Leaking wellington solution thread

johngalway

Hi folks,

The ould fella mentioned today one of his wellies is leaking. So he's off to grudgingly spend as little as possible tomorrow in the local shop :pac:

I thought it might be an idea to start a thread on leaky wellies and peoples successful repairs to them.

I'm going to ask him to keep his so I can do a trial, have to find out first what they're made of then go from there.

I've heard of people using patches, glues, araldite, melting, etc.

What I think would be useful for this thread, rather than the above sentence of speculation would be what has actually worked for people. After all, it only takes a tiny hole to ruin a pair of otherwise good wellies, and I don't see the sense in tossing them if they're repairable Seems a bit dumb to be honest!

I will put up one for the ould mans boot if I get it waterproof again.

Over to you

Dupont

cut mine with the chainsaw last year,wasnt a real wide cut but i stuck the poker in the fire and melted the stuff around them and pushed it in the hole,:D as good as new untillll i ripped them from top to bottom on the edge of spade the next day:rolleyes:

endacl

Dupont wrote: »

cut mine with the chainsaw last year,wasnt a real wide cut but i stuck the poker in the fire and melted the stuff around them and pushed it in the hole,:D as good as new untillll i ripped them from top to bottom on the edge of spade the next day:rolleyes:

Was about to suggest this... Make sure to use the poker sideways on though. Or you could just end up poking a bigger hole! Alternatively, he could wear the welly inside a larger, intact welly. On second thoughts, who knows where that might lead...

Bizzum

I've mended rubber boots and waders with a patch from a bicycle repair kit.
100% job on rubber boots. Prob not great on plasticy type 'rubber' boots!

blue5000

Depending on high/low the hole is put the white of an egg(s) in early in the morning, don't wear a sock. Leave the wellie on the whole day. The heat of your foot will cook the egg(s) and seal the hole:D

johngalway

Bizzum wrote: »

I've mended rubber boots and waders with a patch from a bicycle repair kit.
100% job on rubber boots. Prob not great on plasticy type 'rubber' boots!

I ordered a little tube of something called "Stormsure", the wellies I have now are polyurethane I think. Still have to find out what the ould lads are

blue5000 wrote: »

Depending on high/low the hole is put the white of an egg(s) in early in the morning, don't wear a sock. Leave the wellie on the whole day. The heat of your foot will cook the egg(s) and seal the hole:D

Would that be an organic or free range egg

sh1tstirrer

What I do with a leaking wellington or wellingtons that have been out in the rain is get two plastic bags and put them over my socks. If you are doing a lot of mileage you would want to change the bags twice a day other wise the bags will tear. Not a permanent repair but it will see you through to your new wellingtons. I have tried a few times to repair wellingtons with patches and using a hot poker but the repair always fails.

aujopimur

This needs to go in the stingiest things people do thread.

johngalway

aujopimur wrote: »

This needs to go in the stingiest things people do thread.

Disagree entirely. I paid over €70 for my wellies, some pay less, some pay more. Damned if I'm going to do something as thick as tossing them for the sake of possibly fixable damage for small or no money.

sh1tstirrer

aujopimur wrote: »

This needs to go in the stingiest things people do thread.

So if you are busy and working with a leaking wellington you would drop everything and go to buy a new pair instead of finding a quick fix :rolleyes: You might call it stingy I call it using your head

Muckit

I don't have a solution to the welly conundrum. Why confine recession friendly solutions to just wellies.... what about oilskins? Or putting patches on work pants/jeans? :rolleyes: Oh but that'd involve a bit of needlework!

sh1tstirrer

Muckit wrote: »

I don't have a solution to the welly conundrum. Why confine recession friendly solutions to just wellies.... what about oilskins? Or putting patches on work pants/jeans? :rolleyes: Oh but that'd involve a bit of needlework!

Do you get your missus to darn your socks and stitch a gusset in your britches when you gain a little weight

Craggy Island

Dupont wrote: »

cut mine with the chainsaw last year,wasnt a real wide cut but i stuck the poker in the fire and melted the stuff around them and pushed it in the hole,:D as good as new untillll i ripped them from top to bottom on the edge of spade the next day:rolleyes:

Dupont, Insurance companies must run a mile when they see you coming...:pac:

Good loser

I have three good left foot wellingtons. Size 10. Anyone willing to trade?

LostCovey

Great thread idea, johngalway.

Two very effective repairs not mentioned so far:


1. Silage tape - brilliant for holes anywhere that is reasonably flat with a smooth texture. The people who invented baler twine, pallets and silage tape should get some kind of a Nobel prize for versatility.

2. Aquaseal - http://www.tinyurl.ie/aquaseal

Turns into tough rubber overnight, brilliant repair for waders or wellies.

I buy it in the local fishing tackle shop and pay a lot more than Amazon are charging.

LostCovey

sh1tstirrer

LostCovey wrote: »

Great thread idea, johngalway.

Two very effective repairs not mentioned so far:


1. Silage tape - brilliant for holes anywhere that is reasonably flat with a smooth texture. The people who invented baler twine, pallets and silage tape should get some kind of a Nobel prize for versatility.

2. Aquaseal - http://www.tinyurl.ie/aquaseal

Turns into tough rubber overnight, brilliant repair for waders or wellies.

I buy it in the local fishing tackle shop and pay a lot more than Amazon are charging.

LostCovey

Feckin silage tape they make nowadays would hardly stick to silage bales never mind trying to repair a leaking wellington with it :mad: Even if it is possible to get good silage tape it wouldn't last long on a wellington going water, mud etc.

pajero12

Whenever I puncture a hole with the grape, I find the hole inside, dry it and put some waterproof adhesive or silicone on a piece of paper, then rub it all around the hole inside, Let it dry and it's as good as new

johngalway

sh1tstirrer wrote: »

Feckin silage tape they make nowadays would hardly stick to silage bales never mind trying to repair a leaking wellington with it :mad: Even if it is possible to get good silage tape it wouldn't last long on a wellington going water, mud etc.

I dunno, silage tape has been holding my air intake hose together for the past four years :pac:

Grecco

The foot into a plastic bag then into the wellies trick,
That doesnt really work put gets you by:rolleyes:

sh1tstirrer

johngalway wrote: »

I dunno, silage tape has been holding my air intake hose together for the past four years :pac:

But the difference with your air intake hose is that it's dry and rarely sees water

johngalway

sh1tstirrer wrote: »

But the difference with your air intake hose is that it's dry and rarely sees water

This is true Well, in the last two years it rarely see's water, not so sure about before then :pac:

Birdnuts

Between foot problems and leaks I gave up on wellies a few years back - use a special knee high walking boot now which seems to work well:)

Bizzum

LostCovey wrote: »

Aquaseal - http://www.tinyurl.ie/aquaseal

Turns into tough rubber overnight, brilliant repair for waders or wellies.

You've just reminded me that I've used this over the years on waders and it works bang on.
Very easy to use too.

boardtc

I had some stormsure and that did the job perfect in the end. Though has not been tested in anger yet!

emaherx

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