5つ星のうち4.0Great Product with Poor Directions! CLICK HERE for Help.
2017年9月22日にアメリカ合衆国でレビュー済み
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This is ABSOLUTELY a five-star product! Please read-on to learn why -- and also why this review only gives it four stars, and to learn how to use these sheets correctly.
First the positives: These Japanese-made patches are easy to cut and apply; the adhesive is quite tenacious and results in a truly permanent and water-proof patch for rips in medium-weight breathable fabric membranes, including (but not limited to) Gore-Tex. I have now used this for two repairs, and have learned that if completed meticulously, fixes made with this product are as good as those made by any commercial repair outfit.
There's only one problem: The directions in the package are written (you guessed it!) in Japanese. And, a visit to the manufacturer's US website does nothing to improve the situation -- the first two or three steps in making a repair are sadly incomplete -- and yes, once again, they're partially written in Japanese! Additionally, within those directions I wouldn't mind the manufacturer giving ironing temperature in degrees, Celsius -- but they offer no corresponding setting for a household iron!
So here's my solution/help: Having interpreted these directions as well as I could, having filled-in the gaps from various sources, and then having completed online research on appropriate temperatures for ironing such products, I offer the following: 1) The product should be applied to the INSIDE of the article of clothing (but will not work on silicone or other "slick-coated" materials). 2) If using a household iron, the dial should be set to "3" or "4:" that will give you the appropriate temperature (160 degrees, C). 3) The patch material should be cut with rounded corners (if generally rectangular); "over-cut" it by 1 inch (about 2.5 cm) on each side. 4) Place heavy cotton cloth over the patch. (I found that two layers of a heavy cotton handkerchief worked perfectly.) 5) Press hard on the iron; move it a little to ensure even heating; peel back the cotton a couple of times to make sure all edges are tightly adhered.
In this way (as described above) you will have achieved a permanent, tight, flexible, inconspicuous,and waterproof repair. Enjoy that!
My Kokatat drysuit is about 16 years old, It's been back to Kokatat maybe 4 times for new gaskets and patches. This last spring I noticed a fair sized hole in the toe of each of the Goretex socks. Spring run off was in full swing and no way was I going to stay home for 2-3 weekends while my drysuit was being repaired. This stuff worked great. Because the area isn't flat, I used a heat gun to get it hot and pressed it into place with my fingers. I used my drysuit maybe 10 times since then and had dry feet.
5つ星のうち4.0and it worked fine. When the patch is still hot (perhaps too ...
2018年4月22日にアメリカ合衆国でレビュー済み
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I used it to path the pockets on a North Face jacket, and it worked fine. When the patch is still hot (perhaps too hot?) it tends to lift off when you remover the cloth between the iron and patch. What you need to do is to allow the patch to cool before lifting the cloth. If then it's not stuck, repeat the process, heating it more an pressing firmly. Although it took a bit of fussing, the final result was quite acceptable.