KITEAID Dacron Repair tape kit - HOW TO GUIDE

[@GregoryGuthrie]

I was impressed with this at first, but for a panel repair with time the patch got stiffer, and the edges separated from the fabric. Kite repair shops I talked to recommended not using the iron-on because it could not be replaced later, and would require a panel replacement. Since then I just use the standard sticky tape for repairs.

[@StephanFilms]

Hi Gregory, Thanks for the comment. Self adhesive repair tape would never hold on a leading edge. That is a fact. The shear forces involved make the tape slide off the surface of the kite when inflated. KITEAID`s Thermoplastic adhesives have a shear resistance 5 times the strength of pressure sensitive tapes that you mention and therefore hold up to the pressure and stress.

[@llucop]

What temperature should the iron be set to? I tried patching a leading edge with Synthetic setting in the iron, and repeatedly applied on all the surface for about 10-15 seconds each zone, but when I pumped the kite up, the Dacron hadn’t adhered correctly.