Minshall
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Kite Repairs
What would everyone recommend for a few small (less than 2inch) repairs?
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csa_deadon
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Tear Aid
http://www.tear-aid.com/stores.htm
www.napka.org
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Minshall
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Thanks for the help. Should I go with the Roll?
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kiteboyza
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spinnaker repair tape should do the trick, stick inside and outside
Retired Pansh Racer, comes without instruction manual
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acampbell
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I have the Tear-Aid kits
and Spinnaker tape under the kitefix brand.
Tear aid is clear, flexible and tenacious. Suitable for your size rip.
Spinnaker tape in white will be more obvious when close to the kite, but disappears in sunlight as you back away from the kite. If ti is the kind of
rip that you will want to reinforce with stitches, then use this.
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markite
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Just for an interesting read, Tim Elverston from Windfire designs has a blog to read on kite repair with some thoughts on the pros and cons of tapes
and adhesives and sewing etc :
http://kiterepairs.blogspot.com/2009/01/advice-for-in-field-...
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Minshall
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I would think it to be the gold kit as well and I believe that the dacron tape you linked is the same as spinnaker tape.
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