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| Bogaat |
 Oct 8 2007, 11:23 AM
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Anyone tried to repair rips in their boots? Most of mine seem solid minus the rips. I was thinking some bike tire cement or maybe shoe goo? Seriously, I am not in the mood to spend another $50 bucks for boots. These aren't too bad...just need a little TLC. All input is appreciated.
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| swl |
Oct 8 2007, 11:31 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,409 Joined: 7-August 05 From: Kingston,On,Canada Member No.: 4,550 Region Association: Canada |
I have a feeling that if you repair the rips a new one will just open up. Had a long chat with my neighbour and he says any rubber that is more than about 10 - 15 years is going to be in serious decline and there is really nothing to be done but replace it. He is a polymer chemist with specialty in rubber formulations so I accept him as a pretty good authority.
But if you are going to attempt a repair I had some good results with goop on my air intake elbow. Maybe if you sort of goop the entire outside of the boot the new rubber would be strong enough to hold it. Don't know what the stretch characteristics would be like though. |
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Bogaat Fuel injection boots...repair? Oct 8 2007, 11:23 AM
rhodyguy buy the NEW boots from swedish treasures. be done ... Oct 8 2007, 11:29 AM rhodyguy you will really have to degrease the boots to get ... Oct 8 2007, 11:39 AM
Bogaat
you will really have to degrease the boots to get... Oct 8 2007, 11:42 AM rhodyguy go get a little bottle of glycerin at the drug sto... Oct 8 2007, 11:48 AM jim_hoyland I have succesfully repaired the boot using a Wet S... Oct 8 2007, 12:17 PM kwales Too cheap to spend fifty bucks to fix an intake le... Oct 8 2007, 07:29 PM rhodyguy he's not looking to repair the tube. he's ... Oct 8 2007, 07:40 PM watsonrx13
he's not looking to repair the tube. he's... Oct 9 2007, 05:33 AM Bogaat RE: Fuel injection boots...repair? Oct 9 2007, 08:32 AM |
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