combined may do the job better than I hoped. I did try Scottish Mountain Gear, but they reckoned they couldn't do it.

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therevokid | 10 years ago
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gore bike wear suggest this lot http://www.scottishmountaingear.com/repair-service/gore-tex for repairs - not tried them myself though ....

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joemmo | 10 years ago
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Best to use a backing material if repairing a tear or ideally put some fabric on both sides. Dacron repair tape is pretty good stuff but you should use a flexible waterproof sealant with it like a urethane glue. Camping and sailing shops are good sources of this kind of stuff.

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FMOAB | 10 years ago
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Never heard of Shoe Goo before, but I've just googled it and it looks as though it may be just the business, cheers.

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monty dog | 10 years ago
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Shoe Goo? Comes in black too.

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