SO I was given some kites that had been used as display and show props several years ago.. Of them all the star kite and thew ghost delta are the only ones still Airworthy and they need some minor repair.. The others have been repaired with everything from Electrical and duct tape to STAPLES,, I have a bit of cleaning to get the sticky tape residue off and sewing to repair a few ripped seams and spar pockets. I also have to replace a few spars but I wanted to share my first look at my new one liner stuff.. I'm aiming at repairing all of them but worst case scenario. I have some ripstop and carbon for other projects.

What will get tape off without ruining the ripstop?.. I'm thinking GooGone might damage the fabric?

I'd use GooGone and sail tape, personally. Try out the GooGone on a section of unused kite before going nuts.

Then you should mod them to make a depower box kite.

I've used Goo Gone on a Thor's Hammer that has a rubber band disintergrate onto the sail. Just did a fresh water rinse immediately afterwards and everything was fine.

Never hurts to do a test dab on an inconspicuous corner. Be careful of lighter colors that might show discoloration more readily.

ATB,
Sam

rubbing alcohol works sometimes. what is the purple black and teal kite behind the star. I like it.

Quote: Originally posted by shortlineflyer

rubbing alcohol works sometimes. what is the purple black and teal kite behind the star. I like it.

It's a large Diamond Kite.. One spar is split and the spar pocket needs to be resewn a bit but easily repairable.

I've been told that baby oil will also get rid of the sticky stuff,... I know it works on the crud left over when I remove an infusion set from my insulin pump... Kinda like the bandaid sticky stuff.

oil is the way to go; peanut oil works well too, try peanut putter.

Repairs Worked.. Really happy with the flying results.

Quote: Originally posted by riffclown

Quote: Originally posted by shortlineflyer   rubbing alcohol works sometimes. what is the purple black and teal kite behind the star. I like it. It's a large Diamond Kite.. One spar is split and the spar pocket needs to be resewn a bit but easily repairable.

On the Into The Wind site, it's called the Giant Diamond Kite.

The color scheme is called Amethyst.



The other available color scheme is Ruby.




ATB,
Sam

Very Cool.

Any chance you know what this one is??

Quote: Originally posted by riffclown

Very Cool. Any chance you know what this one is??

Can you tell if it was a production kite or one made from plans?

For a star kite, the lack of nylon in the center is kind of unique. It's like someone created a mashup of a star kite and a circoflex.

This seems to be your kite in alternate colors.



ATB,
Sam

It was a production kite. I'm positive it originally was purchased in mid 2004. You are right that kite is very similar. The only difference I see in the construction is on mine the points of the star come to a point pocket for the strut. whereas on the one you found they end in a strut or T joint of some sort.

Quote: Originally posted by riffclown

It was a production kite. I'm positive it originally was purchased in mid 2004. You are right that kite is very similar. The only difference I see in the construction is on mine the points of the star come to a point pocket for the strut. whereas on the one you found they end in a strut or T joint of some sort.

One of these recently turned up on GWTW.

There was a smaller version called the Supernova






But it was small (3-4 foot range) and the spars passed through.

The larger one was called the New Tech Kites Supernova Extreme, and the spars terminated in pockets.



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ATB,
Sam

goo gone, white vinegar, wd40 will all work, but as stated by others give it a try on some nylon first before applying it to the actual kite.

Google natural cleaners for sticky stuff....there might be something we have never heard of too.

Nice little collection..enjoying flying them.

New Tech Kites Supernova Extreme

Thank you.. That's exactly what I was looking for..