I received a call the other day from a customer who had been riding in some pretty strong fall winds, had a problem and ended up releasing his kite and got pulled by a buddy 1/2 mile to shore.  He found his kite parked against a fence with a 2 foot tear in the middle of the canopy (lucky for him it was only a 2 foot tear).  Being an engineer he wanted to make sure that the tear was properly fixed so he dried his kite, cleaned the area, put some painters tape on the back of the tear to join the tear, and proceeded to put the FiberFix and GluFix.  Being a bigger guy, he wanted to make sure that the tear would hold so by the time he was finished, he used the full 1 oz. tube of GluFix on his 2 foot repair.  He thought the repair looked a bit thick so he gave me a call and told me his story.

I confirmed to him that it was probably too thick and realized that other people may have the same thought, which is why I wrote this blog.  Essentially the GluFix needs to completely cover the FibeFix but without excess.  The first image below shows the FiberFix without any GluFix.  The second and third image shows the FiberFix with the proper amount of GlueFix.  When applying the GluFix, use the applicator to apply a generous amount of GluFix to the FiberFix to ensure total coverage.  Then, as a second step, run the applicator over the FiberFix a second time to remove the excess GluFix.  When applied properly the GluFix should be dry to the touch in about 15-20 minutes.

As a guideline, a 1 oz. tube of GluFix should easily fix a 4 foot tear.

Mark Rivers

Sales and Marketing Manager