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Any outdoor store will have specific repair kits for air mattresses. REI and similar. You can do all sorts of home-brewed repairs, but the kit sold for the purpose is likely to be the best.
I can't tell if your air mattress is in good enough shape and was a quality item to begin with, as to repair/replace decisions.
Any outdoor store will have specific repair kits for air mattresses. REI and similar. You can do all sorts of home-brewed repairs, but the kit sold for the purpose is likely to be the best.
Hi Mitch. Not necessarily. If you read back in the thread, all that was discussed, several times. Reviews of any product reveals 50-50 or zero results... the latter in the case of air mattress patches, especially... in almost all cases from my research.
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I can't tell if your air mattress is in good enough shape and was a quality item to begin with, as to repair/replace decisions.
All of that was gone over, too, multiple times, as it appears most don't read through threads before responding. Am I the only one who does that?
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I'm still waiting for the glue to be 100% dry... instructions said 3-days is optimal, so my "real" bed will be delivered tomorrow before the mattress is dry. I'll still test it out to see if I should hang onto it.
I have a Thermarest air mattress and have repaired it successfully with Shoe Goo.
Thank you, Bagster. That's what I used with my own homemade patches (Gorilla tape) based on reviews. I found 2 other small holes next to the original hole, so had to take a few extra days to patch them, too. Used 3/4 of a tube of SG. It's fully dry now, so I'll have to give it a test tomorrow. My bed was finally delivered yesterday & I'm so comfy, it slipped my mind.
BTW, I just found tiny tubes of Shoe Goo (4-5 to a pkg, very inexpensive, as well) in the shoe dept of a local discount store. I've never seen them before (about 1-oz tubes, I'd guess... the size of airplane glue tubes). Wish I'd picked them up, but I'll go back for them. It's a good product & I did read others said they used SG alone for air mattress patching, as well. Also, if using them for shoe soles, the small nozzle would be far easier to get in-between the sole & shoe. I always have to search for or buy popsicle sticks or plastic knives.
I relocated, so have been using it 'til I decided on a mattress, so I don't need another one. Since I'm now on day 2 of sleeping on blankets on the floor, I guess I'll just break down & buy a bed before the weekend. Too bad... I was hoping to get another month or 2 out of it. It lasted 10-wks, being used daily & was so comfy (it's a pillow top, 15" off the floor), I wasn't in any rush to mattress shop.
Thank you, Nor.
I used to own one of those! Slept comfortably too. I would not throw it away just yet. Keep searching and I bet you will eventually find the right solution.
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