Aquasure repair questions

Chelon

My neoprene/rubber field boots developed 2 small cracks after a few years' use. I had some black witch in the shed, so applied a small bead over each crack and all was well - but only for a few weeks; it seemed to shrivel a bit then start to peel off.

I'd heard that Black Witch was actually an adhesive and I'd be better off using Aquasure, so I bought some. Reading the instructions, it just says "apply to the area", so I did.

It hasn't really worked - it's really runny and ends up all over the place; so first question is how can I remove this dried-in excess?

Then what's best to do? Should I apply the Aquasure in thin layers with the brush, or is there a better way? Should I try Black Witch or Aquasure with a small patch? I thought Aquasure on its' own would have been ideal as the cracks are less than 2cm long.

truebluesac

Aquasure is great at 2 things

1) making a sticky mess
2) making a mess sticky

But seriously aquasure is the way to go . You need to go inside the crack and cover an area around the crack aswell .

If the boots have started to perish then maybe you should think bout getting them replaced . Somtimes its a faulse economey to repair as with murphys law when its really cold that when you you spring a leak and leads to all types of problems and being cold and wet can be the least of them ��

Chelon

truebluesac wrote: »

Aquasure is great at 2 things

1) making a sticky mess
2) making a mess sticky

But seriously aquasure is the way to go . You need to go inside the crack and cover an area around the crack aswell .

Yeh but how :rolleyes: Any way to stop it running?

I can't really access the interior, it's about halfway down the upper towards the toe.

truebluesac

Just where you can get it into is all . I cant really tell unless i see your technique or the size . I live and work in blanch if thats any help . You could drop up and id help ya .

Chelon

I found the Black Witch went on no problem. The difference between it and Aquasure is like the difference between set and runny honey - how the heck do you stop the stuff from running?