I am wondering if anyone on the list has direct experience using hypalon glue to patch inflatables when the glue is well past its expiration date. If the glue is still soft and runny is it as good as new or is the consistency irrelevant? This stuff is very pricey and the printed shelf life is typically less than one year. Can anyone report on the success of using g-flex epoxy to repair leaks in inflatables? Longevity especially. Richard P

never had an issue with the hypalon glue as long as it was runny. G-flex is great stuff but the word 'flexible' applies to something like bending a 1/4" piece of fiberglass...yes it flexes but not like on an inflatable. It just cracks and then patch just falls off. It also doesn't grab so you need uniform pressure in the shape of whatever you are patching. Otherwise it'll crack as soon as you inflate it to its normal shape ;-( Just my experience, yours may vary. Dave Swan Song Roughwater 58 Custom North Sea Lying in Ft Myers Yacht Basin On Thu, May 7, 2020 at 5:14 PM Richard P via Trawlers-and-Trawlering < trawlers@lists.trawlering.com> wrote: > I am wondering if anyone on the list has direct experience using hypalon > glue to patch inflatables when the glue is well past its expiration date. > If the glue is still soft and runny is it as good as new or is the > consistency irrelevant? This stuff is very pricey and the printed shelf > life is typically less than one year. > > Can anyone report on the success of using g-flex epoxy to repair leaks in > inflatables? Longevity especially. > > Richard P > _______________________________________________ > http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/listinfo/trawlers_lists.trawlering.com > > To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options (get password, change > email address, etc) go to: > http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/listinfo/trawlers_lists.trawlering.com > Trawlers & Trawlering and T&T are trademarks of Water World > Productions. Unauthorized use is prohibited. >