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| What kind of glue works best repairing rips, tears, and nicks? Would Gorilla glue work good? |
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Location: Mt. Zion, IL | Forget the glue, use a heat gun. My buddy Kevin showed me this and there is nothing better that I have used. I have used soldering irons, glues, torches, and a hot knife... |
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Location: Hayward, WI | I use heat too. Never tried using glue. Mend-It glue seems to be popular but I've never tried it. Otherwise I'd think the gel type super glues with rubber in them would work well as they stay a little more flexible. Loctite makes one of them that comes in a nice dispensing container. |
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Location: Pewaukee, WI | I've tried it all too. Do what these guys are telling you and you'll be much happier. Mend-it takes too long and a torch or hot knife is okay if you're out in the boat, but the heat gun is your best bet for a quality repair. |
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| When you guys say heat gun how do you heat just the right spot without melting too much? Or am i picturing the wrong thing? |
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| Get a old knife and head the blade, then insert the hot blade in the deep tooth marks, push it together and pull the knife out and wait until he plastisol is cold again. 110% the best way to fix soft baits. |
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Location: Hayward, WI | I'm actually using a butane soldering iron. I will either use the attachments that come with it, or I can pull them off and use it like the mini butane torches too.
If using a torch, heat the plastic till it starts to melt but not so long it turns brown or catches on fire. The bait won't look line new after a few meltings & patchings, but it will keep catching fish. |
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Location: Minneapolis, MN | I've never had any problems with mend it, or found that it took too long, but perhaps I'm not using it in the same situation. I've seen people use soldering irons, seem pretty convenient, more so then having to heat a knife. |
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Location: Detroit River | For on the water repairs that need to be done NOW! A little torch/lighter will do the trick. I usually wait until I get home & then I use Mend-It for all my soft plastic repairs. |
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Location: Chisholm, MN | I just use a lighter |
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| Lighter and knife on the water and mend-it when I get home |
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| Thanks for all the tips guys! Very helpful! |
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Location: Mt. Zion, IL | I have an adjustable temperature heat gun and I crank it up. Once the plastic starts to melt, continue for a couple seconds longer and squeeze the bait together. Soldering iron with the tile cutter is a close second. This works essentially the same as heating an old knife. |
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