FINDING & FIXING TEARS ON YOUR KITE

[@PeaceAndLove1234]

Wow ! Kiteaid patches with every new kite ? My next kite will be an Epic kite - also with all this great support !

[@JulioBustamante-t8g]

Hi, what is the name of the white tape and black tape you melted with the iron to fix the canopy? Where could I order them? Thank you for your help!

[@klotzpascal8044]

Epickites is the best

[@Mcfly77777]

excellent video. What is the material that you applied on top of the white thing on the leading edge? Is it dacron?

[@epickites]

The white material is made by KITEAID.COM who we partnered with. All our EPICKITES comes with a small KiteAid patch bag inside the zipper bag.

[@johnnykhawand]

Great, much needed video have two tears on the leading edge i did put thin patches temporarily (like the black ones you used) till i find a better way to fix them, and here you go ;)

[@epickites]

Remember the best will be to saw the small tear and you can always use Dental Floss to do that.

[@johnnykhawand]

Cool many thanks for the tips

[@kiteaid]

Try the KITEAID.com Leading Edge and Strut kit: www.kiteaid.com/products/leading-edge-strut-repair-kit

[@clemo.311]

hi dimitri! where's the spot you've been filming the kiteboarding-scene?

[@epickites]

All over the world. But most are on the Outer Banks NC (USA).

[@savvas.k]

Hi Dimitri, do I have to cut the corner of the patches so that I will give them a circular or oval shape?

[@epickites]

Yes cutting the corners will make the patch stay longer.

[@JohnDoe-pq3oe]

great video! what is the white thing that you are melting?

[@epickites]

It comes with the KITEAID repair kit. www.kiteaid.com

[@JohnDoe-pq3oe]

ok thanks. Is that ok to leave the bladder inside?

[@epickites]

Yes but again the tear I had on the LE was not big at all. But it will be a good idea to put a paper just between the LE and the bladder in order to protect it if the tear is bigger. Because the tear you saw on the video was so small that it would be hard to put a paper between the LE and the bladder because of the space.

[@johnnykhawand]

How can you keep the paper inside holding at its place, if the tear is big enough to put the paper inside?

[@epickites]

You don't even need to put a paper. Just push the LE bladder on the side if the tear is more then 1cm long. If you can barely see the LE Bladder then don't worry about putting something between the bladder and the LE material.

[@kiteaid]

KITEAID offers 2 kits for repairing tears in your Sail and Leading edges: LE and Strut repair kit: www.kiteaid.com/products/leading-edge-strut-repair-kit Sail Repair Kit: www.kiteaid.com/collections/all/products/sail-repair-kit?variant=1129801888 In both cases, the bladder must be removed or at least not near the iron when applying the patch. Using small clamps to hold the bladder away from the repaire area works great. If you have any questions, feel free to email us at [e-mail]

[@Nilz4FR]

How come you didn't fix the tiny hole? Too small? I also have such a tiny hole, about 0,2cm

[@epickites]

Hello Nilz4FR. The tiny hole that you saw was as big as a pencil hole. I think you should patch any holes you see just to be on the safe side. But when they are that small and round like that they don't cause such a threat of having your canopy tear up. But again it's all up to you.

[@Nilz4FR]

Thx. I was just wondering if I should fix it. Mine is the same size as your pencil hole.

[@epickites]

It won't hurt it. So yes do put a small patch on it.