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Anyone have experience gluing a nylon tent ?
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2020 12:55 am
by rentprop1
I know some of you were campers and I have a small tear in a pretty new tent that was made of haha
ripstop nylon.....I cant get any of the patch kits to work...gorilla tuct tape just peals right off...
Youtube says its pretty hard to glue anything to nylon...so WTF
Re: Anyone have experience gluing a nylon tent ?
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2020 9:32 am
by Springfield
Could you sew a patch of similar cloth over the rip/tear?
Re: Anyone have experience gluing a nylon tent ?
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2020 10:02 am
by Tenzing_Norgay
I took an old military cot to a local seamstress. She sewed a patch over the tear for $5.
Re: Anyone have experience gluing a nylon tent ?
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2020 5:56 pm
by lilwoody
I've patched several tents using 5200 silicone with duct tape inside and out to keep it in place until it sets. The tent must be set up and stay in a dry place for at least 24 hours. Prep area well with alcohol. It has worked very well.
Re: Anyone have experience gluing a nylon tent ?
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2020 7:02 pm
by Lastrites
I would sew it up and hit it with several coats of flex seal and move on to the next leak.
Re: Anyone have experience gluing a nylon tent ?
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2020 9:05 am
by TC6969
3M weatherstrip adhesive is your friend.
Re: Anyone have experience gluing a nylon tent ?
Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2020 9:31 am
by photohause
I can't see the rip......
Re: Anyone have experience gluing a nylon tent ?
Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2020 10:44 am
by rentprop1
photohause wrote: ↑Tue Jul 28, 2020 9:31 am
I can't see the rip......
its about zipper high and 3" diameter
Re: Anyone have experience gluing a nylon tent ?
Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2020 1:11 pm
by photohause
^^^Glory!